G-Tech G|DRIVE Q FireWire 800/400/eSATA/USB Quad Combo Hard Drive
G|DRIVE Q storage solutions offer the ultimate in flexibility by providing users with FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB 2.0 and eSATA ports all in a single unit. G|DRIVE Q is the perfect high-performance solution for storage intensive applications including audio/video editing, digital photography MP3 libraries and high-speed data back up. G|DRIVE Q offers the best performance of any single disk external storage solution currently available with data transfer rates up to 85 MB/second! G|DRIVE Q utilizes latest technology consisting of Hitachi 7200 RPM SATA II hard disk drives with up to 32 MB/cache.
Available in capacities up to 1000 GB, G|DRIVE Q can store over 75 hours of DV footage, 250,000 MP3 files or half a million digital pictures! Simply attach G|DRIVE Q to your Mac or PC via your interface of choice and initialize. That's all there is to it! Best of breed components coupled with superior design and high quality construction make G|DRIVE Q the storage solution of choice for professional applications. G|DRIVE Q features a sturdy all-aluminum enclosure and is engineered to provide adequate cooling to the hard disk without the use of a noisy fan. This unique "fan-less" cooling system is designed to silently dissipate heat for superior reliability and data integrity
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| Part Number and Description | Price | Add to Cart |
| GTI-913003-01 G-Tech G|DRIVE Q 500GB FireWire 800/400/eSATA/USB Quad Combo Hard Drive | $229.00 | ![]() |
| GTI-913005-01 G-Tech G|DRIVE Q 750GB FireWire 800/400/eSATA/USB Quad Combo Hard Drive | $329.00 | ![]() |
| GTI-913006-01 G-Tech G|DRIVE Q 1TB FireWire 800/400/eSATA/USB Quad Combo Hard Drive | $459.00 | ![]() |
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Features and Specifications

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- Features
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- Storage capacities up to 1000 GB
- "Fan-less" design with unique silent cooling technology
- Driver-free operation with Mac OS X and Windows 2000/XP
- Utilizes the next-gen 924 chipset from Oxford Semiconductor
- High-performance 7200 RPM SATA II drives w/up to 32MB cache
- The industry's first quad-interface external disk storage solutions
- FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB 2.0 and eSATA ports all in a single unit
- Standard 3-Year factory warranty
- Time Machine Ready!
- Bus Interface
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- One (1) eSATA Port
- Two (2) FireWire 800 9-Pin Ports
- One (1) FireWire 400 6-Pin Port
- One (1) USB 2.0 Downstream (B) Port
- System Requirements Mac
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- FireWire 800/USB 2.0/eSATA Operation: Mac OS X 10.3.x or higher
- FireWire 400 Operation: Mac OS 9.2 or higher
- System Requirements PC
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- FireWire 800/USB 2.0/eSATA Operation: Windows 2000/XP
- FireWire 400 Operation: Windows 2000/XP
- Unsupported, but known to work with various open source systems including Open/Net/Free/BSD and GNU/Linux.
- Drive Mechanism Performance
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- Rotational Speed: 7,200 RPM (nominal)
- SATA 3Gb/s: 3Gb/s (max theoretical)
- Physical Dimensions
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- Dimensions: 235 x 130 x 46mm 9.25 x 5.125 x 1.82" (LWH)
- Weight: 1.18 kg Approximate (2.6 lbs Approximate)
- Package Includes
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- G|DRIVE Q unit
- FW800, FW400, USB 2.0 and eSATA Cables
- Universal Power Supply
- CD Manual
Support
XP SP2 FireWire Performance Fix- Performance of 1394 devices may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Microsoft document and download for fixing possible performance decreases after SP2 installs
- The advertised memory capacity of this device represents unformatted capacity. Please note that once formatted and due to variations in sector block limitations, the functional storage space will be lower than the advertised capacity.




