Fantom Drives GreenDrive 1TB External eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Drive (GD1000EU)
This 1TB drive provides maximum capacity while reducing power consumption by up to 40% without sacrificing performance.Learn more about the product
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G-Force GreenDrive
G-Force GreenDrive line of external USB and eSATA disk drives feature the latest advances in power saving technology and ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive) compliant materials and process. The G-Force Green Drive gives the consumer the ability to minimize his or her carbon footprint without sacrificing performance.
Fantom Drives GreenDrive USB 2.0 Hard Drives are a power conscious step forward to provide maximum capacity and performance while reducing power consumption by up to 40%. The G-Force GreenDrive USB 2.0 Hard Drive family feature sturdy aluminum casing to provide maximum durability fanless design for silent operation and could be placed horizontally or stand vertically to allow maximum deskspace.
Fantom Drives GreenDrives yield average drive power savings of 4-5 watts over competitors' drives while maintaining solid performance. That power savings equates to reducing CO2 emission by up to 60 kilograms per drive per year - the equivalent of taking your car off the road for 14 days each year.
Features:
Sustained Data Transfer (Maximum) : 68 MB/S
Connectors : 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x eSATA 300
OS Support:
Mac OS X 10.2 or greater, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
General
Device Type
Hard drive - external ( desktop )
Capacity
1 TB
Interface
USB 2.0 / eSATA
Width
4.8 in
Depth
8 in
Height
1.3 in
Weight
2.4 lbs
Performance
Interface Transfer Rate
1.5 Gbps (eSATA) / 480 Mbps (USB 2.0)
Max Data Transfer Rate
68 MB/s
Data Transfer Rate Details
USB 2.0 : 60 MB/s ¦ Serial ATA : 150 MB/s
Seek Time
8.5 ms (average)
Expansion & Connectivity
Interfaces
1 x USB 2.0 ¦ 1 x eSATA - 7 pin external Serial ATA
Power
Power Device
Power supply
Voltage Required
AC 120/230 V
Software & System Requirements
OS Required
Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple MacOS X 10.4 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Edition, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories
Vertical stand
Cables Included
1 x USB cable - external
Compatible with Windows 7
"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
Compliant Standards
RoHS
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support
2 years warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 2 years
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2-ft. SATA to eSATA Transition Cable (7Pin/7Pin)
Manufacturer: TrippLite
Connect external eSATA drives to your SATA internal controller card. 2ft SATA-II rated 3Gbps cable. Plug-n-Play. 7pin SATA "L" type connector (Internal) to 7pin "I" type connector (external).
The problem with this hard drive is that the connections are not secure/solid, and I have been surprised with numerous warnings about not having put it away properly, while it was still hooked up. The connection was lost somehow while connected, and I am fearful that the data may be lost or unavailable in the future due to this problem. I have to buy a new hard drive to transfer all the data from this one to avoid a quite-possible major loss. I own a LaCie mimi FW HD and a Rugged external hard drive and I am very happy with both of those.
Overall I would advise not buying this drive for the above reasons.
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Drive works fin, 2009-01-14
By RK
So far, so good with the drive. Easy to install, works fine, small footprint for a lot of storage. Runs quiet. Installed easy on both machines I hooked it up to. Only have tried the USB, I didn’t have an eSATA cable & there isn’t one included in the box. USB 2.0 is fast enough for my purposes, anyway.
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Caveat Emptor: The, 2010-11-17
By Mac_Advisor
I bought this drive at the beginning of August and I’m ready to sell it. Why? What’s the problem? Not the price, which was great.
The issue I have with this drive is its so-called "Green" aspect. I’m a "green" guy, so of course the idea of an environmentally responsible product appealed to me.
If you’re thinking about buying this drive, and it is an attractive offer, please note that "Green" means that the drive CONSTANTLY CYCLES OFF. What does that mean? It means that when you want to access (open up) a file from the drive or write to it (save a file), there is a DELAY of more than several seconds for the drive to spin back up and become "live" again. If you don’t think that’s a big deal, just wait and see. Your patience will be tested and then some. I don’t really get how this characteristic makes the drive "Green." I mean, it’s still plugged into the A/C outlet and the power switch is turned on.
