Glyph GT050 Fixed-Mount Firewire Drive (Macintosh and Windows)

Glyph's fixed-mount tabletop, the GT 050?, is designed for the grueling daily use of audio production environments. Rugged and portable, the GT 050 is constructed with durable stainless steel and a QuietMetal internal frame. Available with a FireWire interface, simply choose the size solution that best fits your needs. GT 050 large capacity drives provide smooth capturing and editing of audio and comes standard with a three-year warranty that includes overnight advance replacement in the first year.

Features:
Huge storage capacity

Sustain data rates of 40 MB/sec with FireWire (IEEE 1394a/iLink)

FireWire connectivity is hot pluggable and allows 63 devices daisy chained

Fast 7,200 RPM, ATA/100 drives

Internal frame constructed with QuietMetal to protect recordings from unwanted noise

Portable and rugged stainless steel enclosure

Engineered for Professional Audio and Video Production

Comes complete with Glyph's 24-hour advance replacement warranty along with outstanding technical support at no additional charge.

Glyph engineers understand that when you're working in a studio environment, background noises get in the way of your work. The GT Series FireWire tabletop hard drives protect your recordings from unwanted noise with a QuietMetal internal frame. This composite metal technology, QuietMetal, absorbs any vibrations before they turn into unwanted sound. Glyph's GT Series solutions exemplify FireWire's high video transfer rates and are built using the Oxford 911 chip, making the streaming of DV-format video easy.

Audio
This high performance hard drive system is available in large capacities so you can record and edit 8 hours of 24 track, 24-bit/48kHz audio. It will even handle high definition sample rates, and includes Glyph Audio Storage Toolkit formatting and partitioning software.

Compatibility

Operating System: Mac OS 8.6/9.x/10.x, Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP

Interface: Two IEEE-1394a 6-pin standard FireWire conectors

Applications: Qualified with all major audio production packages that support FireWire recording, including Digidesign Pro Tools, Steinberg Nuendo and Cubase, Emagic Logic, MOTU Digital Performer, Cakewalk Sonar, Sonic Foundry Vegas and more...

Includes

Cables: FireWire cable, Power cable

Documentation: Warranty registration card, Manual

Glyph QuietMetal
(The Sandwich of Silence)

When you're recording in a studio environment, any piece of gear that makes background noise is going to get in the way of your session. That's why some folks try to silence their gear by putting noisy hard drive units in "isolation boxes" to muffle the noise of the drives and fans spinning.

Unfortunately, "iso" boxes have a drawback: heat buildup. Even in the best boxes, it's nearly impossible to get total acoustic isolation and also get the heat out of the hard drive product that's in the box.

Technical Info

Capacity per drive: 80GB, 120GB, 160GB

Rotational speed: 7,200 RPM: Interface connectivity: IEEE 1394a (FireWire)

Bridging Chip: Oxford 911

Average seek time (read): 8.2 msec

Maximum external transfer rate: 400 Mb/sec (50MB/sec)

Sustained transfer rate: >36 MB/sec

Buffer size (cache): 8 MB

Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.7 x 8.6 x 9.5 in.

Physical configuration: Desktop enclosure (rack mount optional)

Weight: 4.3 lbs. / 1.9 kg

Power Supply: Universal 100-240v 50/60 Hz

Warranty: 3 years, 1 year: Advance Overnight Replacement