G-Technology1TB G-DRIVE Mobile USB-C (USB 3.1) Portable External Hard Drive, Space Gray - 0G10265

I bought this HD to go along with my mac mini. I love that its USB C so I know that I would get faster read and write speeds. I plugged it in and it worked awesome and Time Machine was a breeze. I dont even hear them. The only way I know they are working is because of the LED light. I also love the design and color. I feel they wanted to match Apple colors which was another reason I got these. Actually I got 2 of them. And they both work flawless. I have them hidden and double sided taped on my wall. They are always in use. I use one for my backups and one for my Photo Editing. Great product. Im thinking of buying another soon for my MacBook air. I highly recommend to anyone.

I have purchased all of my hard drives from Amazon, but I had not purchased a new one for at least a couple of years. When I did my new Mac Mini set up, I decided to purchase a 2 TB hard drive to add to it. When it arrived, I thought something was wrong. Surely they had given me the wrong size! The photo shows the new drive next to the 256 GB LaCie Rugged that I purchased about five or six years ago – which still works on my old computer by the way – and I was blown away by the difference in size.It connected easily to my new Mini, and the computer saw it right away. I was able to partition it with no problem and it has proven, so far at least, to be quite a workhorse and incredibly fast. I am always amazed at the speed of the evolution of technology, and this is definitely no exception. Recommended.

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I needed to back up my Mac computer. I had TONS of photos that were taking up too much space on my hard drive. I bought this back up drive last year and backed up an old computer. I ordered a second one last week to back up my current computer. It's fast and can store a lot of pix. Love it!

I ordered this item as was advertised 5tb memory. I received a package which was marked G- Drive 5TB. when opened it and connect it it was 4TB. I returned the package and next day I received another package marked as 5TB again opened it and it was actually 4TB (3.6) actual memory. It is a good product I like it but seems there has been a wrong packaging in their shipment to US, all have the same problem.

I had an older, powered external drive from the same company that failed after 3.5 years. Since I’d had good luck with some other USB non-powered drives I thought I’d give this a try. Initially my iMac recognized the drive immediately. I file share with my Mac Mini (which serves as my dedicated music server) and when I plugged the drive into my Mac Mini it failed to mount on my desktop. Back to the iMac, same problem! I had to restart the computer and then it mounted on the desktop. Off to the Home Theater room and bingo! I don’t know why it was so problematic for both Macs to recognize the drive properly but now, after 3 days of use it seems to work fine as my dedicated drive to hold all of my music files. It’s quiet, sleek and matches my Mac Mini!

I was so intimidated by having to buy an external hard drive, bc I'm not a tech savvy person, but my computer is getting old so I figured it was time. After some researching and reading lots of reviews I decided on the "G".This was super easy to install for an amateur with my mac book pro and It's small (approx. 3.5x4.5 inches) and very lightweight so thats a plus. I would say it's delicate but I would assume that about all of them. Wouldn't want to throw any of them around so I don't see the need for a rugged type hard drive, but to each their own. So far, Im very happy with my purchase. I'm not worried about how long it takes to back up, as I leave it plugged in all the time.

This is the 4th Gdrive I've purchased. Very fast, excellent for Time Machines. Excellent backup speeds. I've had no reliability issues.