LaCie DVD-RAM drive

Advantages: Probably the biggest drive for consumer use
Disadvantages: Takes some time to defragment or format

...The LaCie d2 ‘Big Disk’ is the fastest and biggest external hard disk drive that I’ve ever seen for consumer use. I handle so much data for the three businesses that I run that I needed a back up drive that could handle everything I had. This meant backing up entire, built in, drives and imaging them to the LaCie d2 ‘Big Disk’ (as they now call it). LaCie now manufacture even bigger capacity disks but they have a price to match, this one is available at around £250.00 on-line. It’s heavier than you imagine when you actually get to take it out of the box, but what superb build quality, so solid and robust. It runs quietly as the casing acts as the heat sink, no noisy fans. Only when you’re transferring packets of data do you occasionally hear the faint sound of disk access. A blue ‘on/off’ button is the only control built... Read review

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Advantages: none
Disadvantages: brokes and burns everything is connected to it

...My incredible story with a Raid LaCie Biggest Quadra Fw 800. I bought a Raid LaCie Biggest Quadra Fw 800 in June 2007 at Ktuin store(the biggest retailer of Mac and LaCie in Spain) in Madrid Calle Orense for 1079,00€. As soon as I took it out from the box and I connetted it to my Powerbook G4 and my MacPro the drive burn them out. Some smoke came out from the firewire socket. Three months later LaCie gave me a new Raid LaCie Biggets Quadra Fw 800.They didn't pay anything for the damage caused to my 2 computers. Luckily the Macpro was still in warranty. Mac fixed it for free but still I had to pay 700€ to fix the Powerbook. Well, I put the brand new Raid LaCie Biggest Quadra Fw800 on my desk and I saved there all my last 5 years of work as a photographer. I also configurated it in raid 5. I didn't make any back up because: 1) I... Read review

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Advantages: Fast transfer speed, protection from knocks and drops
Disadvantages: Fairly high price

...are using an Apple or Microsoft OS. The hard-drives system requirements are very basic and will function on all PC's with as little as 350 MHz of processing speed and 128 MB of ram. Again this is no worry as most people have PC's with more than enough RAM and processing power. The standard warranty for the LaCie 250 GB external hard-drive is 2 years. Which means that your hard-drive will be replaced if anything goes wrong within 2 years of purchase. The 2 year warranty applies to damages caused by accidental dropping of the device or any internal failure. Overall, the LaCie external hard-drive is a great device for taking with you on any trip, which may involve anything from social interaction to rugged adventures with friends. The only downside is the high price of the hard-drive. The LaCie hard-drive although being more expensive than... Read review

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