LaCie 301343U 2TB Big Disk Quadra eSATA/FireWire800/FireWire400/USB 2.0 Desktop Hard Drive
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| LaCie 301343U 2TB Big Disk Quadra eSATA/FireWire800/FireWire400/USB 2.0 Desktop Hard Drive |
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Product Description |
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The LaCie Big Disk Quadra was created for professionals who expect high speed and large capacity. Fully loaded with all four leading interfaces - eSATA 3Gbits, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ¿ it offers complete universal compatibility with any Mac or PC. Comes with advanced backup software with disaster recovery: Genie Backup Manager Pro for Windows and Intego Backup Manager Pro for Mac users. With two internal SATA disks and built-in hardware RAID 0, the Big Disk Quadra reaches impressively high speeds and offers enormous capacity. The eSATA 3Gbits interface delivers remarkably rapid burst transfer rates of up to 165MB/s**. You can even daisy-chain FireWire or iLink DV cameras via FireWire. Designed by Neil Poulton exclusively for LaCie, the Big Disk Quadra is fully engineered to integrate into your Mac or PC environment. Features versatile configurations such as vertical, horizontal, stacked with other drives or rack-mounted, to save you space. The glowing blue button on the front is the LaCie Shortcut Button, which can launch any backup or library application of your choosing in one push. The Big Disk Quadra¿s fully aluminum, sturdy heat sink design provides 60% more surface area for naturally drawing heat away from the internal components to keep it cool and safe at all times. This advanced cooling system allows the Big Disk Quadra to be fanless for near-silent operation, enabling maximum peace and quiet in your work environment. Box Content: LaCie Big Disk Quadra, eSATA-to-eSATA cable, FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) cable, FireWire 400 (6-to-6 pin) cable, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable (USB 1.1 compatible), External power supply, Drive stand for upright use, Quick Install Guide, LaCie User Manual and Utilities: Genie Backup Manager Pro software with disaster recovery for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Intego Backup Manager Pro software with disaster recovery for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5.
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Product Details |
- 2 TB external hard drive designed by Neil Poulton
- Compatible with both Mac and PC
- Plug-and-play usability with automatic backup
- Connects through eSATA, Firewire400, Firewire800, or USB 2.0 interfaces
- Measures 1.7 x 10.4 x 6.8 inches (WxHxD); 3-year limited warranty
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Customer Reviews |
 Excellent drive, very fast and quiet! |
| Review Date: May 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Cheddar, |
Have had this for a month now and originally purchased to replace a 500GB LaCie drive (which works great but needed more capacity). The drive is VERY quiet, fast and to date reliable. This is my 3rd LaCie drive in 5 years and (knock on wood) I have not had any issues with the drives to date.
I use these primarily for my Macs. |
La Cie 2TB Big Disk
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| Review Date: May 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer: K. Kington, Huntington Beach CA |
| Have had for a month, so far so good. It is used as a backup for a 1.6 TB server. One day we noticed a red light flashing and found out that was a heat warning. We repositioned the unit in a better path of air and no problems. |
Great for Mac video & photo storage
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| Review Date: September 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: James P. Beard, Charlottesville, Virginia United States |
| I own 2 LaCie Quadra drives, a 1 TB and a 2TB. I bought both to interface to my iMac via a firewire 800 connection (they're daisy chained). On an iMac this allows the external drive to be the bootable backup drive if a problem develops. I needed the rather large amount of storage to store HD videos, photos, and backups...particularly HD video. The Quadra drives have met all my needs as anticipated. They have worked flawlessly with my iMac and, as a bonus, they don't look bad on your desktop. All things considered I'm happy with the drive and will probably add more when needed to boost HD video storage archives. |
Good storage device
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| Review Date: September 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mark S. Cox, Mid-Michigan |
| Excellent storage device. I store large photo files and have previously filled up a Lacie 1TB hard drive. I was looking for another firewire hard drive so I could daisy-chain them together (effectively - 3 TB). The machine, so far, is fast and reliable. And since I own a Mac, it has had no problems communicating with it instantly and effectively. |
La Cie does not dissappoint
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| Review Date: October 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: G. E. QUIRINI, Chicago, IL |
| I got the La Cie 2T drive to back up my iMac and external 1T La Cie FW 800. Just plugged the FW 800 plug into the back of the other La Cie and DONE. Time machine did the rest. |
2TB at a great price. Set-up was flawless. Performance is outstanding
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| Review Date: December 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Kevin E. Johnstone, Carlsbad, CA USA |
| As a videographer and photographer I need dependability and speed. I've had several LaCie drives over the years and they have performed very well. Expect a lifetime of about 2 years and ALWAYS back-up your important photos, videos and documents to tape or disk. |
No good for DirecTV DVRs
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| Review Date: October 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Chris Means, Chicago, IL USA |
I had to return this device as it didn't work with my HR21-100 DirecTV DVR.
They apparently have two disk drives and make them look like 1 with RAID 0...however, this approach doesn't work for everything... |
2TB LaCie
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| Review Date: July 26, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. Joaquin, |
| Disk fail ... do not offer reliability... we tried to recover but disk was unusuable. |
Built In Obsolescence
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| Review Date: October 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Miguel, Seattle |
| Not a SINGLE Lacie external hard drive that I have bought has lasted more than three years. Today, my eighth Lacie drive failed. Like its predecessors, it will no longer mount and it cannot be reformatted. I am now convinced, based on my experience and those of the other negative posters here, that Lacie deliberately builds planned obsolescence into its hard drives. Either that, our they have incredibly sloppy quality control. Every time one of their drives fails, I lose valuable information. I am abandoning Lacie forever. |
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