Providing the fastest high-bandwidth interface available at 3Gbits/s (up to 300MB/s interface transfer rate), this powerful hard drive is engineered for speed-demanding... more
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interface transfer rate), this powerful hard drive is engineered for speed-demanding professionals working with data intensive storage applications. Twice as fast as SA...
interface transfer rate), this powerful hard drive is engineered for speed-demanding professionals working with data-intensive storage applications. Twice as fast as ...
interface transfer rate), this powerful hard drive is engineered for speed-demanding professionals working with data-intensive storage applications. Twice as fast as ...
interface transfer rate), this powerful hard drive is engineered for speed-demanding professionals working with data-intensive storage applications. Twice as fast as ...
USB 2.0 - this all-in-one professional hard disk offers universal connectivity for PC and Mac users. For easy setup, the LaCie Setup Assistant helps format according to your needs. The unique, fanless aluminum heat sink design with 60% more surface area for heat dissipation keeps it quiet and safe. With the LaCie Shortcut Button, easily launch any application in one push such as the included EMC Retrospect advanced backup software. Perfect for digital content creation, audio/video editing, DVD authoring, and web animation, etc., the d2 Quadra can handle multiple demanding professional tasks. It can be daisy-chained via FireWire or connected to your DV camera and is even bootable in FireWire for Mac and in eSATA for Mac/PC.
USB 2.0 - this all-in-one professional hard disk offers universal connectivity for PC and Mac users. For easy setup, the LaCie Setup Assistant helps format according to your needs. The unique, fanless aluminum heat sink design with 60% more surface area for heat dissipation keeps it quiet and safe. With the LaCie Shortcut Button, easily launch any application in one push such as the included EMC Retrospect advanced backup software. Perfect for digital content creation, audio/video editing, DVD authoring, and web animation, etc., the d2 Quadra can handle multiple demanding professional tasks. It can be daisy-chained via FireWire or connected to your DV camera and is even bootable in FireWire for Mac and in eSATA for Mac/PC.
A review by thewhitewolf on LaCie d2 ESATA II 3Gbits Hard Drive 500 GB November 18th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Advantages:
300MBs per second plus 500GBs
Disadvantages:
nothing
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
The interface transfer rate of this 3gigabit hard drive is phenomenal! Its literally blisteringly fast at almost 300 MBs per second. Now this is faster than most dual-core pcs can manage and its a shame this isn't a desktop processor instead! I usually got around 281 MBs when testing it at work and this really is designed for speedy transfers.
I like the ease of use of this hard drive, which is twice as fast as offerings currently on the market. ESATA II seems to be very good in my experience.
The tower-like appearance with a stable base and contemporary white casing is a pleasing move by Lacie. Its slim, rectangualer design means that it is a space saver and can be stored upright close to your pc.
Performance
Its a superb platform for archiving and backing up your media files such as dvds, videos, JPEGS etc due to its blisteringly fast transfer rate. The Firewire 800 and Firewire 400 software that is provided works well with both windows and mac systems and launches and installs very quickly. Easy installation and configuration makes its easy to navigate.
Storage
Its a design that saves space hence its slim profile and appears incongruous next to your desk. This is brilliant considering that it is a whopper 500GBs.
Conclusion The price might put some people off at over 100 pounds, but the mega speed of this speed beast has won me assuredly to its side.
Providing the fastest high-bandwidth interface available at 3Gbits/s (up to 300MB/s interface transfer rate), this powerful hard drive is engineered for speed-demanding professionals working with data intensive storage applications. Twice as fast as SATA I and PATA drives, it boasts easy installation and configuration, improved reliability, a simplified structure, seamless integration and improved external eSATA and cable connectors. Ideal for digital audio/video editing, enterprise servers and RAID 0 or 1 projects, this easy-to-use hard drive is the perfect storage upgrade for your workstation.
I like the ease of use of this hard drive, especially the shortcut button which allows any application to be launched with a touch of a button.
Its design means that it is a space saver and can be stored in a variety of ways - upright, on its side or... more
What with all the videos and photos I had on my mac, I needed some good back up storage. I was recommended to go for the something in the Lacie range. For me the d2 Quadra 320gb was an excellent choice. It won't lose data the way some of the ones with more
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