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Glyph GT 050Q (500GB) (No Longer Available)

Item ID: GT050Quad500

500GB Quad Desktop Hard Drive with FireWire 800 and 400, USB 2.0, and eSATA Connectivity - 7,200rpm

Sorry, the Glyph GT 050Q (500GB) is no longer available. We've left this page up for reference only. Check out the great alternatives on this page or call toll-free (800) 222-4700 to speak with a Sweetwater Sales Engineer about similar products.

From Our Research Team:

Super-reliable Hard Drive with Four Connection Options!

It's impossible to place a dollar value on a once-in-a-lifetime performance. So why trust that magic to a bargain basement hard drive? That's why you need the Glyph GT 050Q 500GB — or any Glyph drive, for that matter. Here at Sweetwater, we equip all our studios with Glyph hard drives, which are the most dependable made-for-audio hard drives available — and trust us, we scoured the pro audio planet searching for these. Glyph gives you the kind of peace-of-mind you can't possibly measure. You just have to ask yourself one simple question... exactly how much is your personal project or musical performance worth? Don't trust your projects to anybody but Glyph.

The Glyph GT 050Q 500GB is the ultimate solution for your project and mobile studio. It includes a built-in power supply, a standard dual 6-pin powered FireWire 400 interface, two 9-pin FireWire 800 connectors, a USB 2.0 connector, one eSATA port, and it's built in a sturdy steel case. All that means, it's ready to interface with whatever kind of laptop or desktop computer you have already — and whatever one your friend brings over too.

You'll also appreciate the noise-elimination technologies built into the GT 050Q 500GB. Because this high-tech drive was made for pro audio and video, the crew at Glyph understands that you can't have your hard drive making crazy amounts of noise when you have live microphones in the room. You won't even know the GT 050Q 500GB is in there, that's how quiet it is. And, by the way, thanks to the the Oxford 924 bridging chip in the GT 050Q 500GB, you can be sure this Glyph is ready to work flawlessly with whatever pro audio software you run, including Pro Tools.

Glyph GT 050Q 500GB Features at a Glance:
  • Pro audio hard drive
  • 7,200rpm
  • Connections: FireWire 800 and 400, USB 2.0, and eSATA
  • Hard Drive Size: 500GB
  • Ultra-quiet operation
  • Oxford 924 bridging chip for optimized use with Pro Tools

You deserve the peace of mind the ultra-reliable, made-for-audio Glyph GT 050Q 500GB hard drive provides!

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Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number GT050Q1FN-500

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Reviews

the drive is on!!!

by steven from Chicago IL
January 25, 2012
Music Background: Home studio project engineer
The glyph hard drives are everything that every body says that they are this is my first glyph product, and it does not disappoint these drives are solid they work well, very quiet, some people feel t... read more [+]hese drives are noisy, really!! really!! these drives are no louder then your pc or mac hard drives probably quieter! with my monitors on, or headphones on, when mixing, i can't even hear my glyph GT 050Q working, even with the music off and surfing the net i forget that the drives are even on that's how quiet and reliable these drives are i also own two more glyph drives 1more GT 050Q and a GT 062E 1.0TB Glyph will be my hard drive of choice for backup, and music recording hands down.all three of my units perform flawlessly have owned for a month and no problems close [-]

Built to Last

by Jacco from Bronx N.Y.
August 25, 2011
Music Background: guitar,bass,sound engineer
This Glygh (500GB) drive was the perfect choice for expanding my P.C.'s storage. Very simple to set up, it was up and running in under 10 minutes. It's extremley well built and quiet (you do not hear ... read more [+]the fan) you can record worry free. The molded plastic carrying case is just icing on the cake,it's portable,Just buy it allready!

P.S. I gave it only 4 & 1/2 stars because its Very Pricey. Come on Sweetwater you can do better than $169.00 close [-]

One of the best

by Chris from MA
April 19, 2010
Music Background: Music Professional
Been very trusty so far my only complain is that when connected to my macbook pro there is some noise added to my monitors. Not sure if this is common or not but the noise is definitely generated from... read more [+] incorporating this hard drive into my chain.

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Good and solid

by Hair Jordan from Petaluma, CA
June 7, 2009
Music Background: Diverse musician, instrumentalist, recordist, student
A must-have for reliable backups. This was up and running on a Mac osX in no time. I highly recommend using time-machine or similar auto-backup program.

Firewire 800 is quite fast, ... read more [+]and it's nice to have all the other connection options. Fits nicely in a rack, and that helps to contain the small bit of operating noise. The noise would only be a problem if running this as a main drive in a really close-quarters recording environment. You do have to be careful with the FW800 cable as it gets pulled out more easily than fw400 or usb, in my experience. close [-]

Excellent hard drive

by Paul L from Middletown, CT
December 20, 2011
Music Background: Gigging musician and amateur recording engineer.
After my last hard drive began to give me problems, I chose to pick up a Glyph drive to use as my main HD for recording in my home studio. I really wanted to make use of the FireWire 800 ports on my ... read more [+]Mac, and I'm happy I chose this drive. Not only are the read/write speeds noticibly faster than my old drive, I also love the sturdy chassis that will take any bumps from being in a well used music room. The hard on/off switch is also a nice feature. close [-]
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