LaCie d2 Quadra 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

Finally LaCie worthed the price

Advantages: complete connection ports for easy use, Windows & Mac compatible
Disadvantages: fanless, may be a heat issue

From my personal opinion, the very first word that will pop up from your head if you heard LaCie... Overpriced.. I mean seriously, what does this brand offer compared to other competitors.. But I got to admit, this Quadra HDD is quite a great offer..!! Features Quadra is for Four connectivity that this device have. 1. firewire 400 2. Firewire 800, 3. eSata, 4. USB 2.0. Each port has its own advantages and disadvantages. It depends on the files you are transfering (size and how many files). LaCie D2 Quadra is a fanless vertical upright enclosure, so definitely a quiet external Hard Drive. So the cooling of the HDD really depends on the aluminum casing. The Inside 500GB of capacity should be more than enough to store your favorite movies, musics and your work files. Surely best for backing up your files also. The Hard ...

sibibip 29.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive 500 GB

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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Review of LaCie Hard Disk Design by Neil Poulton Hard drive 1 TB