The G-RAID 2-Bay 500GB FireWire-800 External Hard Drive from G-Technology is a high-capacity external RAID that features two drives striped together, an interface that allows it to be connected via FireWire-800 and a rotation speed of 7200 rpm. The drive is housed in a durable external casing that features a small and quiet fan for cooling. The drive will look right at home sitting on top of your G5. With sustained data transfer rates of up to 70 MB/sec using FireWire-800 and 38 MB/sec using FireWire-400, the 500GB FireWire-800/400 External Hard Drive is an excellent solution for video editing, high resolution imaging, data backup or general storage.
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.
Multiple Stream Playback
The G-RAID can play back up to 7 DV video streams simultaneously in real time, allowing you amazing flexibility when working with your video.
Hitachi Drive
G-Technology exclusively uses Hitachi 7200 rpm drives with large 8 MB data buffers in their enclosures, leaving no doubt that you will be receiving a quality drive in the enclosure.
FireWire Interface
The drive easily connects to any computer with a FireWire-400 or FireWire-800 interface, make it easy to add to a variety of workstations.
Quiet Operation
The single fan used for cooling 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.
Compact Size
The drive's 5.125 x 9.25" footprint makes it ideal for users with limited desk space.