LaCie Golden Disk Hard drive 1 TB

LaCie 1 TB Big Disk Hard Drive

Advantages: Capacity, looks, decent manual, cheap
Disadvantages: A bit slow, a lot to lose in one go

With people starting to amass more and more data on their PCs, the old methods of backup such as tape or CD & DVD are becoming woefully inadequate. As a result, by far the most cost efficient method for either storing data or backing it up is the external hard drive. That said, 1TB or 1 Terrabyte is a crazy amount of space and the sort of storage that would have kept a multinational company ticking over nicely ten years ago. The LaCie (pronounced Lassie, like the dog) 1TB unit is a reasonably basic device that only has a USB2 (although USB1 is supported) interface and comes with a suitable lead, external power supply and software CD. It can work with both PCs and Macs although by default it's formatted for PC use so Mac users will need to reformat it first but that's no hardship really. On first opening the box, it looks really ...

ilaskey 19.04.2007 (01.05.2007) · Read full review
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Review of LaCie Big Disk Hard drive 1 TB

Great capacity hard disk for the price, stylish and simple too.

Advantages: Great Value, very reliable
Disadvantages: Short cables, and shows up fingerprints

I purchased the LaCie 1TB as my first external hard drive, about 6 months ago. I wasn't sure how much space I would be needing, but as the LaCie was on offer for £75 for 1TB I couldn't really resist. The promotional literature for this Hard disk seems to keep reminding us that it was designed by Neil Poulton, someone who I'm not aware of, but must be pretty good judging by the design of this product. It is rare when talking about an external hard drive that style is a talking point, but in this case it is. It's a sleek black elegant looking case, very very shiny. At the front there is a small strip of blue light that activates whenever the hard drive is turned on, everything else it on the panel at the back (on switch, connectors and vent) making the device very uncluttered and minimalist. What I will say though, is it would probably ...

salmonchaplin 14.06.2009 · Read full review
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Black Box

Advantages: Inexpensive with a large capacity
Disadvantages: a bit noisy

standard because it is cheaper to implement. Firewire800 is faster still at 800 Mbps but is rarely used. Firewire has the advantage that it can be daisy-chained (e.g. several disks pluged into one FireWire port) whereas USB is hub-based requiring a USB port for each disk. What do you get in the box: LaCie Hard Disk, a USB 2.0 cable, an external power supply with both a UK and a US power cable, a Quick Install Guide and LaCie Utilities already preloaded on the drive (User Manual, LaCie '1-Click' Backup Software for Windows & Mac, LaCie SilverKeeper Backup Software (Mac), LaCie Setup Assistant) Is it any good? This disk-drive is billed a being quiet (fanless), stylish and fast all for an affordable price. It is certainly inexpensive (I paid £87 from Amazon and it will probably be even cheaper now) It doesn't have a fan, so there is ...

AndrewPo 09.02.2009 (10.02.2009) · Read full review
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