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Glyph PortaGig 50 (500GB - 7,200 rpm)

Item ID: PG50-500

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

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Premium Storage in Your Pocket!

The Glyph PortaGig 50 hard drive makes portable recording and editing easy. With its tiny bus-powered enclosure, it's small enough to fit into your pocket, yet the PortaGig is powerful enough to support high track-count audio sessions. With FireWire 800, USB 2.0 (both of which can provide bus power), and eSATA interfaces, PortaGig 50 is ready for any system thanks to the wide variety of connectivity. You can even access the bus power via FireWire or USB while using the eSATA data connection - how cool is that! Powered by the Oxford 934 chip, the PortaGig 50 is qualified with Pro Tools to support over 70 tracks of 24-bit/48kHz audio.



Glyph PortaGig 50 External Hard Drive Features at a Glance:
  • Capacity: 500GB
  • Rotational speed (RPM): 7,200 RPM
  • Interface connectivity: (2) FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) 9-pin ports, (1) USB 2.0 Hi-speed (device-side) port, (1) eSATA 3Gbit/s port
  • Bridging chipset: Oxford 934
  • Average seek time: 8ms
  • Maximum transfer rate (eSATA port): 3 Gbit/s (300MB/sec)
  • FireWire 800 port: Read - 76MB/s, Write - 65MB/s
  • eSATA port: Read - 83MB/s, Write - 81MB/s
  • Cache size: 8MB
  • Dimensions: 1" x 4.8" x 3.6"
  • Weight: .5lb
  • Power Supply Included: External Universal 100-240v 50/60 Hz
  • FireWire 800 (9-pin to 9-pin) cable
  • A to Mini-B USB Cable (Y-cable, uses two USB ports for necessary power)

Proven reliability in a pocket-sized enclosure with Glyph's PortaGig 50!

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Specification Detail
Form External
Storage Type Hard Drive
Capacity 500GB
Rotational Speed 7200RPM
Connectivity Type 2 x FW800, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x eSATA
Average Seek Time 8ms
Sustained Transfer Rate FW800: 76MB/Sec (Read), 65MB/Sec (Write); eSATA: 83MB/Sec (Read), 81MB/Sec (Write)
Cache Size 8MB
Power External AC Power Supply
Height 1"
Depth 3.6"
Width 4.8"
Weight .5 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number PG501B-500

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Love It

by Richard Chin from Miami, FL
 August 16, 2011
 Music Background: Producer and Recording Engineer
I was very surprised at how well this little hard drive handled a pro tools 9 HD session for 12 hours of mixing with no problems at all. Glyph is the standard when it come to hard drives for audio. Ve... read more [+]ry happy with the product. close [-]

PortaGig50 hot but cool

by Charlie from Maryland
 May 29, 2012
 Music Background: composer
Great little drive. I am starting to use one of these per project. My only reservation is how hot they get. Although I am starting to relax with that. So far they have been rock solid and a great ... read more [+]working tool close [-]

portable, speedy Glyph quality

by peterkeys88 from Encino, CA
 March 8, 2012
 Music Background: Pro Musician
This is the hard drive that travels with me when I'm on the road. It rolled around a backpack for 4 tours last year, and still chugs along, as a portable session and sample library drive. There aren... read more [+]'t many 7200rpm bus-powered drives, and the shock protection is a plus for travel, as i've had drives crap out on me before under the same strains. I was disappointed to find it's not USB bus-powered. It does get quite hot if it's working hard. Keep it ventilated, and off surfaces that don't let the heat escape. close [-]

a bit Saddened

by HH from Nashville, TN
 February 23, 2011
 Music Background: songwriter, producer, artist
I'm sure for some small use this thing is perfect. But, when running sessions(with barely anything on it) it kept vanishing(possibly overheating). It mounts when it feels like it and ONLY then. It's a... read more [+] nightmare for a guy trying to travel with small sessions. I don't know if the smaller sizes are better but this one is a nightmare. close [-]
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Glyph PortaGig 50 (500GB - 7,200 rpm)

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