G-Technology 500GB G-DRIVE Mobile SSD up to 560 MB/s, Portable Storage, Drop, Shock and Water Resistant

Delayed delivery by a couple of days but as I didn't need it urgently it was not a problem plus I was advised that it would be late so no issues there. Out of the box, plugged it into my iMac M1 processor machine and it backed up with no messing around. WOW was it fast. 198Gb backed up from scratch and encrypted in under 30 minutes. That, in my experience, is BLISTERINGLY FAST. I updated today 2 GB in less than 2 minutes. It is very compact, see pictures. Lightweight. I haven't tested the 'Shock Proof' and 'Water Proof' claims but I don't intend to either (not by choice anyway). I've had 3 drives fail due to shock so that's why I went of this one. The rubbery exterior would indicate that it is indeed more shock proof than my previous purchases. We shall see. Very happy overall. One niggle, one irritant, can't understand why the connector cables provided are sooooooooo short. The drive hangs out of the back of my iMac rather than sitting on the table so I'll try and find one of my other cables, and assuming it doesn't affect speed, use that. Seriously ridiculously short cable as you can see from the image. Other than that 5 Stars from me....... maybe more if I drop it and it survives..... or rather my data does.

I agree with the other reviewers. This is an excellent drive for the price. I also have the Samsung T5 which is great, but this drive is better value for money. If you plan to use this drive on a Windows computer, setting up the drive can be a little confusing, so I hope the following helps:WINDOWS USERS: This drive arrives formatted for APPLE computers. When you plug it into a PC (Windows 7/10 etc) you will hear the drive connect, but no drive letter will appear, so you can't access the drive straightaway.These leads some to think the drive is broken / not working. Not true, the drive needs to be reformatted to work on a PC but the way to do this is as follows:Ensure the drive is plugged in then...1.) RIGHT CLICK on the Windows icon in the bottom left corner of your taskbar2.) Select DISK MANAGEMENT from the menu3.) You will see the G-Drive listed (usually as DISK 2)4.) Look at the GRAPHIC of the hard drive and RIGHT CLICK on the PARTITION (The largest bit)5.) Choose the option to DELETE PARTITION. Once complete it will say UNALLOCATED SPACE6.) RIGHT CLICK on the Unallocated Space and select FORMAT and format it as NTFS (This is the only option available for PCs)7.) You can choose to QUICK FORMAT although I prefer to do a full format to set the disk up.8.) At the end of the FORMAT process Windows will assign a drive letter to the drive and it will open (D: / E: etc..)9.) If you now EJECT the drive using the icon on your task bar and plug it back in, it will open as a Windows drive with a Drive letter.Sorry if the above all sounds complicated, it is easier to do it that it appears!You then have a brilliant SSD drive to use for all your PC / Windows files.

Now that I’ve moved from an iMac to a MacBook Pro, external storage has become very important to me given it’s so expensive to upgrade internally. But going back to a mechanical hard drive seemed like a step backwards, so I went with SSD.This new drive from G-Tech is amazingly good value for money. It’s not simply the cost per gigabyte - which is actually on par anyway - but that on top of this the drive is built like a tank, is one of the fastest on the market, and isn’t much larger than a credit card.You also get USB-C to USB-C and USB-C to Type 3.1 cables as well, for added expandability.The 500gb option is a sweetspot and has been ideal for archiving music and video, since I don’t need them on the go often. Compared to Samsung’s impressive T5, the added ruggedness and speed of this G-Tech model for basically the same price makes it a standout winner.

Very small and lightweight which although for me not essential for others may be an important factor. Currently in use as a back up device for I-Mac and MacBook Pro. Works straight out of the box with Time Machine. Four star rating will probably be five when the unit has proved itself reliable. Overall a well priced SSD for the Mac user, if needs dictate I will have no hesitation in purchasing a second.I almost forgot the important bit...it's fast!G-Technology G-DRIVE Mobile SSD R-Series 1TB

Excellent little piece of kit, very fast, and much smaller than I expected. Having had two brand new Lacie drives fail on me in the last 6 months, I decided to try an SSD which, whilst being far more expensive, have a much better reputation for longevity. Obviously I can't prove how long it will last, but first impressions are that it is more than up to the job. Write speeds are lightning fast, and it works flawlessly with my Macbook. All in all, very pleased so far, just wish they weren't so expensive.

Surprisingly came Mac friendly formatted Mac OS Extended with full details how to reformat for Windows. As latest Mac OS user, I reformatted to APFS. Works perfectly. A totally pleasing device.

It’s extremely well made and both looks and feels premium. It’s small and when compared to the Sandisk extreme rugged external SSD it has faster read/write speeds. If you own a Mac another nice bonus is that MacOS has its own icon for the device when it’s plugged in. I don’t regret my purchase at all. I use Native Instruments Maschine and can install both the application and sound library onto the drive and it runs as if it was installed on an internal drive.

Really pleased with this. Saw it at the photography show dropped in a fish tank full of water. Works as soon as you shake off the drips. Needed portable drive that’s fast and durable to use with my MacBook Pro. 500Gb internal space is not enough and buying more at the time was extortionate. With USB 3 and USB C cables it’s good for the future too. And it was slightly cheaper than the alternatives.

Déçu par La Cie, nombreux plantages des disques durs avec reformatage obligatoite donc perte des données. Dèja possesseur d'un G Drive G, j'ai réinvesti dans cette marque et je ne suis pas décu. Les sauvegardes sont fluides. Je l'utilise pour Time Machine avec mon Mac Mini M1 et tout va bien. L'accès aux données est rapide. Très bon produit.

Very good and fast! Product and shipping!So far my best purchase in Amazon.Thanks

It came fairly fast even though it said it may not arrive in time, it’s a bit smaller than I thought, it’s quite small so you could store it anywhere, I haven’t had a chance to durability test it (not that I’ll take the chance) but it feels durable and high quality. It comes with a type-c to type-c and a USB to type-c cable so you could plug it into your iPad, I have an iPad Pro and it works perfectly. You do have to go through a small process to set it up on windows but it works great on there as well. G-technology is a brand of western digital so its trust worthy. I haven’t had it long enough to discover any faults with it but from the experience I’ve had so far, I like it, wish I would’ve bought it earlier

Per ora nulla da dire, nonostante i dati (tanti) presenti, è velocissimo e sempre pronto. Lo uso tutti i giorni e lo connetto a più devices. In questi primi 6 mesi nessun problema. Lo tratto come un figlio, perchè è sempre nella sua custodia e non ha mai preso urti, ma mi dà l'impressione di essere molto robusto. Acquistato dopo aver letto le recensioni su Altroconsumo era il migliore del test. Il prezzo molto alto però è ben ripagato dalla qualità

Es pequeña, compacta, muy rapida. Estoy muy satisfecho , me parece una buena compra. He esperado algunos dias para escribir esta opinion, para usarla en mi trabajo y asi poder probarla mejor. El resultado es muy bueno. La entrega fue muy rapida. La utilizo como arranque alternativo para casos de emergencia y como unidad de almacenamiento. Si viajo a lugares donde hay una cpu, no llevo el orenador, solo esta memoria y puedo trabajar con toda la informacion. Si se usa como sistema para copias de seguridad y estas acostumbrado a los discos clasicos de almacenamiento notaras un enorme cambio a mejor por su velocidad.