LaCie 301259U 2 TB 2big Network Attached Storage Hard Drive with 2 Disk Raid
from: Lacie
List Price: $372.50
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Product Description:
Designed to satisfy the data sharing and backup needs of small offices, the LaCie 2big Network represents the new generation of shared storage with security. This unique Ethernet storage solution enables you to easily share professional files and to make them accessible from anywhere via FTP or HTTP. It can act as a file-sharing server, a backup server or an FTP server. Available network capacity can be expanded by attaching up to 2 USB hard drives.The new user-friendly LaCie Ethernet Agent makes setup simple and enables accessing, mapping and configuring the drives on your office's network. The 2big Network's compatibility with Mac, Windows and Linux machines without having to install drivers make it the ideal file-sharing solution for small businesses.Get maximum storage capacity or extra data security in one affordable yet professional 2-disk RAID solution. Easily and quickly select your RAID mode with the manual switch on the back of the drive. For maximum capacity, choose BIG with concatenation of the two hard drives. For maximum protection, choose SAFE 100 (RAID 1) for automatic mirroring of one disk to the other (available capacity = 50%); if one disk fails, data remains accessible on the other one and the defective disk can be replaced easily with an optional hot-swappable disk.The heat sink metal design naturally draws heat away from the hard disk's internal components to help keep it cool and improve reliability. The 2big Network can be stacked or rackmounted to conform to every work environment. The large glowing blue button adds more than character - it functions as a 1-click data-sharing button for automatic file transfers from a USB key. Just push the button; your data is immediately sharable with your colleagues.
Designed to satisfy the data sharing and backup needs of small offices, the LaCie 2big Network represents the new generation of shared storage with security. This unique Ethernet storage solution enables you to easily share professional files and to make them accessible from anywhere via FTP or HTTP. It can act as a file-sharing server, a backup server or an FTP server. Available network capacity can be expanded by attaching up to 2 USB hard drives.The new user-friendly LaCie Ethernet Agent makes setup simple and enables accessing, mapping and configuring the drives on your office's network. The 2big Network's compatibility with Mac, Windows and Linux machines without having to install drivers make it the ideal file-sharing solution for small businesses.Get maximum storage capacity or extra data security in one affordable yet professional 2-disk RAID solution. Easily and quickly select your RAID mode with the manual switch on the back of the drive. For maximum capacity, choose BIG with concatenation of the two hard drives. For maximum protection, choose SAFE 100 (RAID 1) for automatic mirroring of one disk to the other (available capacity = 50%); if one disk fails, data remains accessible on the other one and the defective disk can be replaced easily with an optional hot-swappable disk.The heat sink metal design naturally draws heat away from the hard disk's internal components to help keep it cool and improve reliability. The 2big Network can be stacked or rackmounted to conform to every work environment. The large glowing blue button adds more than character - it functions as a 1-click data-sharing button for automatic file transfers from a USB key. Just push the button; your data is immediately sharable with your colleagues.
Features:
- Ethernet for file sharing
- RAID 1 mode with automatic data-rebuilding
- 2 hot swappable disks with locks
- 1-click data sharing for automatic file transfers
- 2 USB ports for storage expansion
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Drive failed, again.
I have had this product for exactly one year, today being the 1 yr mark.
This device has now failed twice in one year and I am about to go through the warranty nightmare again. Customer service is horrific and could care less about the folks who get stuck with their gear.
When I pressed a customer service rep on why it would be difficult for me to send in the whole unit for repair since its my sole point of mass storage for important data (I have no other storage device ... Read More
Rating: 
- Worked as expected
I read various reviews of this drive before buying and have found that in general they were accurate.The drive has performed well, is reasonably quick, installed on my home network without issue.The "but" - well it is a little noisy as the fans seem to run virtually continuously.
Overall - happy with the purchase.
Rating: - Good replacement for a home Windows network server
I bought one of these to use as a network file server with Windows machines.It works like a champ.After reading about unsecure FTP, I've disabled it - don't use it anyway.I haven't run any speed tests, but I can play video files off this "server" just fine with no hiccups.Speed isn't blazing when I do a backup, but the built-in RAID gives me great peace of mind.I'm going to buy another one to replace a very noisy Win 2K Dell server in my vacation home.Some folks have complained about noise, ... Read More
Rating: 
- Nice device, but not for Mac OS Time Machine
While this product worked well with its own software, because Leopard recognizes it as a network share and not as a device, one cannot use it as a target for Time Machine backups.I was very disappointed.I'll be ordering the USB version to use with my Airport Extreme as the folks at Apple Care indicated that should be recognized as a target for Time Machine backups.
Rating: - Very slow
This is the most disappointing piece of hardware I've bought in a long time. I'm have many Lacie drives that has always served me well, so I guess I just made the wrong choice for my needs this time... I seriously needed the drive to be faster and I was under the impression that the '1000' in 10/100/1000 Gigabit ethernet = fast. I actually thought it would be faster than firewire, oops, $500 later I realized its not. Well, I know its meant for specifically setting it up services like ftp through the network, ... Read More
- Drive failed, again.I have had this product for exactly one year, today being the 1 yr mark.
This device has now failed twice in one year and I am about to go through the warranty nightmare again. Customer service is horrific and could care less about the folks who get stuck with their gear.
When I pressed a customer service rep on why it would be difficult for me to send in the whole unit for repair since its my sole point of mass storage for important data (I have no other storage device ... Read More
- Worked as expectedI read various reviews of this drive before buying and have found that in general they were accurate.The drive has performed well, is reasonably quick, installed on my home network without issue.The "but" - well it is a little noisy as the fans seem to run virtually continuously.
Overall - happy with the purchase.
- Good replacement for a home Windows network serverI bought one of these to use as a network file server with Windows machines.It works like a champ.After reading about unsecure FTP, I've disabled it - don't use it anyway.I haven't run any speed tests, but I can play video files off this "server" just fine with no hiccups.Speed isn't blazing when I do a backup, but the built-in RAID gives me great peace of mind.I'm going to buy another one to replace a very noisy Win 2K Dell server in my vacation home.Some folks have complained about noise, ... Read More
- Nice device, but not for Mac OS Time MachineWhile this product worked well with its own software, because Leopard recognizes it as a network share and not as a device, one cannot use it as a target for Time Machine backups.I was very disappointed.I'll be ordering the USB version to use with my Airport Extreme as the folks at Apple Care indicated that should be recognized as a target for Time Machine backups.
- Very slowThis is the most disappointing piece of hardware I've bought in a long time. I'm have many Lacie drives that has always served me well, so I guess I just made the wrong choice for my needs this time... I seriously needed the drive to be faster and I was under the impression that the '1000' in 10/100/1000 Gigabit ethernet = fast. I actually thought it would be faster than firewire, oops, $500 later I realized its not. Well, I know its meant for specifically setting it up services like ftp through the network, ... Read More
