Specifications

Compatible Operating Systems

Apple OS 8.6, 9.X, 10.X
Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista
Modern Unix-based, Linux, or BSD

Content Creation Applications

Digidesign Pro Tools
Steinberg Nuendo and Cubase
Apple Logic
MOTU Digital Performer
Cakewalk Sonar
Sony Vegas

Inside The Box

FireWire 800 (9-pin to 9-pin) cable
USB Cable (Y-cable, uses two USB ports for necessary power)
Power supply
Carrying sleeve

USB and Bus Power

The included USB cable is a "Y" cable: one end connects to the drive and two ends can be connected to the computer. In some situations, a single USB port will not supply enough USB bus power for the PortaGig 800, and two computer USB ports are needed. Due to differing bus power specs, the safest choice is to use the PortaGig 800 with the included DC power supply. Additionally, the DC power supply should be used with PortaGig 800 in capacities of 200GB or higher.

Warranty

Full 3 Years
1 Year Overnight Advance Replace
2 Years Free Basic Data Recovery

Audio Track Count Test Results

Track Count Test Results here

Glyph part number

7,200 RPM: PGFW8001B-x (x = drive capacity)
5,400 RPM: PGFW8004B-x (x = drive capacity)

Capacities

160GB | 250GB | 320GB | 500GB
Read more about common disk capacity misconceptions.

Rotational speed (RPM)

7,200 RPM and 5,400 RPM disks.

Interface connectivity

(2) FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) 9-pin ports
(1) USB 2.0 Hi-speed (device-side) port

Bridging chipset

Oxford 934

Average seek time

8ms

Maximum transfer rate

800 Mb/sec (100MB/sec)

Sustained transfer rates

7,200 RPM 500GB Read - 76MB/s
7,200 RPM 500GB Write - 42MB/s
5,400 RPM 500GB Read - 74MB/s
5,400 RPM 500GB Write - 41MB/s

Cache size

8MB

Dimensions and weight

Height:

0.86 inches

Width:

3.3 inches

Depth:

5.2 inches

Weight:

.6 pounds (.3kg)

Power Supply

Internal Universal 100-240v 50/60 Hz