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G-Technology drives have been a mainstay in audio and video production as long as I can remember. I've owned a few and used dozens over the years and have never had a single performance issue with them. Reviewed here, the G-DOCK ev enclosure is made of sturdy aluminum with the same design sensibility as other G-Technology drives, making it right at home with the now-classic Apple G5 brushed aluminum with cooling perforations look.
G-Technology G-DOCK ev Thunderbolt RAID/2-bay USB 3.0 HD
G-Technology's G-DOCK ev ($649.95, extra drives: 1 TB, $199 and the faster Plus 1 TB, $349) is one of the most innovative hard drive configurations I've seen in a long time. The G-DOCK ev is a highperformance 2-drive Thunderbolt RAID enclosure that incorporates two 2.5-inch portable hard drives that slide into two shuttered bays. An eject button enables simple drive removal and when removed, they become high-speed bus-powered USB 3.0 drives. So you end up with the best of both worlds, Thunderbolt RAID performance in the studio and bus-powered USB 3.0 portability when you are on the go. The ev Plus drives are faster and are in a thicker enclosure but they still...