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G-Drive Slim 500GB Hard Drive Review

Robert — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:23:05 +0000

If you follow OmniTechNews, you know that I’ve reviewed a lot of hard drives in the past. They’re the things that hold your entire computer life, so you want to pick a good one.Enter, G-Technology. Their line of hard drives have an amazing aluminum design, and go well with any Mac (or PC for that matter). Today I’m going to be review G-Technology’s G-Drive Slim, which you can get in 500gb or 320gb flavors.

Design

The one reason why I love this hard drive is the amazing design. It probably the best design I’ve ever seen on a portable hard drive. It’s made from aluminum (just like the new Macs), so obviously it goes nicely with a MacBook Air. It’s actually the perfect drive to carry around with any MacBook.

Being the “G-Drive Slim”, this hard drive is you guessed it; really thin. It’s by far thinner than my iPhone and MacBook Air. It has a sort of curved design which makes it slightly thicker, but definitely makes it look nice.

Speeds

The G-Drive Slim is powered by a Hitachi drive, and honestly it’s not the speediest hard drive (only 5400RPM). That being said, it’s just as fast as my MacBook’s hard drive, so it’s not that bad. You wouldn’t want to be doing any hard core video editing on it though.

I’ve found the best thing to use this drive for is using it as a Time Machine backup drive. It’s definitely got enough storage, and the speeds are adequate for backing up. It also works great for storing pictures, videos, and other large files on the go, because it’s so slim. Hey, it even passes for basic video editing in iMovie. It really is an awesome all purpose hard drive.

The Bottom Line

Overall, the G-Drive Slim is a great all around hard drive. I would recommend this hard drive to people who maybe have just got their first computer. It’s a great backup hard drive, as well as an all purpose drive for storing anything your heart desires. You can get this hard drive here for $99.


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			Pros Cons
			Really nice design, Goes well with MacBooks, Makes a great Time Machine backup drive Only 5400RPM, Quite expensive compared to other hard drives
			Verdict A great all around hard drive that goes well with MacBooks
			
			
                        
                                Rating 80%

Pros	Cons
Really nice design, Goes well with MacBooks, Makes a great Time Machine backup drive	Only 5400RPM, Quite expensive compared to other hard drives
Verdict	A great all around hard drive that goes well with MacBooks

SeaGate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5tb Hard Drive Unboxing

Robert — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:03:29 +0000

Robert unboxes the new GoFlex 1.5tb hard drive from Seagate. This hard drive comes in at just over $165.00 on Amazon. Hey, it even comes with Star Trek! Review coming soon.

Buy it on Amazon: http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=omni0fe-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&asins=B00455MCRA

Verbatim Insight USB Portable Hard Drive Review

Robert — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:20:12 +0000

This AMAZING portable hard drive is small in form factor, but very large in storage space. It has a cholesteric display which stays on even after you unplug the hard drive, yet it has no battery. It also has a very good price of $105 on Amazon. Overall, this is a great hard drive for the average traveler.

More info on the Verbatim Insight portable hard drive: http://verbatim.com/products/detail.cfm?product_id=C6C95818-1143-3415-5FE6BED411FE001C&cat_id=9F73A6CB-1143-3415-5F204A68D59ACD47#fragment-features

Buy it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LLJJAS?ie=UTF8&tag=omni0fe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002LLJJAS

Verbatim InSight @ testfreaks.com

Verbatim Insight 500GB Portable Hard Drive Unboxing

Robert — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:59:27 +0000

This hard drive is small and sleek and has an LCD display on the front. A full review is coming soon. Thanks to Verbatim for sending this out!
http://www.verbatim.com

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