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Reviews: External Hard Drives
LaCie d2 Quadra
Drive size (GB): 500 • Supported Interface(s): External SATA-150, USB 2.0, FireWire 800/400 • Speed (RPM): 7200 • Buffer Size (MB): 16 • Cost per Gigabyte: $0.4 • Price When Reviewed: $200
LaCie d2 Quadra (Front)
LaCie d2 Quadra (Front)
83.9 Very Good
Last updated
November 07, 2007
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Pros
  • Four data interfaces
  • Fast performance
Cons
  • Slight price premium
Pricing:
Safe Harbor... $162.99
B&H Photo-Video $154.95
Newegg.com $152.99
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Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $200 (11/7/2007)
Performance: Very Good: 87
Features: Good: 75
Design: Very Good: 82
Pricing
Very Inexpensive: $200  
Cost per Gigabyte - $0.4
Performance
Very Good: 87  
PC World Tests (seconds)
Interface Tested External SATA-300 
Primary Volume - Virus Scan 151.06 
Primary Volume - Windows File Search 108.32 
External Read - Files and Folders 65.56 
External Read - Large File 44.22 
External Write - Files and Folders 86.94 
External Write - Large File 47.11 
Features
Good: 75  
Basics
Drive size (GB) 500 
Supported Interface(s) External SATA-150, USB 2.0, FireWire 800/400 
Speed (RPM) 7200 
Buffer Size (MB) 16 
Other
Installation Kit Hardware SATA cable, power adapter, USB cable, silver stand 
Bundled Software 1-click backup software, EMC Retrospect Express HD 2.0 
Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years) Two 
Parts Warranty (years) Two 
Weekday Support Hours 12 
Saturday Support Hours 0 
Sunday Support Hours 0 
Toll-Free Support No 
Design
Very Good: 82  
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