Glyph Technologies PGFW8004B-160

Glyph has expanded upon their FireWire 400 PortaGig and upgraded it with two FireWire 800 ports, a fast internal SATA II drive, Oxford 934 chip, and a rear power switch. The small bus-powered hard drive weighs less than 10 ounces, but is powerful enough to support high track-count audio sessions, and has been tested and approved with Digidesign Pro Tools. Designed with a fanless aluminum enclosure, the PortaGig can run on its included power supply if bus power is not available or insufficient.  The warranty has also been upgraded to three years and includes coverage under Glyph's Overnight Advance Replacement policy.

The 7,200 RPM drives have slightly higher performance than the 5,400 RPM models.  The 7,200 RPM models also have slightly higher track count compared to the 5,400 RPM models due to their higher transfer rates.  The 5,400 RPM models have higher storage capacities (of up to 250 GB) than the 7,200 RPM models (only up to 200 GB).

The PortaGig 800 can be run successfully using FireWire and/or USB bus power supplied by many notebook computers, however Glyph can't guarantee compatibility with all notebooks due to differing bus power specs. If you want to guarantee that the PortaGig will work, make sure you purchase or include the correct DC power supply in your purchase of the PortaGig.

Features:

• Seagate SATA II drives used exclusively
• Tested and approved with Digidesign Pro Tools™ to support over 55 tracksof 24bit/48k audio, with edits
• Small, portable, aluminum case runs quietly with fanless design
• Applications: Field recording, moving audio, video, graphics, and prepressfiles
• Includes universal power supply & carrying case

Specifications:

• Part Number PGFW8004B-160
• Capacity: 160 GB
• Interfaces: 2FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) 9-pin ports
  1 USB 2.0 Hi-speed (device-side) port
• Bridging Chip: Oxford 934
• Average seek time (read): 8 milliseconds
• Maximum Transfer Rate: 800 Mb/sec (100MB/sec)
• Sustained Transfer Rate: up to 44MB/sec
• Buffer Size (cache): 8 MB
• Dimensions: 0.86" Hx 3.3" W x 5.2" D
• Configuration: Portable enclosure
• Weight: 0.6 lbs.(0.3 kg)
• Power Supply: Universal 100-240v 50/60 Hz
• Operating System Compatibility: Apple OS 8.6, 9.X, 10.X
  Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP,Vista
  Modern Unix-based, Linux, or BSD
• Content Creation Applications: Qualified with all major audio production packages that supportFireWire storage, including Digidesign Pro Tools, Steinberg Nuendo and Cubase,Apple Logic, MOTU Digital Performer, Cakewalk Sonar, Sony Vegas and more.
• Included: FireWire800 (9-pin to 9-pin) cable
  USB Cable
  Power supply
  Carrying sleeve
• 3-Year Warranty: 1Year Overnight Advance Replace, 2 Years Free Basic Data Recovery