Glyph Technologies 12TB Blackbox Pro 7200 rpm USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C External Hard Drive

108 reviews for Glyph Technologies 12TB Blackbox Pro 7200 rpm USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C External Hard Drive

1. Rated 4 out of 5

   Lucile Murazik
   March 30, 2022    Verified Purchase

   I was looking forward to a fairly portable 8TB drive and it works. It does have a bit of noise, which maybe knocks it from 5 to 4 starts, but plugs right into to new Macbook Pro 2016, and works very well.

2. Rated 5 out of 5

   Berta Crooks
   March 30, 2022    Verified Purchase

   Build quality seems great. The unit is somewhat large, but so far it seems to work well. It’s fast and has a usb-c cable so I’m using it w/ my iMac. Not real loud, but still makes some noise (as I’ve gotten used to SSDs.) This seems like a nice holdover until I purchase a housing to build a RAID drive. For now, I use this for my local OneDrive folder that backs up to the cloud.

3. Rated 3 out of 5

   Giles Brekke
   March 29, 2022    Verified Purchase

   i love glyph products but this one seems like an odd compromise for the price point. the drive is very large, requires external power, and is as slow as you’d expect of a 7200rpm drive attached to a SSD system drive. overall it’s like my system runs slower when this is mounted. not the drive’s fault

4. Rated 5 out of 5

   Chester Walter
   March 29, 2022    Verified Purchase

   We have an iMac with a 3TB drive that filled up. We purchased it from the local store, Mac HQ. When I asked for a recommendation on how to address the loss of drive space they recommended 1 Glyph to be an extension of the iMacs hard drive, and another for dedicated backups. This works well… things like iTunes and Movies and barely-used documents stay on the extension Glyph, freeing the iMacs hard drive. Mac HQ recommended setting up Carbon Copy Cloner for the backups and they work nicely with these drives. The 7,200 rpm makes for fast data transfers to and from these Glyph drives. The drives are solid all around… design, feel, actual performance. Thank you, Glyph! MacHQ recommended purchasing from B&H and Im glad they did… the order shipped and arrived quickly. Thanks, B&H!

5. Rated 4 out of 5

   Bridgette Armstrong
   March 22, 2022    Verified Purchase

   The unit needs to be formatted for use on a pc and you have to correctly identify the drive if you have more than one internal drive connected. Their support page required some digging to find the procedure to format for a pc. This is my second Glyph drive.

6. Rated 5 out of 5

   Susanna Langworth
   March 21, 2022    Verified Purchase

   Its light, sturdy and it works.

7. Rated 5 out of 5

   Joesph Bode
   March 21, 2022    Verified Purchase

   For me, the name of the game is durability when it comes to external drives. I use them to store lots of video. I have come to trust Glyph as many of my G Drives have failed, sometimes within just a year. This drive, like my other Glyph, is fast, quiet, and durable. My initial backup went quickly, it fires up quickly, and tirelessly works in the background with no problems (so far!)

8. Rated 5 out of 5

   Vernie Dickens
   March 19, 2022    Verified Purchase

   Best bought ExHD yet!

9. Rated 1 out of 5

   Collin Cole
   March 14, 2022    Verified Purchase

   I bought 4 of these. I wanted to use them to work on projects that my assistant editor sets up and I finish. They randomly shut off/eject. Sometimes in the middle of rendering. It’s super awesome. Now I’m just expecting them to corrupt everything in one of these you didn’t eject before you disconnected your drive events, so I had to buy something else to work off of, and I have 4 expensive paperweights just sitting around making me angry.

10. Rated 5 out of 5

    Rickie Barrows
    March 13, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I have used Glyph hard drives for many years with my iMacs. Currently, I own about 6 of them to back up my computers and to use as external hard drives for video and file storage. I have found them to be very dependable and at a reasonable cost. I especially like the newer rubberized casings that make them rugged and solidly stackable.

11. Rated 4 out of 5

    Sister Bartell
    March 12, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Pre-formated for Mac so it worked the minute i turned it on. Simple/easy. Good size for use with FCPX when traveling. Only wish the drive was slightly quieter. Note: While some Glyph units run off USB power alone, the 8TB I bought does requires being plugged into a 120V wall outlet. B&H was great as they have always been for the last 40 years I’ve purchased from them.

12. Rated 4 out of 5

    Shane Casper
    March 11, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I use these frequently on tv/film production for media management. Ideal for a download station with power, or as a long term storage drive that you can edit on. 7200 RPM and USB-C connection means faster download times, which means a lot when your downloading often or multiple cameras.

13. Rated 5 out of 5

    Andre Rodriguez
    March 5, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I certainly review this product ,email and ask salesman about the features and Down loads on this item, I made an ExceExcerpt choice on the GLYPH 6TB, Which has UNLIMITED storage file. Very please with this unit, Movies, photos ETC Norman

14. Rated 5 out of 5

    Willard Dooley
    March 3, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Well built, and works seamlessly as a network drive attached to my iMa

15. Rated 5 out of 5

    Angelica Morar
    February 28, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Great drive, and the price for 18 TB is really a great deal.

16. Rated 1 out of 5

    Susana Conroy
    February 27, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I loved the idea of these! I edit film, and these are great backups. However, if you are looking to edit off of these, do not purchase. It disconnects consistently, and I can’t get through a project for 10 minutes without the data being lost.

17. Rated 5 out of 5

    Jadyn Corkery
    February 26, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Bought this when I upgraded my mac to a cylinder mac that does not have internal storage. I had heard that it was american made and well built. When I got the package, it was so heavy I couldn’t believe it. Beautiful build and drive is quiet, fast and perfect for my purposes – even though I don’t have a mac fast enough to benefit from usb faster standard. Hopefully it will last til my next mac.

18. Rated 3 out of 5

    Baby Waters
    February 25, 2022    Verified Purchase

    If you are a Mac User this product will serve you well because it’s preformatted for you. However if you are like myself who aren’t users of Mac products then you will be surprised that you’ll have to format it yourself after trying to figure out which drives are allocated for usage in and which aren’t. Outside of that it proves to be very feasible tool to utilize for your photos, videos and documents.

19. Rated 4 out of 5

    Nelle Heller
    February 20, 2022    Verified Purchase

    While this hard drive is much larger/heavier than I expected (not really a practical if you’re looking for a portable drive), it’s perfect for laptop backup and photo/video storage to free up laptop/portable space. It’s also speedy! Importantly, the Glyph crew offers excellent technical support (these drives are formatted for Mac, and need an extra step to sync with a PC).

20. Rated 5 out of 5

    Eli Hamill
    February 20, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Great performance and great price.