G-Technology - G-Drive Q 500GB External Quad Interface eSATA, FireWire 400/800 and USB 2.0 Hard ...

The G-Drive Q 500GB External Quad Interface eSATA, FireWire-400/800 and USB 2.0 Hard Drive with a Fan-less design and 16 MB Cache - 7200 rpm from G-Technology is a high-capacity drive with an interface that allows it to be connected via eSATA, FireWire-800, FireWire-400 or USB 2.0 and a rotation speed of 7200 rpm.

The drive is housed in a durable external casing that features a unique "fan-less" cooling system for quiet operation. The drive will look right at home sitting on top of your G5. With sustained data transfer rates of 33 MB/sec using USB 2.0, 61 MB/sec using FireWire-800, 38 MB/sec using FireWire-400 and 85 MB/sec using eSATA, this drive is an excellent solution for video editing, high-resolution imaging, data backup or general storage.

Key Features
	500GB Capacity
	500GB of capacity allows for storage of approximately 37.5 hours of uncompressed DV digital video, the equivalent of 106 4.7GB DVD-Video discs, or up to 125,000 MP3 files.
	Hitachi Drive
	G-Technology exclusively uses Hitachi 7200 rpm drives with large 16 MB data buffers in their enclosures, leaving no doubt that you will be receiving a quality drive in the enclosure.
	Quad Interface
	The drive easily connects to any computer with an eSATA, FireWire-400, FireWire-800 or USB 2.0 interface, making it easy to add to any workstation.
	Quiet Operation
	The fan-less cooling system allows reduces noise, helping to make your workspace a more pleasant place to spend time.
	Hot Swappable
	The drive is hot swappable and plug and play, so there is no need to turn off your computer while connecting or disconnecting it.

Key Features

500GB Capacity

Hitachi Drive

Quad Interface

Quiet Operation

Hot Swappable