The ever-expanding storage on hard drives has taken a new meaning for performance seekers and video professionals, thanks to G-Tech’s G-Raid 800GB External HDD. The company’s latest hard drive features two drives in a Raid 0 configuration for performance with a Firewire 800 (and Firewire 400 for backwards compatibility) connectivity option. According to G-Tech, the drive is designed for video professionals with a need to store gigabytes of video files. The company says its G-Raid drive supports multi-stream video playback with real-time effects on Final Cut Pro HD, Premiere Pro and other video editing software. Internally, the storage unit carries Hitachi 7,200 RPM drive with 8MB of onboard cache for optimal performance, or so says G-Tech.

Externally, the unit closely resembles the G5 design from Apple with a compact aluminum enclosure and a grayish color scheme. Furthermore, G-Tech has integrated a cooling fan in the casing to extend the life span of the disks. The Firewire ports and a power switch are situated at the back of the drive for a cleaner look on the front.

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