Despite this major annoyance and inconvenience, I filled up the d...
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Drive’s Fine, Rebate Program a Mess, 2009-11-13
By jrepp
If I were reviewing the product alone, it would have received five stars (though I’ve only run four or five back-ups to date): My MacBook prompted me to reformat, which got accomplished without a hitch, and from then on, it’s been a matter of hook it up, fire up Time Machine, and back up.
I bought a 1 TB drive, list price $119 and change, sale price (har har) $79. I applied (or tried to) for both $20 rebates. The first one went OK, and I received the money after a four-week wait. The second one involved a third-party site that seemed designed to discourage navigation. I sent an inquiry to the "contact us" address and never received any reply. In short, a drive advertised for $79 cost me $99 and headaches.
Why the two-tiered rebate? This has made me leery of ever ordering again--the almost daily emails have just about sealed the (negative) deal.
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Thanks,, 2011-03-01
By John Patterson
This drive is everything the store says it is. Very easy to set up. Very, Very quiet. Quite an excellant product. I use a partition for daily backups and a partition for storage of old but needed files.
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GREAT But s-l-o-w------, 2011-10-09
By Tony Cardinale
When my current 500GB drive was failing to save Time Machine backups, I scouted drives online in an anxious hurry to replace it. The FD GreenDrive’s memory-per-dollar ratio was exactly what I was looking for! When I received it, set up was a no-brainer, however, I did have to reformat for Mac - which, I might add, was a bit puzzling. It was bit tricky at first (no fault of GreenDrive), but became fairly easy once I searched Apple’s Support page to learn how to perform a reformat. Once executed, it didn’t take too long (about 25 min.) and I was off and running to eagerly set it up with Time Machine. Well, fast forward 2 days later, and it backed up the full 155 GB of my hard drive. Yep - it took 2 days. Anyway, that being said, it is operating as advertised, and it’s a pretty solid performer. I use it in a recording studio environment, and it’s very quiet. No more Time Machine "Failure to backup" alerts. If you’re NOT looking for a speed demon, but rather, a slow and rock-steady ...
The problem with this hard drive is that the connections are not secure/solid, and I have been surprised with numerous warnings about not having put it away properly, while it was still hooked up. The connection was lost somehow while connected, and I am fearful that the data may be lost or unavailable in the future due to this problem. I have to buy a new hard drive to transfer all the data from this one to avoid a quite-possible major loss. I own a LaCie mimi FW HD and a Rugged external hard drive and I am very happy with both of those.
Overall I would advise not buying this drive for the above reasons.Read more
Reviewed by RK
2009-01-14
Drive works fin
So far, so good with the drive. Easy to install, works fine, small footprint for a lot of storage. Runs quiet. Installed easy on both machines I hooked it up to. Only have tried the USB, I didn’t have an eSATA cable & there isn’t one included in the box. USB 2.0 is fast enough for my purposes, anyway.Read more
Reviewed by Mac_Advisor
2010-11-17
Caveat Emptor: The
I bought this drive at the beginning of August and I’m ready to sell it. Why? What’s the problem? Not the price, which was great.
The issue I have with this drive is its so-called "Green" aspect. I’m a "green" guy, so of course the idea of an environmentally responsible product appealed to me.
If you’re thinking about buying this drive, and it is an attractive offer, please note that "Green" means that the drive CONSTANTLY CYCLES OFF. What does that mean? It means that when you want to access (open up) a file from the drive or write to it (save a file), there is a DELAY of more than several seconds for the drive to spin back up and become "live" again. If you don’t think that’s a big deal, just wait and see. Your patience will be tested and then some. I don’t really get how this characteristic makes the drive "Green." I mean, it’s still plugged into the A/C outlet and the power switch is turned on.
Despite this major annoyance and inconvenience, I filled up the d...Read more
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