G technology external hard drive for mac full#
With the G-DRIVE Pro SSD you can edit multi-stream 8K footage at full frame rate, quickly render VR projects and experience them at full resolution, and transfer as much as a terabyte of content in seven minutes or less. The G-Drive Pro SSD offers up to 7.68 TB of high endurance Enterprise-class SSD storage, dual thunderbolt 3 ports, and sustainably fast transfer rates up to 2800 MB/s. This model goes big in both size and in features. The G-DRIVE Pro SSD rounds out this hat-trick of drives and is the top of the line offering for the G-DRIVE portfolio. Finally, for random 4K speeds hit 119,259 IOPS and 15,501 IOPS respectively for read and write. For 2MB random we saw 2,694 MB/s read and 1,213 MB/s write. For 2MB sequential we saw 2,665 MB/s read and 1,145 MB/s write. Now we’ll dive into 16 thread performance.
In random 4K the G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD hit 5,753 IOPS read and 1,490 IOPS write. Looking at 2MB random speeds, we saw 2,057 MB/s read and 476 MB/s write.
When looking at 2MB sequential the G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD hit 1,901 MB/s read and 650 MB/s write. Moving on to IOMeter, we ran 1 thread and 16 thread testing. To test the performance of the G-Technology G-DRIVEs we will be looking at BlackMagic on a current generation MacBook Air and IOMeter on a Lenovo ThinkPad P73.įor Blackmagic the G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD was able to hit 2,335.0 MB/s read and 2,050.6 MB/s write. G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD Specifications CapacityĤ.41 x 3.15 x 0.67 inches (112 x 80 x 17 mm) Meaning your data will be safe from the occasional accidental drop and then some. Additionally, it offers the same robust build features including a protective aluminum core to prevent overheating and maintain performance, shock and vibration resistance, IP67 water/dust resistance, 1000 lbs crush resistance, and 3-meter drop protection. G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD weighs in under a half pound and its dimensions of 4.41 x 3.15 x 0.67 inches offer great portability for the function. What that translates to in use case is that you can edit 8K footage at full frame rate and transfer up to a terabyte of media in under seven minutes.
Coming in capacities up to 2TB, this drive upgrades to PCIe SSD technology and leverages a Thunderbolt 3 port to offer more powerful performance. The G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD is the bigger badder brother to the G-Drive Mobile SSD offering massive performance gains. In random 4K the G-DRIVE Mobile SSD hit 5897 IOPS read and 11,983 IOPS write. Looking at 2MB random speeds, we saw 404 MB/s read and 447 MB/s write. When looking at 2MB sequential the G-DRIVE Mobile SSD hit 491 MB/s read and 443 MB/s write. Moving on to IOMeter, we ran 1 thread testing. To test the performance of the G-Technology G-DRIVEs we will be looking at BlackMagic on a current generation MacBook Air and IOMeter on a Lenovo M90n-1 NANO IoT.įor Blackmagic the G-DRIVE Mobile SSD was able to hit 507.8 MB/s read and 450.2 MB/s write. USB-C ready USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt 3 compatibleģ.74 x 1.97 x 0.57 inches (94 x 50 x 14.5 mm).G-DRIVE Mobile SSD Specifications Capacity Weighing in at just 86 grams is the smallest and lightest in the G-DRIVE SSD family. Connectivity wise, it features a USB-C port with a USB 3.1 Gen 2 interface and comes with a USB 3.0/2.0 cable adapter for backwards compatibility. Additionally, this drive has been designed with IP67 water/dust resistance, 1000 lbs crush resistance, and 3-meter drop protection. Tough both inside and out this drive features a protective aluminum core to prevent overheating and maintain performance and it leverages SSD technology for added shock and vibration resistance.
G technology external hard drive for mac portable#
The G-DRIVE Mobile SSD is a rugged portable SSD that comes in capacities up to 2TB and offers reliable performance. We also have a video overview of the family with a complete teardown of the desktop SSD unit. In this joint review, we take a look at three of the leading G-Technology SSD solutions, quickly catching up on this portion of the WD portfolio designed to address the needs of the high-end content creator audience. As needs change and performance becomes paramount for this audience, G-Technology SSDs stand out from the crowd, delivering industry leading solutions for use in both the field and the office. G-Technology is a division of Western Digital, and is known for their RAID enclosures, hard drives and SSDs designed specifically for the discerning creative professional. It’s been a little while since we’ve seen their gear in the lab, but we’ve known the G-Technology team at this point for a decade or longer.
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