Should You Buy a G-Technology External Hard Drive?

We currently compare prices on over 30 of G-Technology's external hard drives.
If you are wondering how G-Technology external hard drives compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 1,000 external hard drives by objectively and impartially analysing over 4,200 user and expert reviews and 10 awards from hundreds of different review sites.
G-Technology are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and moderately popular external hard drives and start at $73 for the G-DRIVE Mobile - 1Tb which has a hard drive capacity of 1TB and a weight of 167g and go up to $850 for the G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3 - 8Tb which has a hard drive capacity of 8TB and a weight of 1.2kg. The average price of a new G-Technology external hard drive is $299.
Is G-Technology the Best External Hard Drive Brand?
So are G-Technology external hard drives any good? We give every external hard drive a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all external hard drives we are able to impartially rank all the external hard drive brands.
Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that G-Technology is the 5th best external hard drive brand out there.
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United States
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95% |
95%
43 reviews
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#2 |
United States
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93% |
93%
1,453 reviews
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France
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91% |
91%
0 reviews
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#4 | 86% |
86%
14 reviews
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#5 | 73% |
73%
0 reviews
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#6 | 66% |
66%
0 reviews
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#7 | 65% |
65%
0 reviews
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Rocstor
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64% |
64%
1 review
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DataLocker
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63% |
63%
0 reviews
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Verbatim
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62% |
62%
0 reviews
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ioSafe
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61% |
61%
0 reviews
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Glyph
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60% |
60%
0 reviews
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Apricorn
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54% |
54%
1 review
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OWC
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52% |
52%
0 reviews
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Let's look at how G-Technology external hard drives compare to the other external hard drive brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
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G-Technology External Hard Drives |
There's a wide selection of G-Technology external hard drives available compared to other external hard drive brands, with 10 G-Technology external hard drives currently on the market in the US. At an average purchase price of $299, G-Technology external hard drives also tend to be more expensive than most other external hard drive brands however they are still a popular choice with consumers.
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How Many Industry Awards Have G-Technology External Hard Drives Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for G-Technology external hard drives. The table below shows the number of awards received by the most popular external hard drive brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.
Compare all award winning external hard drives
Number of Awards | Western Digital | A-DATA | Silicon Power | Seagate | Buffalo |
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What is the Best Mid-Range G-Technology External Hard Drive?
G-Technology G-DRIVE ev RaW - 4Tb
$179.95
Adorama
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Buy Now |

4TB
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136 Mbit/s
DATA TRANSFER
RATE |
7,200 RPM
HARD DRIVE
ROTATIONAL |
240g
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A great mid range choice, priced at $179.95 is the G-Technology G-DRIVE ev RaW - 4Tb, which has a Kagoo Score of 61.
A good spec but only average value for money 240g external hard drive. It is USB powered and has a hard drive capacity of 4TB.
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Good Features |
60
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Good |
61
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Good |
The cheapest price that we could find for the G-DRIVE ev RaW - 4Tb in the US is $179.95 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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In stock
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$179.95
Delivery unknown
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Go to Store |
What is the Best Budget Choice G-Technology External Hard Drive?
G-Technology G-Drive Mobile - 4Tb
$139.95
Adorama
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Buy Now |

4TB
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5,000 Mbit/s
DATA TRANSFER
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5,400 RPM
HARD DRIVE
ROTATIONAL |
249.47g
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At only $139.95 and with a Kagoo Score of 62 the G-Technology G-Drive Mobile - 4Tb makes a great budget choice.
A good spec but only ok value for money 249.47g external hard drive. It is USB powered and has a hard drive capacity of 4TB.
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Good Features |
63
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The cheapest price that we could find for the G-Drive Mobile - 4Tb in the US is $139.95 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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In stock
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$139.95
Delivery unknown
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In stock
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$149.95
Delivery unknown
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Go to Store |
Compare All G-Technology External Hard Drives
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