Jun 19 2010
G-DRIVE mobile FireWire
At first look, the G-DRIVE mobile FireWire
By the numbers, the G-DRIVE mobile is a light (9 ounces), portable 250GB or 500GB drive that spins at 5400RPM and transfers data over FireWire 800 or USB 2.0. G-Technology includes a FW800-to-FW400 cable for those of us who still makes use of some of Apple’s older tech. Best of all for this coffee shop hopping blogger, the drive is bus powered. That’s right—no frikkin’ brick. Yes, that means it will drain your MacBook Pro’s battery while it’s attached but, hey, you don’t need to leave it attached all the time and I bet you perpetually keep your notebook tethered to the wall with AC power anyway.2
Down to the cost and quality, the G-DRIVE mobile, like all drives I’ve ever had from G-Technology, is top tier and as such is a little bit more expensive than the run-of-the-mill portable FireWire drive. But at USD$149.99 with a 3-Year warranty, I think you’re getting incredible value and dependability. This is a sweet little drive and belongs in your laptop case.
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Jun 19, 2010 @ 18:43:12
Nice drive! I literally just bought a portable drive this week and was looking for something just like this. I like the FW800 on the G-drive, but I ended up getting a Toshiba portable drive that’s 1TB and the same specs (but USB 2 only) for the less. It also has a 3yr warranty and it’s actually quite a fantastic drive for the money…check it out!!!
http://amzn.to/asM6ax
Jun 20, 2010 @ 00:34:15
Not bad. Thanks for the tip…and the comment.
RickMacMerc (Rick Yaeger)
Jun 20, 2010 @ 18:28:10
I really enjoyed this drive from @gtechbyhitachi : http://macmerc.com/?p=6756
Jul 26, 2010 @ 17:34:31
I must have missed it but after carefully reading this item several times, I don’t see either a link to the vendor’s web site, or themost imporatnt number of all, the drive capacity. Am I blind?
Also, keeping a laptop tethered when power is available is good practice since batteries wear out and will last longer if cycled less.
Jul 26, 2010 @ 20:43:10
The link in the post takes you to the Amazon page where you can buy the drive. I had forgotten to put the drive capacity for some reason. That has been rectified.