LaCie 1TB Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface External Hard Drive ( 300798U )
from: Lacie
Product Description:
The LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface offers the highest hard drive capacity available, packing an unprecedented amount of storage into a manageable 5.25" 2U size. Featuring the most advanced technology in the industry, its built-in RAID 0 configuration achieves transfer rates up to 50% faster than regular FireWire 800 drives, making it ideal for audio/video pros working with large amounts of DV and SD video or professional level 2D/3D imaging projects. Now with triple interface, it's universally compatible with almost any computer and can be daisy-chained with peripherals or expanded via FireWire. With a unique, heat-dissipating, compact design, it can be stacked, rack-mounted or stand upright on your desk.
The LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface offers the highest hard drive capacity available, packing an unprecedented amount of storage into a manageable 5.25" 2U size. Featuring the most advanced technology in the industry, its built-in RAID 0 configuration achieves transfer rates up to 50% faster than regular FireWire 800 drives, making it ideal for audio/video pros working with large amounts of DV and SD video or professional level 2D/3D imaging projects. Now with triple interface, it's universally compatible with almost any computer and can be daisy-chained with peripherals or expanded via FireWire. With a unique, heat-dissipating, compact design, it can be stacked, rack-mounted or stand upright on your desk.
Features:
- FireWire 800, FireWire 400 & Hi-Speed USB 2.0 triple interface
- Built-in RAID 0 for Extreme FireWire 800 speed
- Ideal for audio/video applications and backing up multiple workstations
- Ultra-quiet smart fan
- Hot plug-and-play operation
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- 100GB USB 2.5 Simple Drive Portable Black
- SimpleTech 60 GB 2.5 inch Portable Simpledrive USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Silver
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- Western Digital Elements 400 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (Black)
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Great Drive
I love everything about it except that it's French.
It's a well built quiet monster and I use the Firewire 800 connection.
I would buy LaCie again even if I can't pronounce it.
Rating: - Flawless performance
This drive is unbelievably quiet and was super-easy to install. I've had it about a year with no problems. Would buy another in a minute if I could afford it.
Rating: 
- Bad product
Purchased this product, connected it via firewire - does not work, does not even format! connected via usb, formats ok, but then immediately afterwards, chkdsk gives errors.
Must be either a bad batch or inadequate Quality Control.
Rating: - Works poorly, but the support is even worse.
Right out of the box, this drive gave me trouble."Delayed write" failures meant that I could not move large file sets (folders containing ~100 RAW image files) except one at a time, otherwise the file transfer would abort.LaCie technical support was totally unhelpful, blaming the problem on vague system (XP Pro) errors, and offering no solutions at all.
So I used this expensive drive only as a secondary back-up.When recently it began to make intermittent grinding noises, and ... Read More
Rating: - Failed in 6 months
I had high hopes for this drive. First it was noisy due to a cheap fan. Then today only 6 months after I ordered it - it failed - I lost 400GB of data most of which I had backed up because the drive wasn't acting right before. I'd stay away from this line. Get a seagate or maxtor or something that works.
- Great DriveI love everything about it except that it's French.
It's a well built quiet monster and I use the Firewire 800 connection.
I would buy LaCie again even if I can't pronounce it.
- Flawless performanceThis drive is unbelievably quiet and was super-easy to install. I've had it about a year with no problems. Would buy another in a minute if I could afford it.
- Bad productPurchased this product, connected it via firewire - does not work, does not even format! connected via usb, formats ok, but then immediately afterwards, chkdsk gives errors.
Must be either a bad batch or inadequate Quality Control.
- Works poorly, but the support is even worse. Right out of the box, this drive gave me trouble."Delayed write" failures meant that I could not move large file sets (folders containing ~100 RAW image files) except one at a time, otherwise the file transfer would abort.LaCie technical support was totally unhelpful, blaming the problem on vague system (XP Pro) errors, and offering no solutions at all.
So I used this expensive drive only as a secondary back-up.When recently it began to make intermittent grinding noises, and ... Read More
- Failed in 6 monthsI had high hopes for this drive. First it was noisy due to a cheap fan. Then today only 6 months after I ordered it - it failed - I lost 400GB of data most of which I had backed up because the drive wasn't acting right before. I'd stay away from this line. Get a seagate or maxtor or something that works.
