Should You Buy a G-Technology External Hard Drive?

We currently compare prices on over 40 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 20 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 $70 for the G-Drive Mobile USB - 1Tb which has a hard drive capacity of 1TB and a weight of 176g and go up to $450 for the G-Drive Thunderbolt - 10TB which has a hard drive capacity of 10TB and a weight of 1.4kg. The average price of a new G-Technology external hard drive is $184.

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 6th best external hard drive brand out there.

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.

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 $184, 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.

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	LaCie	A-DATA	Seagate	Silicon Power
		1			1
			2
			1		1
	1		1
	1				1
	1			1
				1
	1
					1
					1
			1
	1
					1
	1
	1
					1
				1
	1
					1
Total	8	1	5	3	8

What is the Best Mid-Range G-Technology External Hard Drive?

G-Technology G-DRIVE - 6TB

6TB

1,960 Mbit/s DATA TRANSFER

7,200 RPM HARD DRIVE ROTATIONAL

1.4kg

A great mid range choice, priced at $199.95 is the G-Technology G-DRIVE - 6TB, which has a Kagoo Score of 65.

Features We Love:

Big hard drive capacity (6TB)

External power adapter

A good spec but only average value for money 1.4kg external hard drive.

78 Features	Good Features
76 Popularity	Quite Popular
61 Value for Money	Good
65 Kagoo Score	Good

The cheapest price that we could find for the G-DRIVE - 6TB in the US is $199.95 but in total we found only 2 prices for it.

What is the Best Budget Choice G-Technology External Hard Drive?

G-Technology G-DRIVE Mobile USB-C - 2Tb

2TB

140 Mbit/s DATA TRANSFER RATE

5,400 RPM HARD DRIVE ROTATIONAL

140g

At only $94.95 and with a Kagoo Score of 65 the G-Technology G-DRIVE Mobile USB-C - 2Tb makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

Lighter than average (140g)

USB powered

A good spec but only moderate value for money USB powered external hard drive.

78 Features	Good Features
76 Popularity	Quite Popular
60 Value for Money	Good
65 Kagoo Score	Good

The cheapest price that we could find for the G-DRIVE Mobile USB-C - 2Tb in the US is $94.95 but in total we found only 2 prices for it.