MacWorld 2008

G-Tech unveils portable 1TB external drive

Posted in External Hard Drives, G-Technology, MacWorld 2008 by Nino Marchetti on January 15th, 2008

G-Tech G-RAID miniG-Technology is showcasing at MacWorld a 1TB external hard drive which offers RAID 0 configuration. It is called the G-Tech G-RAID mini and it should be available in March.

G-Technology said the G-Tech G-RAID mini is a full sized RAID 0 solution set into a portable solution. It features a triple FireWire 400/800/USB 2.0 interface and is designed to work right out of the box with Mac OS X systems.

Get more details on the new G-Tech G-RAID mini after the jump.

G-Technology Puts a One Terabyte Portable Drive in Your Hand

Upgrade Your Gear with G-RAID mini, the Industry’s First 1TB Portable Drive
Offering RAID 0, Massive Capacity, Performance and Durability

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Macworld Conference & Expo
(Booth #S1544) — G-Technology, Inc. (http://www.g-technology.com, G-Tech), a manufacturer of premium storage solutions for the Apple(R) Mac(R) community that was acquired today by Fabrik, Inc. (http://www.fabrik.com), announces the industry’s first 1TB portable external storage drive, the G-RAID mini with RAID 0.

Complete with the award winning features of its full-sized G-RAID solution shrunk into a portable system, it’s a screaming device for mobile content creation applications, traveling with large amounts of data, or for audio/video editing while on the road. G-RAID mini features a triple
FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interface for universal connectivity to Mac and PC workstations and laptops. The G-RAID mini drives appears to any Mac or PC computer as a single, big and fast disk drive and is ready right out of the box for use with Mac OS X systems.

Real world performance matters most when you are on the road, as well as in the office. With the striping speed of RAID 0 combined with the fastest FireWire interface on the market, FireWire 800, the G-RAID mini easily supports simultaneous playback of multiple layers of video in Apple Final Cut Pro(R), Adobe Premiere(R) and Avid Xpress Pro(R). Marry this with the latest disk storage technology, the new Oxford 924 bridge chipset, and a quiet fan and heat sink, and users are guaranteed reliable operation and long life. Easily transportable and encased in an all-aluminum enclosure, it’s perfect for video editing on the go.

“G-Technology continues to offer the most powerful external storage solutions available,” said Roger Mabon, vice president of sales and marketing for Fabrik’s G-Technology product group. “The G-RAID mini is a perfect addition to our family, as it supports our strong following of creative professionals who need reliable, high capacity, high-performance storage.”

Available in March 2008, each G-Tech G-RAID mini comes formatted HFS+ and is Time Machine(TM) ready. G-RAID mini is bus-powered when attached to a FireWire (6 or 9-pin) port, eliminating the need to carry an external AC power supply. Suggested retail pricing has not been set. All drives come with a standard 3-Year factory warranty. For more information, please visit
http://www.g-technology.com.

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