G-Technology 2TB G-DRIVE mobile SSD R-Series Storage

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G-DRIVE® mobile SSD R-Series

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G|Drive mobile SSD

R-SERIES

Rugged, Fast And Portable

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Rated R

For Rugged

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IP67

Water/Dust Rating

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3-meter drop protection*

*on a carpeted concrete floor

1000LB crushproof rating

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USB-C with backwards compatibility

Supports USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gb/s)

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High speed to edit faster

Transfer speeds up to 560MB/s*

*As used for transfer rate, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second.

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G|Drive mobile SSD

R-Series

Rugged, shock-and-vibration-resistant design

Transfer rates up to 560MB/s

5-Year Limited warranty 

Up to 2TB in a small, light package

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G-Technology, the G-Technology logo and G-DRIVE are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries. USB-C is a trademark of USB Implementers Forum. All other marks are property of their respective owners. No endorsement by any third party is implied by this video. Product specifications subject to change without notice. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. As used for transfer rate, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software components and configurations. As used for storage capacity, one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies.

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  • Overview

    The G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile SSD R-Series delivers rugged storage you can trust thanks to IP67 water and dust resistance, 3-meter drop protection, and a 1000-pound crushproof rating. With transfer speeds up to 560 MBps you can quickly save, edit, and archive large photos, videos, and source files. And a versatile USB-C port with a USB 3.1 Gen 2 interface ensures easy compatibility with a wide range of Mac models.

    Highlights

    Rugged design with IP67 water/dust resistance

    3-meter drop test rating

    1000-pound crush resistance

    Super-fast transfer rates up to 560 MBps

    Latest-generation USB-C connectivity (USB 3.1 Gen 2)

    Shock- and vibration-resistant solid state drive

    Five-year limited warranty

    What’s in the Box

    G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile SSD R-Series drive

    USB-C to USB-C cable

    USB-C to USB-A cable

    Quick start guide

    Tech Specs

    Other Features: Time Machine compatible

    Connections: USB, USB-C

    Power Source: Bus Powered

    Height: 0.57 in./1.45 cm

    Length: 3.74 in./9.5 cm

    Width: 1.97 in./5 cm

    Weight: 3.04 oz./86.18 g

    System Requirements

    Operating System: OS X 10.10 or later, Windows 10, 8.1, 7, and later (via reformat)

    Manufacturer Information

    Part Number

    Mfr. Part Number: 0G06057

    UPC or EAN No.: 705487206197

    Warranty

    Note: Apple's One Year Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Non-Apple branded products may have the benefit of a manufacturer's warranty provided by the product manufacturer - Please see your product box and literature for details. Rights under the product manufacturer's warranty are in addition, and not instead of, any rights that you have under consumer protection laws.

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    • 5.0 out of 5 stars

      Loved it!!!! Fast speed and very compact.

      wow loved it all the way.. the size the weight the speed how durable it is and small wow

      • Written by Margarita S

      14 of 16 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Loved it!!!! Fast speed and very compact.

    • 5.0 out of 5 stars

      Awesome little drive.

      supper fast and light and small so much better than large hard drives.

      • Written by Richard A from Calgary

      Is this review useful?Awesome little drive.

    • 4.0 out of 5 stars

      Excellent USB 3.1 G2 SSD, apart from idiotically short cable.

      I sourced this from Amazon for less ££ but will review here. It works just fine and is very fast, and I have moved my Apple Photos System Library to it as it ou I sourced this from Amazon for less ££ but will review here. It works just fine and is very fast, and I have moved my Apple Photos System Library to it as it outgrew my internal SSD and was a bit clunky on a normal external HD. Note that this version uses USB 3.1 Gen 2 so is pretty snappy, but this is slower than the newer "Pro" TB3 model (which is more expensive and appears to be limited to 1TB) and the shockingly expensive Lacie Bolt TB3. You cannot daisy chain this one or the Pro (just one port) but the Lacie one is a full 2-port TB3 installation. So for me this particular model hit the sweet spot for price and performance. It comes with a stupidly short cable which means that as it comes you have to put it flat on the table right next to a MacBook Pro. This is a quite astonishing shortcoming in an item costing a few hundred pounds. I haven't tried it with a different cable yet.

      • Written by William S from CHIPPING NORTON

      Is this review useful?Excellent USB 3.1 G2 SSD, apart from idiotically short cable.

    • 5.0 out of 5 stars

      Awesome little drive.

      supper fast and light and small so much better than large hard drives.

      • Written by Richard A from Calgary

      Is this review useful?Awesome little drive.

    • 4.0 out of 5 stars

      Excellent USB 3.1 G2 SSD, apart from idiotically short cable.

      I sourced this from Amazon for less ££ but will review here. It works just fine and is very fast, and I have moved my Apple Photos System Library to it as it ou I sourced this from Amazon for less ££ but will review here. It works just fine and is very fast, and I have moved my Apple Photos System Library to it as it outgrew my internal SSD and was a bit clunky on a normal external HD. Note that this version uses USB 3.1 Gen 2 so is pretty snappy, but this is slower than the newer "Pro" TB3 model (which is more expensive and appears to be limited to 1TB) and the shockingly expensive Lacie Bolt TB3. You cannot daisy chain this one or the Pro (just one port) but the Lacie one is a full 2-port TB3 installation. So for me this particular model hit the sweet spot for price and performance. It comes with a stupidly short cable which means that as it comes you have to put it flat on the table right next to a MacBook Pro. This is a quite astonishing shortcoming in an item costing a few hundred pounds. I haven't tried it with a different cable yet.

      • Written by William S from CHIPPING NORTON

      Is this review useful?Excellent USB 3.1 G2 SSD, apart from idiotically short cable.

    • 4.0 out of 5 stars

      2TB G Drive - Good But Cabling Issues

      Drive purchased to provide storage for Music Sample Libraries. Works really well for this purpose. It's about 6 times faster (400 MB/s using USB 3) than a porta Drive purchased to provide storage for Music Sample Libraries. Works really well for this purpose. It's about 6 times faster (400 MB/s using USB 3) than a portable Lacie thunderbolt hard drive (65 MB/s). Sample libraries, even big ones (0.5GB), load very quickly, smaller ones load almost instantaneously. The drive is very small. It's smaller than an old style Nokia phone, but bigger than an iPod Nano. Robust by design, but I have concerns that the "pretty" metal grid effect on the front and back could attract dirt and dust and perhaps the odd dent. I think a case might be a good idea especially something to keep both drive and cable together (see below). Drive came with 2 very short cables. The shortness of the cables makes it difficult to position the drive in a convenient location away from a laptop. The cables are not attached to the drive when not plugged in and so could be lost. Make sure you have a back up of the drive in case you loose a cable. Note the drive only appears to only work with the supplied cables (hence the need for a back up). The G Drive will not power up with a USB-C to Thunderbolt 2 adapter. Neither will it work with USB C to Micro B USB 3 cable. This is the reason for the 4 stars.

      • Written by Malcolm J from Hayes

      Is this review useful?2TB G Drive - Good But Cabling Issues

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