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LaCie 2 TB Bigger Disk Extreme External Hard Drive with Triple Interface ( 300801U ) | List Price: $569.99
Discount Price: $459.94
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Brand: LaCie
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 3 years warranty
Features: - FireWire 800, FireWire 400 & Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interfaces
- Built-in RAID 0 for Extreme FireWire 800 speed
- Ideal for audio/video applications and backing up multiple workstations
- Ultra-quiet smart fan has settings that automatically vary depending on temperature
- Packs a massive 2 TB of storage into a manageable 5.25" 2U size
I will never buy another LaCie product [Posted on 2008-04-13]
I purchased this product and have had multiple issues with it not mounting, corrupting data, and finally failing to start.
This is the second LaCie product I've purchased and have had it fail mere months after purchase. Their customer support was good, but ultimately I was left with hardware that was worth little more than a door stop.
I personally will never again buy a product from LaCie. I'd strongly recommend you do the same.
Not working as advertised, may be broken [Posted on 2008-04-21]
I had problems with firewire (ie it wouldn't work) immediately--I attributed this to my flaky firewire card. It worked well under USB, but there were weird problems with my computer (Outlook would hang)--these resolved whenever the drive was off.
I attempted to use this drive with my laptop today, first via firewire then by usb. It got about halfway through a big file copy when the drive went offline and I haven't been able to get it back since.
This is just too flaky, a HDD for backups needs to be johny on the spot and work. I will not use Lacie again, not even for a doorstop.
WORST DRIVES EVER!!! [Posted on 2008-06-16]
I think most of the the reviewers have already covered everything faulty about this drive. DO NOT BUY IT!!! I bought two over a year ago, and withing 6 months of being purchased BOTH failed on me at the same time - they kept on clicking and would not mount, and when I did manage to mount both [after a good 30 tries], 90% of my data was missing.
I sent them to Lacie to be repaired, but instead of repairing them they just sent me new ones. And as predicted, they BOTH have failed on me again with the EXACT same problem within 6 months of being sent back to me. Now they won't repair them as they are out of warranty. They even had the nerve to tell me that I should buy new Lacie drives.
Trust me on this one, Lacie is a horrible company when it comes to quality external hard drives. Save yourself the money and invest in another brand.
WATCH OUT! [Posted on 2008-07-19]
I've had several Lacie external FW drives fail on me in the last month or so - a 500GB, a 1TB and a 2TB.
The reason seems to be that I may have powered up one Lacie drive with the (identical-looking) power supply from another. It turns out you can't do this and plugging in a Lacie drive with a Lacie power supply from a second drive (even if it's identical spec) can fry it!
Great, huh? I've been told Western Digital and G-Tech are better. Lacies seem really flaky.
failed drive.. [Posted on 2008-09-06]
After 5 months.. the drive failed. No warning signs.. no loud noise.. failed pretty abruptly. Anybody has pointers for data recovery.
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