CONCLUSION

   I've been working on G-Technology solutions for quite a few years now so when i received the G-Drive Mobile USB 1TB USB 3.0 portable hard drive i really expected it to shine with excellent performance results all across the board. However as clearly shown from our charts that is not the case and so the G-Drive Mobile USB had a somewhat hard time keeping up with the other USB 3.0 based solutions we tested in the past in some of the tests. Of course performance-wise it's still 3+ times over than USB 2.0 so we can't really call it bad/slow and in its defense G-Technology did release it a long time ago compared to most of the competition in our charts but in the end it is what it is. That being said the quite small aluminum enclosure looks great and it's not like G-Technology can't release a revision of the G-Drive Mobile USB with an upgraded controller/HDD combo in the near future (if they do we will be taking it for a ride).

   Much like with the entire product line by G-Technology the G-Drive Mobile USB 1TB USB 3.0 PHD is priced somewhat high with a current price tag of USD127.40 inside the USA (Amazon) and at around 130Euros inside the EU. Normally i don't really have a problem with the pricing of products by G-Technology but that's only because they offer top notch build quality with excellent performance (so bottom line you get what you pay for) and although the G-Drive Mobile USB is a high quality portable hard drive it doesn't excel in terms of performance so i really hope that G-Technology either drops its price tag a bit or upgrades it with a more powerful HDD (or a faster controller if that's the issue). Regardless however if you are looking for a high quality portable hard drive up to 1TB in capacity and you care not about the price then the G-Drive Mobile USB 1TB USB 3.0 PHD is most definitely worth checking out.

PROS

- Build Quality (Aluminum Enclosure)
- Good Performance
- Size
- MAC OS/Time Machine Compatible
- 3 Years Warranty 

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- Performance (Compared To Similar PHDs)