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Pros

  • Two FireWire 800 ports
  • USB 3.0 support
  • Three-year warranty

Cons

  • Unimpressive performance

Manufacturer’s Description

G-DRIVE mobile features USB 3.0 and FireWire interfaces, exceptional throughput performance, and up to 1TB capacity -- making it the perfect storage option for portable use. It's Time Machine-ready so backing up all of those important documents, music, digital video and photos, is easy! Also the G-DRIVE mobile is bus powered, and that means when you're on your way out, you don't need to add an external AC power supply to your laptop case.

The Specs

Ports and Connections
Available Interfaces
  • FireWire 800
  • USB 3.0
Warranty
Warranty information 3 Years

Performance

Firewire 800 Performance - Macworld
Write 10GB Folder 60.0   MB per second
Read 10GB Folder 70.8   MB per second
Write 10GB File 60.3   MB per second
Read 10GB File 80.7   MB per second
Write Video Files 58.4   MB per second
Read Video Files 76.0   MB per second
USB 3.0 Performance - Macworld
Write 10GB Folder 94.5   MB per second
Read 10GB Folder 92.9   MB per second
Write 10GB File 98.5   MB per second
Read 10GB File 101.4   MB per second
Write Video Files 95.9   MB per second
Read Video Files 97.3   MB per second