G-DRIVE ArmorATD 5TB, portable rugged external hard drive, HDD up to 130 MB/s, USB-C (5Gbps), USB 3.2 Gen 1, Thunderbolt 3

Excellent external hard drive with outstanding build quality. The G-DRIVE ArmorATD feels extremely solid and durable, giving real confidence that it can handle travel, daily use, and the occasional knock without worry. The 2TB capacity is great for backing up photos, videos, and important files, while transfer speeds are very good for a portable HDD. The USB-C connection is a nice modern touch and makes setup quick and easy. What really stands out is the rugged design and premium feel — it feels like a product built to last. If you need reliable portable storage with strong protection and excellent quality, I’d highly recommend this drive.

Nice slim power bank that snaps on easily and charges fast. Super convenient at work, but it gets warm and usually stops around 80%. Still solid for quick boosts!

Be aware that this is not a plug and play drive. Setup requires basic knowledge of Windows storage management to configure the disk to maximum capacity. Performance once configured was good, write speed was very good. Sadly, over the first 24 hours, performance deteriorated. The disk was constantly 100% busy and became more and more unresponsive until is ceased to work at all. A waste of money.

Good drive. Definitely slower than my Samsung Thunderbolt 3 drive for some reason. As a working drive for video this is not so great. But, for what it is I would definitely recommend for the price now. For something better for video look at Thunderbolt 4.

Originally I was going to purchase this item on the Apple Store as it told me that it was compatible with my Mac Mini but they were out of stock. However it was available on Amazon so I ordered it and it arrived a day earlier than expected. I couldn’t believe how easy it was to set up. Once connected via the thunderbolt cable provided I turned on the Mac and it automatically recognised the new drive and also started Time Machine backup utility without me having to take any action myself. I am given to understand that for Windows users it is necessary to reformat the drive to make it usable. The drive does come with a usb cable as well as the thunderbolt cable for connecting to non apple devices.

I bought this external hard drive to clear off pictures from my iPad as I had slowed it down with accumulation of photos and videos and it was unable to function properly It was easy to use and fast and it was great to see them stored and safe plus not having to put them on (the cloud) for the protection and security reasons and for my peace of mind that I have them and they are now safe I would recommend this hard drive for these purposes I have recently purchased a new data cable for the hard drive as I needed one that can clear off pictures from my phone and this has a different cable setting than the ones provided with the hard drive it is easy to use and is portable too

I have read some negative reviews stating it's not plug-and-play. It's true, it was a bit of a pain to set up, but the unit is very robust, and it was quickly working away, copying 3.5TB from another drive that was not working well, hence this purchase. Not sure how long it will last, time will tell. The 5-year-old 5 TB Seagate didn't.

The drive itself is well built and sturdy. Copying, backing up and access seem to be quick through the USB C port. Major problem is that it frequently disconnects without any warning, losing any data/work in the process. Occasionally I have opened the drive to find most of the folders missing, and a disconnect/reboot brings them back - very annoying. Used to expect this back in the day of 20gb hard drives - but not in this day and age. I won't be buying another G-Drive - very disappointed.

Super jak na dysk HDD.Transfer deklarowany a nawet większy jak na dysk HDD jest wysoki.No i wygodne port USB C

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Well made and good value for price. However it is still an old fashioned spinning disc drive and therefore quite slow compared to more modern drives.

Great product

A value-for-money portable drive. For $229 for 6TB, it is a steal. Yes there were concerns about its compatibility with windows. Google it, and obviously there were already folks before me who encountered this problem. It took me like one min to resolve it, followed the instructions given by Windows, and it was all ready to use!