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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 140 reviews

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers find value in the G-DRIVE Mobile R-Series 500GB External USB 3.1 Gen 2 Portable SSD's compact and portable design, praising its small size and durability. Users consistently highlight the drive's reliable performance and speed. There were no reported negative customer experiences.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for my laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great. Cord is a bit short, so I got a longer one

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    G-Technology - G-DRIVE Mobile SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    With my hobbie being taking a lot of wildlife, I'm outside a lot and needed something that was a little tough to make me feel better about getting my shots home. This little drive is quick and so far seems to fit the bill for what I wanted.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small, fast

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Quick transfer speeds and very compact. Build is ok, I thought it would feel more rugged but it’s fine so far.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Absolutely perfect

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great, absolutely the fastest ssd so far Smallest external Ssd

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best SSD out there

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love the SSD G-Drives! Lightning fast and super durable. Always am buying more!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Hard Drive Soft Cost

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Portable. Lightweight. Operate just as perfect as the professional grade.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    LOVE it

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Super fast. Very reliable. Able to edit video in Premiere while mobile with great playback. Highly recommend.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and reliable storage device

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fantastic drive performance. Excellent transfer rates, provided your system supports USB 3.1 Gen 2. I use this to transfer massive amounts of image files from a raspberryPi4 imaging computer setup to my Win10Pro desktop for image processing. I was using a USB thumbdrive previously, and not only did the storage capacity stop being an issue, but easily cut 20 minutes off of data transfer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love this drive.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The performance has been fast and reliable. The case is rugged. I think it’s a great drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great ssd for the money

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great compact ssd, so compact and portable. Perfect for a photographer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great all around hard drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very durable and fast! Highly recommend! Don’t pass up on this one!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just perfect

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its fast small and has an incredible amount of memory for the go

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Format was for Apple-reformatted for Windows

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works well after approximately 1 month. Nice compact unit.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is super fast and works great with Mac and windows

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    G Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice external hard drive and small form factor helps with storing in a camera bag or laptop bag. Even works with PS5 if you want to move some games from you library to an external storage.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small and Sufficient

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    An excellent product which I am using as the primary hard drive for my limited memory laptop. It is the perfect size, sitting unnoticed on my desk /workspace. Good investment.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little drive

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this to move my music collection from an older bulky HDD, and so far its been great. I've only had it for about a month but hopefully it lasts a long time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am impressed, the speed at which I can save, copy and paste is just great. I upgraded from an G-Drive to an this SSD. Worth every dollar!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works Great!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I’m using this solid-state drive to run my macOS system completely off this drive as it makes my older iMac run way quicker smooth everything opens super fast the hard drive is well-made

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So Far So Good

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this to replace another brand's SSD Drive that had corrupted. It is being used to back up my new iMac 24. So far so good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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