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Filmmaker Aaron Lieber talks to us about G-Technology’s portable rugged drives, with a focus on the new ArmorATD Road ready and rugged
A rmorATD is G-Technology’s G-DriveMobile SSD and G-DriveMobile Pro SSD. The new drive is intended for use on any adventure, across any terrain, and for Aaron Lieber – cool filmmaker and cinematographer from the OC – it’s typically filming surfers in the ocean. “It’s my happy place,” says Lieber. “But working in this kind of environment means I need a drive that is rugged enough to go withme. I rely on features, such as water-resistance and durability to giveme the reassurance that my shots are backed up to the drive. “What I love about the ArmorATD is its scalability. It is built tough enough for a professional, but it’s also great for a beginner who needs a reliable storage solution to keep up with their adventures.” latest portable hard drive. It joins the company’s rugged collection of drives, which includes the
“What I love about G-Technology is that it always make its products sexy. Drives aren’t something you think about as being sexy, but they’re themost important part of your shoot. You could have the best shot in the world and if it’s not backed up properly, you could lose that. It’s nice to have a product that you can not only rely on, but also enjoy visually,” says Lieber. Lieber uses all three of G-Technology’s rugged drives on his shoots because, like all filmmakers know, each project is different. It could be the kit, location or budget that’s different, but it’s important that storage companies understand this and provide a full spectrumof entry-level to high-end products for their users. The step up from the ArmorATD is the G-DriveMobile SSD, which is Lieber’s favourite drive. “It’s my favourite as it’s the size of my iPhone, smaller even. The read and write speeds are 560Mbps, and for my smaller projects, I can just edit straight off the
The three amigos The appeal of the ArmorATD is that it is affordable, but this added benefit doesn’t mean it falls short on its engineering or design. The drive is a deep blue colour, made of aluminiumand crush-proof up to 454kg (1000lbs). It comes with a rugged bumper that has a hugging texture to it, so it doesn’t slide around on any surface. It also boasts a cover to protect the USB port fromwater, dust or dirt. It’s the entry-level drive that can be taken anywhere and nomatter where you take it, you get a feeling it’s going tomake it back to your studio.
“It’s a product you can not only rely on, but enjoy visually”
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