LaCie 301827U d2 Quadra 1 TB eSATA/FireWire800/FireWire400/USB 2.0 External Hard Disk

List Price: $246.99 Discount Price: $154.23

Features:

• All-in-one external drive with massive 1 TB capacity and quadruple interface for full Mac and PC compatibility
• Includes eSATA 3 Gbit port; 2 FireWire 800 ports (9-pin); FireWire 400 port (6-pin); USB 2.0 port; and cables for each connection
• Fanless ridged design by Neil Poulton for cool, quiet operation
• 7200 rpm spin speed and 16 MB caches; ideal of demanding multi-media applications
• Measures 1.7x6.3x6.8 inches (WxHxD); weighs 3.31 pounds; 3-year limited warranty

Customer Reviews:

Easy as Pie [Posted on 2008-09-21]
I'm an end-user, not a real tech-person. And there is nothing I love better than a product that tells you to plug it in and it will work just fine. I did and it does. Suddenly I have a terrabyte of trustworthy storage on my desk for my years and years of digital and digitalized photos. (I have been shooting RAW for two years and my "C" drive was gagging.) I also store off-site but it is a pleasure to tell Lightroom and Photoshop to look for the good stuff on my LaCie. And, when I finally decide to switch over to a MAC some day,the LaCie can quickly change its loyalty with me.

So far, so good. [Posted on 2008-09-22]
I've had this LaCie Quadra for about two months now, and so far, so good.

The pros:
1. Easy setup (after all, it's just an external HD)
2. Ability to use Firewire 800. I have this external HD hooked up to my Mac laptop running Mac OS X 10.5. The Time Machine feature, although unobtrusive, does take some time for its backups, so the ability to use FW800 instead of FW400 or USB2.0 probably saves some time (although this is only a guess, as I haven't tested those other two connections). The other secondary benefit of using FW800 is that it keeps a spare FW400 port open on my computer (not a big deal from a functional standpoint, since you can daisy-chain firewire devices, but it helps from a convenience standpoint).
3. Nice aesthetics. Small upright footprint. The silver metal wire mesh case matches perfectly with my MacBookPro and extermal Apple monitor. It also has a cool blue light.

Cons:
None so far.

In summary, basically an easy and attractive way to add 1TB of storage. Recommended.

LaCie's terabyte external hard disk fill the bill [Posted on 2008-09-29]
LaCie's 1 TB external hard disk is plugin-and-play with my Mac network. With multiple connection cables, it is easy to daisychain it to my usual Time Machine external hard disk. And it is easily transportable from location to location. What a relief to finally have all my videos safely stored in one place!
Fran, producer of Future Choices

Good drive with lots of options [Posted on 2008-09-30]
I needed to find a higher speed drive for loading video files for editing between different locations. This thing had all the options for connections that I could've wanted, including both revisions of Firewire and eSATA, which really helped. Plus I could plug it into a clients laptop and show them compiled videos all without switching drives thanks to the USB port.

The drive is sturdy and semi-compact, so it's perfect for carrying with you. It's also extremely quiet, which for me is necessary since I'm around the computer all the time.

The only annoyance is the blue light on the front that stays lit constantly and the power cord. The blue light is not so bright that it'll blind you, but it is bright enough to make it noticeable. The power cord has a small 2"x3"x1" block in-line, which can kind of be a hassle when you're packing it up or setting it back up.

Otherwise, good drive with lots of storage and connectivity options! I'm happy with the purchase!

works good [Posted on 2008-10-05]
I bought Lacie d2 Quadra external hard drive about a month ago.
The hard drive looks very nice and more important works very good and pretty fast. I use the FireWire800 cable (don't have eSATA).

Till now, the only problem I'm facing is that sometimes after rebooting my machine, the drive is not automatically recognized, and I need to turn it off and on again in order to be added to the drives list.

I would recommend it to my friends.

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