By Desire Athow
Despite the rise of cloud-based storage, external drives still remain a popular storage and backup option – especially for PC users – and while the spinning, magnetic type remains by far the most common, external SSDs have been growing in popularity. Mainly thanks to a drop in price coupled with the inherent advantages of SSD technology (low power consumption, faster performance, shock-resistance) make them a no-brainer for some.
G-Technology’s G-Drive is one of the most affordable external SSDs on the market and while it is not as nimble as the Samsung T5 external SSD we reviewed recently, it’s significantly cheaper. G-Technology – not to be confused with G-Tech, the manufacturer of the AirRam vacuum cleaner – is a sub-brand of Western Digital, one of the world’s biggest storage firms, and it’s pegged against Seagate’s LaCie brand.
Design
The G-Drive Slim SSD sent to us for review was the 500GB model with a USB Type-C (USB 3.1 Gen 2) connection, and it’s supremely portable, but not quite as tiny as some of its competitors. At 129 x 82 x 10mm and with a weight of 127g, it fitted quite comfortably in the back pocket of our jeans, but not in the front …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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