26 MACWORLD JANUARY 2022
MACUSER REVIEW: SANDISK G-DRIVE SSDThe SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD’s end cap with its Type-C
USB port. A Type-A adapter cable is included.co/3Ei4TMP) and LaCie (fave.co/3ob7MJJ).
The drive measures approximately 3.75
inches long by 2 inches long, and is just
over a half-inch thick.
The drive is predominantly dark gray
with a louvered top and bottom to allow
heat shedding from the internal metal
structure. A silver end cap on the business
end houses the single
Type-C USB port, and
there’s a small slit LED
activity indicator on the
other end of the drive.
WD wasn’t forthcoming
about the SSD inside, but
it’s likely one of the
company’s lower-tier NVMe
models as evidenced by its
approximately 1GBps
transfer rate (SATA would
top out at 550MBps).
There’s no need for
anything faster when USB
is already capping the
performance.The drive’s louvered top and bottom allows heat shedding from
the internal metal structure.
company’s solid state
technology. Hence, it’s
the SanDisk
Professional G-Drive
SSD from WD.
Who cares, you say?
Just filling you in. The
drive is excellent, so
let’s get on with it.
DESIGN
The G-Drive SSD is a USB 3.2 Gen 2
(10Gbps), Type-C solid state drive available
in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB flavors for $150,
$250 ($230 on sale), and $360,
respectively. That’s actually a tad less than
competing drives from Seagate (fave.