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G-Technology 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE
The 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE from G-Technology is a hot-swappable spare hard drive for the G-SAFE. It can be used as a spare drive in the event of a drive failure. System administrators should always have at least one spare drive on hand to minimize downtime in the event of a drive failure.
| Capacity | 2TB |
| Interface | SATA |
| Drive Speed | 7200rpm |
| Sustained Data Transfer Rate | Host Dependent |
| Average Seek Time | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Buffer | ≤ 32MB |
| Mounting | Hot Swappable Enclosure |
| Required Host | G-SAFE |
| Environmental Requirements | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Weight | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 10 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to install (7)
- Reliable (6)
- Quiet (5)
- Fast (3)
- Highly compatible (3)
Cons
Best Uses
- High-end multimedia (3)
- Photo storage (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Heavy duty user (5), Power user (3)
- Primary use:
- Business (7), Personal (3)
- Computer Platform:
- Mac (3)
Most Liked Positive Review
Quick, Easy, Reliable Backup.
I'm a wedding and portrait photographer, and I use a G-Safe as my primary storage and workspace for photos I'm currently processing. I shoot RAW with a Canon 5DmkII and process with Lightroom 3 ...Read complete review
I'm a wedding and portrait photographer, and I use a G-Safe as my primary storage and workspace for photos I'm currently processing. I shoot RAW with a Canon 5DmkII and process with Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS5 on a new iMac. The G-Safe (and all the drives I've used with it) is fast and reliable. The drives aren't cheap, certainly, but I've yet to have a problem with any of them (knock on wood), and I appreciated that I could upgrade from my original 1TB drives to these 2TB (for those busy periods when I just don't have time to archive old jobs). Additionally, they're relatively easy to swap in and out, which is a plus.
I'll continue to use G-Tech products for the foreseeable future.
VS
Most Liked Negative Review
Works well with others
It is easy to use and great to have for offsite storage. However it is supposed to come with a carrying case but B&H does not ship it with it.
It is easy to use and great to have for offsite storage. However it is supposed to come with a carrying case but B&H does not ship it with it.
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Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Redundant photo backup
Comments about G-Technology 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE:
I use it daily, no problems. Easy to use and a great system for easy backing up. I love the GSafe drives and B&H was quick to ship the new ones too.thank you!sarahsarah[@]
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about G-Technology 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE:
While purchasing up a second G-Safe, B&H had a 50% deal on a spare drive. So far, I've had no problems with my first G-Safe, and so am only buying it because of the sale.
I've ranted on about how reliable the G-Safe is, but it feels good to have the extra drive, just in case.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about G-Technology 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE:
Great spare drive to have if you keep a copy of drives at an off site location. This spare drive gets rotated every week with the drives in my GSafe Raid.
FYI: They dont come packaged in a GTech product box nor does it come with the leather pouch as seen in the pictures. Instead it comes very well packaged in a brown shipping box and the drive itself is in a plastic sleeve. I still havent found a hard case to use for transporting the drives to and from our off site location
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
Cons
- Incomplete package
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about G-Technology 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE:
It is easy to use and great to have for offsite storage. However it is supposed to come with a carrying case but B&H does not ship it with it.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about G-Technology 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE:
I haven't yet used this spare drive, however, I've used the G-Safe 2TB External Array (I've got 2 of them) for storing photos and video. It's a great, solid, and well made unit.
The one annoying thing about these spare drives is that G Tech is no longer providing a protective case to store these drives. All you have is the thin plastic envelope they come in. I've not yet found a storage case that will fit these.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about G-Technology 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE:
Great replacement for G-safe, high quality, but price tag is a little too high
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Photo Storage
Comments about G-Technology 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE:
I use the G-Safe as my primary and backup storeage for all my master images. It automatically makes a mirror copy of itself which saves time. I purchased a third drive which allows me to take one of the masters and store it off site and rotate it every so often so I have two copies at home and one off site. Works as adverised on an iMac. Most of my master images are in RAW format and the 2TB is adequate for my future needs.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
- Slow
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about G-Technology 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE:
Third drive as the rotating back up for the GSafe. Slow rebuild time, otherwise a simple and effective process for storing valuable files.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about G-Technology 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE:
I'm a wedding and portrait photographer, and I use a G-Safe as my primary storage and workspace for photos I'm currently processing. I shoot RAW with a Canon 5DmkII and process with Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS5 on a new iMac. The G-Safe (and all the drives I've used with it) is fast and reliable. The drives aren't cheap, certainly, but I've yet to have a problem with any of them (knock on wood), and I appreciated that I could upgrade from my original 1TB drives to these 2TB (for those busy periods when I just don't have time to archive old jobs). Additionally, they're relatively easy to swap in and out, which is a plus.
I'll continue to use G-Tech products for the foreseeable future.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about G-Technology 2TB Spare Drive for G-SAFE:
Using the product for transferring data for production purposes is great. It is easy to connect and easy to transfer data on.
- Primary use:
- Business
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- 3-Year Limited Warranty
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