No nonsense, Good product | LaCie d2 Quadra 301110U 500 GB eSATA/FireWire800/FireWire400/USB 2.0 External...

Good product, but don't purchase online... | LaCie d2 Quadra 301110U 500 GB eSATA/FireWire800/FireWire400/USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

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	• LaCie d2 Quadra 301110U 500 GB eSATA/FireWire800/FireWire400/USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Lacie Lacie average customer review:based on 103 reviews
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highly recommended

Reliable

The most important thing when buying an external HD is reliability. Having your info readily available for you, without failure.

A couple years ago I bought a Seagate external HD, and about 3 months later it failed. I lost about 50 Gigs of info. Photos lost forever. I sent my HD to Seagate to have my info recovered (I made very clear to them that I needed the info, that the HD was secondary). After 3 months I received a new HD without my info. This second HD they sent me failed in about a week. So seagate is a no go for me.

So, after I learned the hard way, I tried multiple HD's brands, and I have settled for 2 brands. Lacie and WD. Both are great, reliable and continue to work day after day. My latest acquisition was the d2 Quadra, and it is built like a Tank. I had never ever seen an external HD with such a robust construction. This HD, quite simply, works, works and works. No failure. Lacie is a great HD brand.

Recommended with eyes wide shut.

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No nonsense, Good product

Honestly, it does exactly what it says it does.

Runs hard
Fast access
Easy setup
No fret

The backup software is good, only started using it, but look forward to the ease that it will bring.

Good product, but don't purchase online...

I bought this external hard drive from Amazon thinking it's easier to buy online. When I received the hard drive it had obviously been opened before. I had ordered a brand new one, not used! The plastic was ripped and the CD packets were broken. AND THEN- I went to install it, and it turns out it still had information on it from the past owner! I'm not super computer saavy, and it took hours before my computer friend could figure out what was wrong with it and how to rid the hard drive of whatever was left on it. It's was extremely frustrating. I recommend getting yours from the store.

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Great drive, but Firewire quit on one of mine.

I own two of these drives, and I'll probably own more.

I deduct a star because the firewire quit working on one drive after a week. I kept it because the USB still worked (don't know about the eSATA), and it was too much trouble to return. My second one has been working fine with FW800 for a while now. Maybe I should count off more than a star for a product failure, but if this is the only time, then I love this drive.

I like the FW800 for connecting to my Mac Pro. I like the form factor and the system for mounting multiple drives in a stack. I love the idea of creating an eSATA RAID, but I haven't done it yet. It seems like a great price for all those options.

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Fast backup

The firewire connection makes backups very fast
It is light; It doesn't overheat and I do not think it is loud - of course it vibrates, so the noise it makes depends on what it is located

Fully loaded with all the best interfaces - eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 - the d2 Quadra brings you complete universal connectivity. Boasting superior features such as a 16MB cache, advanced 3-level power management, bootability and professional backup software, it's designed for professional performance. Easily back up, archive or exchange all of your files, videos, MP3s and JPEGs or upgrade your PC or Mac with additional capacity. Its space-saving d2 design by Neil Poulton is so versatile, that it can stand upright, stack or be rack-mounted - safeguarded by the best in heat-dissipating technology. The LaCie Shortcut Button allows you to easily launch any application with one push.

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