G-DRIVE mini SSD - 256GB External Hard Drive

Rugged External Solid State Drives for Demanding Applications

Extremely durable and compact, the new
G-DRIVE mini SSD 256GB external hard drive incorporates a high-performance, high-reliability Solid State Drive (SSD) with triple interface features (FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0) to provide fast and silent access to HD video, audio, and other dense multimedia files. Weighing in at just 8.5 oz, G-DRIVE mini SSD can be literally thrown into a gear bag for "grab n' go" ease. No external AC power supply is required as it is USB or FireWire bus-powered.

Easy to Setup – Time Machine ready!

G-DRIVE mini SSD comes preformatted HFS+ with Journaling and is Time Machine ready right out of the box! A simple initialization is all it takes to prepare G-DRIVE mini SSD for use with Windows^® systems!

The Best Warranty & Support in the Business

G-Tech's 3-Year Warranty G-DRIVE mini SSD is backed by a standard 3-year factory warranty.

Quick Facts

	Portable, high-speed external storage featuring (SSD) technology
	High-speed Interface - FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 via included cable) and USB 2.0 ports
	Compact size, weighs less than 9 oz
	Storage capacities up to 256GB
	Bus powered – no AC adapter required
	Integrated heat-sink ensures proper cooling for long life and data reliability
	Unique industrial design, portable and rugged all aluminum enclosure
	Comes complete with all cables and protective carrying case
	Mac^® OS X and Windows^® compatible – Time Machine ready!
	Standard 3-year factory warranty

Guaranteed Performance

With a seek time 60x faster than a standard hard disk drive, G-DRIVE mini SSD provides near instantaneous access to audio and video files and maxes out the FireWire 800 interface at over 65MB/second.

Benchmark Results

SSD Read/Write

Specifications:

Kit Contents:

	G-DRIVE mini Storage Unit
	0.6 Meter FireWire 800 Cable (white)
	0.6 Meter FireWire 800 to 400 Cable (white)
	0.6 Meter USB 2.0 Cable (white)
	Protective Carrying Case

Interface:

2x FireWire 800
1x USB2.0
(FireWire 400 via included cable)

Disk Drives:

Type – 1x SSD

Cooling System:

Integrated heat sink

Bridge:

Oxford 924 chipset

Size (LxWxH):

4.94" x 3.19" x .875" (500GB 1") / 125 x 81 x 22mm (500GB 25.4mm)

Weight:

0.55 lbs / 0.25 kg

System Requirements:

Mac^® OSX^® 10.3.x or higher
Windows^® 2000/XP/Vista/7

Review: G-Technology G-Drive mini SSD

Designed for videographers capturing footage in the field, photographers, and Mac users who demand high-performance storage, the G-Technology G-Drive mini SSD is a no-compromise pocket drive. This solid-state drive runs silently, delivers fast read and write speeds, and offers enhanced durability over traditional hard drives due to the lack of moving parts. Priced at $599, the G-Drive mini SSD has an extremely high cost-per-GB, but itâ€™s an ideal device for those who demand top-notch performance.
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– 03/24/2009, Jeffrey L. Wilson, Laptop Magazine

G-Technology's G-Drive mini SSD 120GB

G-Technology, a purveyor of high end storage devices for the creative community (video and audio editors, digital media creators, etc.) is currently offering a line of SSD-based hard drives for the creative professional market. Housed in the same enclosure as its G-Drive mini, the G-Drive SSD uses Solid State Drive technology instead of traditional Winchester hard drive technology that has been the norm for decades.
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– 03/09/2009, John Virata, Digital Media Net

G-Tech Launches External Solid-State Drive Line-up

G-Technology announced a new wrinkle in a product category that's become a critical part of digital production toolkits. For the first time, the company is making its external drives for Macs available in solid-state formats.
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– 01/28/2009, Bryant Frazer, HD Studio

G-Technology Introduce Range of External Solid State Drives for Mac

G-Technology has announced a new family of external drives based on 2.5” solid state drive (SSD) technology, which they claim to be an industry first. The G-DRIVE mini SSD (120GB and 250GB) and the RAID 0/1 G-RAID mini SSD (250GB and 500GB) are rugged and durable say G-Technology, as they have no moving parts.
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– 01/16/2009, Nick Spence, Macworld UK

G-Technology Wins a 'Best in Show' at Macworld 2009

G-Technology, the same folks that made a portable hard drive that still worked after being run over by a truck, have come up with a Raid-0 solid state drive that screams. Data transfer rates top 60MB/sec write and 75MB/sec read speeds when using FireWire 800. Using eSATA, it blazes up to 195MB/sec.
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– 01/12/2009, macsparky.com