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The G-Tech G-Drive Mobile's Mac-friendly formatting, triple interface design, and snappy throughput performance make it a worthwhile storage solution for Apple users.

Not only professionals, but average consumers looking for a quick, easy, fast storage solution will enjoy the G-Drive’s varied connection types, Mac-friendly formatting, and quick speeds.

Although it has been updated to offer the faster USB 3 technology, the transfer speeds over this connection were average. There are other drives that are more affordable and offer higher performance, more security, and higher capacity.

The G-Technology G-Drive mobile 500GB is a simple but well-made portable FireWire drive, ideal for professional users or anyone who just needs a tough, high-performance unit.

If your data needs are a bit heftier, the G-Drive is a great alternative [to WD's My Passport Edge].

While it's not the fastest USB 3.0 drive we've tested, the G-Technology G-Drive Mobile still provides read/write speeds that are approximately the same as those of internal SATA drives. For mobile users who want a fast bus-driven external hard drive, the G-Drive Mobile is perfect.

If you're the owner of a MacBook Pro and have an available FireWire 800 port, or have a FireWire-equipped desktop Mac..., then the G-Drive mobile will fill your requirements. Those who only have USB 2.0 ports on their Macs should spend their money on less expensive USB-only drives.

There's nothing much wrong with G-Technology's G-Drive Mobile 500GB, but then there's nothing much to make it stand out from the crowd either.

A good Firewire external hdd that’s a tad expensive, but great for anyone with the connector and without USB 3.0