G-Technology Storage Solutions Enhanced to Keep Up with Increasing Workflow Needs of Creative Professionals
July 19 2016 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
Award-winning G-DRIVE®, G-RAID® and G-SPEED®
Families Receive Capacity and Performance Bumps Utilizing the
Industry’s Most Reliable Enterprise-class 8TB and 10TB Hard
Drives
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced that
its award-winning G-Technology® product lines are getting more
capacity and increased performance to keep up with the growing
needs of creative professionals and consumers capturing vast
amounts of high-resolution content, including video and digital
photography.
“By 2020, industry experts predict that the media and
entertainment industry’s storage requirements will grow by nearly
five times, and the average consumer will need an enormous 5.2TB of
storage,” said Mike Williams, vice president of G-Technology.
“G-Technology is dedicated to providing reliable, fast, stylish and
easy-to-use storage solutions that fit the current and future needs
of professionals and consumers alike.”
With high-resolution capture proliferating, consumers and
content creation professionals will need greater storage
capacities. For example, anyone with an Apple® iPhone® 6s can
capture 4k video, and just 30 minutes of footage will take up to
11GB of space. Professional videographers capturing 4K resolution
video at 60fps create 400MB per second, or 1.4 terabytes per hour
of raw footage, and are often required to back-up their footage in
multiple places for safekeeping. This storage capacity does not
even take into account post-production, or transferring that
content to clients.
“As a director of photography and cinematographer, who uses
G-Technology products on shoots of all sizes, I’ve experienced
first-hand the need for larger storage capacities as
high-resolution content has become an industry standard,” said
Shane Hurlbut, member of the American Society of Cinematographers
(ASC). “I’m excited G-Technology is updating the products I’ve used
and have trusted over the years to address this increasing need for
higher capacity storage for both professionals and consumers.”
G-DRIVE:
- G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt™ (up to
$699.95 for 10TB) - A high-performance storage solution that
features ultra-fast Thunderbolt with now up to 245MB per second
transfer rates with the option to utilize USB 3.0 connectivity,
perfect for data-intensive tasks such as audio/video editing or
digital photography. A USB 3.0 only version is also available for
up to $599.95 MSRP for 10TB.
G-RAID:
- G-RAID with Thunderbolt (up to
$1,499.95 for 20TB ) – This is a high-performance, removable
dual-hard drive RAID 0, 1 or JBOD storage system featuring both
Thunderbolt 2 and USB 3.0 connectivity to quickly access, browse,
edit and backup digital libraries. It now provides transfer rates
up to 480MB/s in RAID 0, suitable for the most demanding creative
projects, including multistream HD, 2K and compressed 4K video
workflows.
G-SPEED Studio and G-SPEED Shuttle:
- G-SPEED Shuttle XL with Thunderbolt (up
to $9,999.95 for 80TB) – Able to handle demanding 4K and beyond
video workflows both on location and in the studio, the G-SPEED
Shuttle XL with Thunderbolt offers a hardware RAID, 8-Bay
transportable Thunderbolt 2 solution with colossal capacity up to
80TB. Designed for the creative professional always on the go, the
G-SPEED Shuttle XL has an integrated handle to easily move and fit
inside a standard protective case that sits neatly into an overhead
airline compartment.
- G-SPEED Shuttle XL with Thunderbolt
with ev Series Bay Adapters (up to $7,499.95 for 60TB) -- Similar
to the G-SPEED Shuttle XL with Thunderbolt, the integrated ev
Series bay adapters improve workflow options and productivity by
enabling cross-functionality with all ev Series drives. It also
comes with up to six 10TB enterprise-class hard drives backed by
the trusted G-Technology three-year limited warranty.
- G-SPEED Studio XL with Thunderbolt (up
to $8,999.95 for 80TB) – For professional content creators who need
colossal capacity coupled with high performance, the G-SPEED Studio
XL provides a hardware RAID 8-Bay enterprise-class storage solution
that can support multi-stream, compressed 4K workflows with large
volumes of data at transfer rates of up to 1350MB/s.
- G-SPEED Studio XL with two ev Series
Bay Adapters (up to $6,499.95 for 60TB) -- The addition of
integrated ev Series bay adapters leverages the flexibility of the
ev Series by offering compatibility with all ev Series drives. Six
of the eight bays are enterprise-class hard drives up to 10TB,
providing storage for critical video and photography based
workflows.
All of G-Technology’s storage solutions come with a three-year
limited warranty. G-Technology’s storage solutions come
pre-formatted for Mac® and are easily reformatted for PC using
the G-Technology Windows Format Wizard.
Stay connected with G-Technology
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About G-Technology
G-Technology is a brand of Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:
WDC). Western Digital Corporation is an industry-leading provider
of storage technologies and solutions that enable people to create,
leverage, experience and preserve data. The company addresses
ever-changing market needs by providing a full portfolio of
compelling, high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused
innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products
are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs,
distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and
consumers.
G‐Technology external hard drives serve as an element of an
overall backup strategy. It is recommended that users keep two or
more copies of their most important files backed up or stored on
separate devices or online services.
© 2016 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. Western
Digital, G-Technology, G-DRIVE, G-SPEED, G-RAID and G-RACK are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation
or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries. Apple, iPhone
and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and
other countries. Thunderbolt is a trademark of Intel Corporation or
its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other
trademarks, registered trademarks, and/or service marks, indicated
or otherwise, may be the property of their respective owners.
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