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Glyph PortaGig 50 - 500GB - 7,200 rpm

500GB External Hard Drive with FireWire 800, USB 2.0, and eSATA Connectivity - 7,200 rpm
Item ID: PG50-500

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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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  • Manufacturer Part Number: PG501B-500

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