Customers consistently note the G-DRIVE ArmorATD 4TB External USB-C Portable Hard Drive's durability, storage capacity, and speed as significant advantages. The drive is also appreciated for being at a good price point. However, some customers have reported issues with the USB-C connectivity, specifically mentioning device recognition problems when connected to Windows.
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Pros mentioned:
Speed, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Would purchase again!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Was skeptic at first, but this was pretty fast and ton of space for my needs. Transfer photos and videso smoothly
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Durability, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great portable 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 had a great experience with a small drive that has high capacity, is lightweight, and has a nice transfer speed. It's also rugged, which is a great feature!" has a nice transfer speed. It's also rugged, which is a great feature!"
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for Backup
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I already have a 4TB SSD to supplement storage on my MacBook M3 pro but needed a reliable backup drive for time machine and online storage for that size is expensive. This drive works great for me. I've had a standard external drive fail before so having the extra shock proofing was a key requirement. The price and performance are competitive and hopefully, I will never have to test read speed, but I am ready just in case.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Doesnt work on old windows computers
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This worked great on my mac studio but wont even show on my older windows computers. Stay away if you havent upgraded in a bit.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Beast of a portable hard drive!!
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The G-Drive is a beast! Works great! FAST to write to and SO much portable storage!! I love it!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Durability, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A great hard drive for projects!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This hard drive is perfect if you are in various conditions on any photo/video projects. The outside part protects it from drops, being in bags, etc. The upload speeds to it are pretty quick and 4TB is great for what I need it for!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great External Storage
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great external storage option. Works well and fast. Not that loud when reading/writing data. Great size as well for the storage capacity.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Durability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Reliable
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I use them faithfully to hold my portraits and the have been extremely reliable.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Durability, Storage capacity
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Quality and value in one package
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
If you need large capacity backup storage, this could be it.
Strong, sturdy, well protected. I have heard that some solid-state drives are failing without notice; no warning. No answer as to why. So I don't discount these spinning drives yet, and the price keeps them competitive...for now.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Durability, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great buy
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Really fast,tough ,silent and no vibrations.
It comes with a connection for usb c and usb
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
IT Director
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
great product, fast and easy to use. easy setup and formatting.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage capacity
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Drive, Sucky Set-up
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It works fine and i have no qualms with how it operates. Plenty of storage. My content runs on it. My only issue was that i had to delete and then reformat the partition in order to actually access the main part of the drive. That was annoying. And there were no instructions on how to do that so i had to go to youtube.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best by far
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Transfers, files and photos so fast so easy to connect to any device hundred percent recommend
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Durability, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I definitely recommend this compact product
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Love this product, so compact and easy to travel with as for business and personal use. I love the fact that I can quickly download all my photos files, music and videos straight to this external hard drive. Specially, with my busy life and on the go.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Rugged and dependable but fault is user's.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this to do a backup of an expensive laptop's corrupted (by BitLocker) hard drive. I had issues getting this hard drive recognized by Windows 11. After much trial and error (there was no documentation or help in the quick start guide), I discovered it was due to the large storage size and file system on the drive. After formatting the drive, it worked like a charm.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Durability, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Incredibly fast
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I can now store all my documents, videos, and photos in one storage. Incredibly fast and reliable.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Durability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great device for backups!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent solution for a reliable backup device. This drive was spot on for backups on my primary computer. It interfaces nicely with the MacOS environment, and will provide me years of reliable backups. I am securing the drive in a fireproof container to ensure I have all of my info safely stored.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
It Works but requires Windows software to do so
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It seems to be ruggedly built and passed my drive tests but I find it bizarre that you cannot access and format it without downloading software. In this era any such device should work "out-of-the-box" and I have never had an external drive before that didn't. Be aware, requires a bit of knowledge to make it functional.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
external drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
just what was needed. able to expand internal hard drive
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Durability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Think i'm switching brands
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Hey. Hey...
In comparison to LaCie (now questionable) just as good if not better…(apples to apples)…2 of my LaCie are acting weird even though minimal use (ejects itself). Thinking might fail. Not taking any chances