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500GB G-drive Mini Triple
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(4.5 out of 5)
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(5 out of 5) by Big John M on Sep 13, 2009 (Pelham, NY, USA)My daughter needed a back-up drive for her studies in Europe(8/09-1/10. As of now(9/13/09),
she writes that it is working flawlessly. Unless any gremlins get in, I recommend it highly.
It's small, sturdy, has great capacity and FireWire AND is Mac compatible.
she writes that it is working flawlessly. Unless any gremlins get in, I recommend it highly.
It's small, sturdy, has great capacity and FireWire AND is Mac compatible.
gdrive mini triple
(5 out of 5) by Jerry A Grubbs on Aug 9, 2009This is the 3rd drive I have purchased from this company. Others are 500 Gig larger drive and 180 gig mini. I have had good success with all gdrives and the quality seems exceptional. I hook them to Macs most of the time and Macs and gdrives just work well together I move large video files around so sometimes the drives are working all night through.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
HIgh quality, but not for Windows XP
(5 out of 5) by DITSS on Aug 7, 2009 (Left Coast, USA)An outstanding high quality drive. All metal construction and an exposed heat sync mean quiet operation and long life. I own several, and will continue to buy these as my favorite portable external drive, after owning and using products from more than 5 other manufactures (including LaCie and Iomega)
That being said, there are two potential drawbacks you need to be aware of:
1) The finish on the metal feels weird to me, a little like a dusty chalkboard. I don't enjoy touching it. It is not a big deal. My priority is quality and reliability, not aesthetics. If you are different, try one before you buy a bunch
2) It is formatted with GUID not MBR form. What does this mean for you? It is pre-formatted properly for Intel Macintosh's. Vista computers will need to reformat it. Windows XP computers CANNOT READ IT AT ALL, even to reformat it, unless you have specialized software installed. This is undoutedly the problem that the 1 star reviewer ran into.
Just to emphasize, my overall rating is a full 5 out of 5 stars, because I'm looking for quality and reliability.
That being said, there are two potential drawbacks you need to be aware of:
1) The finish on the metal feels weird to me, a little like a dusty chalkboard. I don't enjoy touching it. It is not a big deal. My priority is quality and reliability, not aesthetics. If you are different, try one before you buy a bunch
2) It is formatted with GUID not MBR form. What does this mean for you? It is pre-formatted properly for Intel Macintosh's. Vista computers will need to reformat it. Windows XP computers CANNOT READ IT AT ALL, even to reformat it, unless you have specialized software installed. This is undoutedly the problem that the 1 star reviewer ran into.
Just to emphasize, my overall rating is a full 5 out of 5 stars, because I'm looking for quality and reliability.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Works does its job well
(5 out of 5) by K. Springs on Jun 5, 2009This isn't my first Gdrive product. All have worked very well. This one is being used as back up drive from my mac book. I recently replaced the internal drive with a 500 GB drive and needed something portable for my "Time Machine" drive. To date the 500GB G-drive mini Triple has done this with distinction.
0 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
Great for Mac, A failure for PC's
(1 out of 5) by William S. Watson on Apr 26, 2009 (Los Angeles)I have a friend with a Mac who suggested this product. It arrived yesterday and none of my 3 PC's could read the drive. Its formated for Macs, but I can't reformat the thing if the computer won't acknowledge it. Looks like its going back where it came from.