G-Tech 1TB G-DRIVE USB 3.0 Mobile Hard Drive

Reviews for G-Tech 1TB G-DRIVE USB 3.0 Mobile Hard Drive

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Bus-powered G-Drives are all alike, and that's not good

    • Written by from SALT LAKE CITY

    11 of 11 people found this useful

    I've had several bus-powered G-Drives, and I was hoping that this one would be an exception. No dice. Other reviewers have commented about poor performance, disk crashes, etc. Luckily, I haven't (yet) had that problem. The chronic issue with these bus-powered drives is "bootability". That is, when you start up your Mac, you can never really know if the drive will be recognized. This in turn, requires you to try all sorts of tactics, e.g., shutting down, disconnecting the drive, starting up, then re-connecting the drive, etc. Utterly unreliable. I simply cannot believe that G-Tech won't (or can't) resolve this persistent issue. I have several other portable bus-powered drives, ioSafe for example, and I've never had this annoying issue with them, only G-Drives. Caveat emptor.

    Was this useful? Bus-powered G-Drives are all alike, and that's not good

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Works well

    • Written by from Dunrobin

    5 of 8 people found this useful

    Had this drive for few weeks and seems to be working well. I've tried 3 other third party drives and had problems with mounting after reboot but this one seems to work well with Time Machine

    Was this useful? Works well

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Great storage

    • Written by from Northvale

    11 of 15 people found this useful

    It comes with about 990G of storage, which is fantastic compared to some other HDDs I have had. The design is also very slim and good looking.
    The actual only complaint I have is that the aluminum is not as smooth and I had imagined. It is not really nice to feel and I warn you to not put your nails on it! Worse than nails on a chalkboard for me. Obvious this is mundane, but it meant something to me.
    I would recommend this to a friend.

    Was this useful? Great storage

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    So far so good!

    • Written by from BLOOMFIELD

    7 of 8 people found this useful

    Got faster over time and seems to be as fast as my iomega and less hot. Twice the storage as the iomege and just a little smaller for the same price. This is a new product for me and I have not had an issue. One improvement would be a better usb connectors as it feels a tad loose, other than that I have had no issue in the three weeks I have used the device.

    Was this useful? So far so good!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great Product-Very slim

    • Written by from Hopewell Junction

    2 of 3 people found this useful

    I've had this hard drive for a few days now, and so far so good, its seemingly quick and MUCH thinner then i had expected (500gb version). Sleek design and looks good next to my Macbook Pro with Retina Display.

    Was this useful? Great Product-Very slim

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Horrible connectors

    • Written by from Cambridge

    19 of 22 people found this useful

    The cable and USB connector on the drive are of the worst possible design.
    Although the drive is on a fixed surface, it unmounts/disconnects continuously at the slightest movement on the desk 9bring a cup of coffee, open a book, move the desk slightly and the drive gets disconnected).

    This is supposed to be a portable drive, and it cannot even stay connected while used on a regular desk. I wonder how it would work on a train or airplane...

    The drive is only a few months old, and G Technologies tech support offered to exchange it a refurbished one... This is the first and last product I would buy from this company.

    Was this useful? Horrible connectors

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Very fast and doesn't false advertise

    • Written by from Coos Bay

    46 of 51 people found this useful

    Faster than my Western Digital passport USB 3.0. Also, this is the first hard drive I've ever owned that actually has the capacity it says. (999.4 GB storage.)

    Was this useful? Very fast and doesn't false advertise

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Can't fault it...

    • Written by from FARNHAM

    159 of 170 people found this useful

    Can't fault it... Its much thiner than some of the others I've tried. It also is much faster than a USB2 alternative... about 120MB/sec on a Mac Pro Retina, which is perfect for backups and the odd large file...

    The price is very reasonable too.

    Was this useful? Can't fault it...

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    This is The Best

    • Written by from Santa Ana

    130 of 162 people found this useful

    I got this external hard drive and it is so slim and fast!!!!!

    Was this useful? This is The Best

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