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G-TECHNOLOGY DRIVES PASS THE REAL-WORLD TEST CVP COMPARES HARD DRIVES
Theoretical data rates make good reading on spec sheets, but it’s in real-world use that drive speed is important. Mega retailer CVP took four G-Technology hard drives out of stock and put them through its own tests to see how they fared. The first test was to use a 2019 Apple Macbook Pro to check if real data transfer speed was as claimed, and all the drives were well within tolerance. Test number two was to transfer 156GB of Cinema Raw Light files shot in a Canon EOS C200 to different G-Technology hard drives. The results are: • G-DRIVE mobile USB-C: 20 minutes 5 seconds • ArmorATD: 19 minutes 50 seconds • G-DRIVE mobile SSD: 5 minutes 6 seconds • G-DRIVE mobile Pro SSD: 1 minute 43 seconds The third test was to work on a completed Adobe Premiere Pro project file on an i9 Windows 10 Pro 64- bit PC computer to edit files directly from each of the hard drives. The files were a mix of Canon EOS C200 4K Cinema Raw Light files and Red Gemini 5K HD files with 9:1 compression, lightly graded in Adobe Premiere Pro. The G-DRIVE mobile Pro SSD was perfect, with no frames dropped and you could scrub through footage with no restrictions. The G-DRIVE mobile SSD was almost as good, except you had to slow some scrubbing down at certain times. As expected, both the G-DRIVE mobile USB-C and ArmorATD struggled with continuous playback on such huge files. But these more affordable drives are ideal for data storage, and for editing lower-resolution files.
and transfer 1TB of data in around seven minutes or less. It’s the performance to match the very latest crop of super high- resolution cinema cameras and allows you to edit the footage in real time. Of course, you don’t want to risk losing all that footage, so the G-DRIVE mobile Pro SSD has the best components, with a shock- resistant enclosure that can withstand a three-metre drop and has a crush resistance of 454kg/1000lb. From drives that offer a sleek design and affordability to the very fastest and most rugged for the most demanding users, G-Technology has the solution to take the worry out of storing your footage on location. And that leaves you to concentrate on making the best films you can.
IMAGES The ArmorATD (above) has a triple layer of shock resistance to protect against drops and the elements
a transfer rate of up to 560MB/s, it offers speed of performance that is so much faster than even the quickest HDDs. G-DRIVE mobile SSD uses handpicked components to allow it to fend off the toughest conditions in the field, thanks to the SSD being in an insulated custom enclosure housed in a tough aluminium core, which helps prevent overheating. The result is that the G-DRIVE mobile SSD has IP67 water and dust resistance, has drop protection for up to three metres and a crush resistance of 454kg/1000lb. It’s the go-to choice for real protection. If you really have the need for speed, then the best is the incredible G-DRIVE mobile Pro SSD. Like the G-DRIVE Mobile SSD, it has a five-year warranty and comes in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB, from £252.99. Using the newest version of Thunderbolt 3 and a quicker PCIe drive, the G-DRIVE mobile Pro SSD allows for continuous transfer rates of up to 2800MB/s, which delivers incredible, uninterrupted speed. You can edit multistream 8K footage at full frame rate
outside of the case is a protective rubber bumper. It is resistant to rain and dust, and has a crush resistance of 454kg/1000lb. At such a small price premium over the standard USB-C drive, it makes lots of sense for filmmakers on the move. Both the ArmorATD and G-DRIVE mobile USB-C use mechanical HDDs, but there is another solution that’s significantly faster and offers even more protection. vulnerable to impacts or vibration. There is a significant boost in speed that means ingesting footage is far quicker. And you can also edit footage direct from the drive and play it back in high resolution without any hiccups. As long as your computer is fast and powerful enough to keep up, a G-Technology SSD will be a revelation for editing on the go. Available in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB versions from just £128.99, the G-DRIVE mobile SSD has the faster USB 3.1 Gen 2 connection, compatible with USB-C, USB- 3.0 and Thunderbolt 3 computers. And with That’s to use an SSD, which has no moving parts and this makes it less
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