Equipped with the fastest-ever FireWire standard, this drive is capable of reaching transfer speeds of up to 800Mbits/s for FireWire 800 users and up to 480Mbits/s for USB 2.0... more
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Advantages: Very quick with firewire, quiet (no fan), sturdy and well-built, 4-6-pin firewire lead, looks cool! Disadvantages: No backup/partitioning software included
...research, and having previously used LaCie drives at an old design studio job and being impressed with them, I decided the D2 250GB was for me. It has 3 connectors: USB 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.1 but of course is slower), Firewire 400, and the new Firewire 800 (Apple only, but hopefully the PC will adopt the faster Firewire standard in time). I bought the largest HD I could afford and see this as a sound investment because you can never have enough ... ...(2) File copied from LaCie D2 7200rpm onto same disk (drive empty and freshly formatted): 56 secs
(3) File copied from Hitachi to LaCie using Firewire 400: 28 secs
(4) File moved (not copied) from Hitachi to LaCie using Firewire 400: 41 secs
(5) File copied from Hitachi to LaCie using USB 1.1 (my laptop doesn't have USB 2.0 unfortunately): 20m 18s
(native Windows XP driver to translate USB 1.1 signal through to the USB 2.0 port on drive may have ...
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Equipped with the fastest-ever FireWire standard, this drive is capable of reaching transfer speeds of up to 800Mbits/s for FireWire 800 users and up to 480Mbits/s for USB 2.0 users. The LaCie d2 U&I Hard Drive's dual interface, 7200-rpm speed and 8MB buffer make it the fastest-possible storage solution for digital content creators. Made of a metal alloy that dissipates heat and prolongs drive performance, the LaCie d2 U&I Hard Drive features a slender, stylish case that offers versatile desktop and rackmount configuration options. A space-saving drive stand allows for upright desktop use, while an optional rack-mounting kit enables configuration in standard 19-inch racks. This drive also features a fan-free design for quiet operation. With plug and play convenience, LaCie d2 U&I Hard Drives are hot-pluggable for easy cross-platform file transfer and data sharing. With the appropriate cable, LaCie's hard drives can be connected to any computer equipped with FireWire 800 (9-pin), FireWire 400 (6-pin), USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 ports, making it the most universal drive ever. Ideal for a variety of applications, a 250GB LaCie d2 U&I Hard Drive can store 50,000 MP3 songs and more than 16 hours of digital video from DV camcorders. Chained and striped in a FireWire 800 RAID 0 configuration, LaCie d2 U&I Hard Drives can reach unprecedented sustained transfer rates of up to 100MB/s, making them ideal for working with professional video in high-end workstation and small-server environments.
Software / system requirements
OS Required: Apple MacOS 9.x, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME, Apple MacOS X 10.x, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
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
