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• LaCie d2 Quadra External 500GB Hard Drive

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by:

  Updated:03-09-08

  Duration of ownership:13 Months

  Strengths: Works great and flawlessly... for the first year.

  Weaknesses: Seems to come with a 367 day self-destruct.

  Overall Evaluation: Actually... it seems that it is just the power supply module that goes bad.There are two powers that come from it... a 5 volt line, and a 12 volt line... that dies and drops to about 4 volts. This would be the line that drives the spin. No spin... no HD!!So AFTER LaCie sends you another one (for free)... be sure to put a shut off switch on the plug end, when not in use.Seems the heat from it always being plugged in kills them.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: fymbscu

  Updated:02-25-08

  Duration of ownership:3 Months

  Strengths: Solid construction; plug & play for Mac; true power switch; quad interface for longevity; quiet, only invoking fan when needed. Priced competitively; 3 year warranty.

  Weaknesses: Form factor not consistent with other peripherals; Needs second FW400 port in my opinion; Won't work as an alternate boot drive directly from Mac OS 9.

  Overall Evaluation: All in all I am very satisfied with this drive. 500GB is ample space. Bought to replace a failing 200GB Maxtor. The competition has gone to "auto-sensing" technology so their drives have no true power-on switch. What a mistake! And only scant acknowledgement of the Mac platform at that. LaCie shows real leadership by providing a three-way power switch (On or Auto, at the users option) in a drive targeted at Macs first. I have partitioned the drive and can boot up from it with an alternate OS. Competition left in the dust. This is such a transitional period in computer advances that backwards compatibility and forward- thinking versatility are really desirable and LaCie provides it in spades with this drive. Been running the drive since late November without a hitch.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: nfann78

  Updated:12-21-07

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  Strengths: Large number of ports; quality construction

  Weaknesses: A little noisy

  Overall Evaluation: I'm very happy with this purchase, but I was a little surprised by how much noisier the drive is than my iMac. I think this problem will be easily solved by getting a longer firewire cord and moving it further from my computer.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: mwnw2007

  Updated:12-20-07

  Duration of ownership:5 Days

  Strengths: Quite, Easy set up for iMac,Comes with all cables,FAST

  Weaknesses: none yet

  Overall Evaluation: Just picked this up for new iMac. Set up was a breeze including partioning for Time Machine, iPhoto, iTunes. It match's pretty well with the aluminum iMacs and you can stand up or lie down, also rack mountable with other LaCie drives as your library expands. Bottom line wanted a good drive that was fast and reliable, i think this fits the bill.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: JeffreyD

  Updated:12-17-07

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  Strengths: Quad interface! Solid metal housing (heavy) and base. Fan is nearly silent (had to listen carefully).

  Weaknesses: No SATA 2 interface. Some noises. Heavy, random drive access causes a soft clicking or buzz. Drive has a quiet, very high-pitched whine which is normal, but annoying to my sensitive ears.

  Overall Evaluation: Speedy, versatile and solid. This drive performs well, and connects to any interface I need. I only wish the ESATA port had SATA 2 support, like my MyBook Studio drive. This drive is much hardier than the MyBook though.My d2 Quadra contains a Seagate ST3500630AS drive.The lack of a SATA 2 interface means the top speed of this drive is nearly the same as Firewire 800.ESATA 1 BenchmarksTransfer Rate Minimum : 39.1 MB/secTransfer Rate Maximum : 78.8 MB/secTransfer Rate Average : 64.9 MB/secAccess Time : 13.2 msBurst Rate : 103.2 MB/secCPU Usage : 1.7%Firewire 800 BenchmarksTransfer Rate Minimum : 39.1 MB/secTransfer Rate Maximum : 73.7 MB/secTransfer Rate Average : 63.7 MB/secAccess Time : 13.3 msBurst Rate : 64.8 MB/secCPU Usage : 3.0%Firewire 400 BenchmarksTransfer Rate Minimum : 24.8 MB/secTransfer Rate Maximum : 26.1 MB/secTransfer Rate Average : 25.9 MB/secAccess Time : 13.3 msBurst Rate : 23.9 MB/secCPU Usage : 2.4%USB 2.0 BenchmarksTransfer Rate Minimum : 32.5 MB/secTransfer Rate Maximum : 33.2 MB/secTransfer Rate Average : 32.9 MB/secAccess Time : 13.4 msBurst Rate : 27.8 MB/secCPU Usage : 8.3%

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: Fawkeenaye

  Updated:12-17-07

  Duration of ownership:1 Weeks

  Strengths: Lots of storage that can be downloaded or uploaded quickly using Firewire.

  Weaknesses: None encountered at this time.

  Overall Evaluation: Had to try the software install three times to get it to work. Somewhat frustrating. Also had to wait over 25 minutes on the phone for customer service to answer.

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  5 Star Review

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  Updated:11-28-07

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: Easy setup and fast data transfer.

  Weaknesses: Not sure about the power saving feature. It is supposed to be turned off when the computer goes off, but mine does not. I will check with LaCie on this.

  Overall Evaluation: I am using the drive with the Mac Time Machine on my Power Mac G5 and it works like a champ. It was immediately recognized and configured by the Leopard OS. I also have the companion LaCie external d2 DVD-CD drive and both are mounted in the LaCie desktop rack, providing organization and security for the equipment.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: nativephotog

  Updated:10-02-07

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  Strengths: Very easy to set up. Just load the software and go.

  Weaknesses: None so far

  Overall Evaluation: The D2 Quadra is a little power house. I like the fact that I can easily create partitions. With some easy programming, you can push the button in front of the unit that will save specific projects or groups of files. Very cool.

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  5 Star Review

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  Updated:10-01-07

  Duration of ownership:90 Days

  Strengths: Easy to use, easy to setup, very quiet, hard sturdy case. Love Silverkeeper SW

  Weaknesses: Haven't found any.

  Overall Evaluation: Just hook up to my MAC and wella. Firewire 800 Fast. Silverkeeper Software was a breeze. Never a hitch. Very quiet drive and very fast. Would highly recommend.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: mercedesbenz29

  Updated:08-29-07

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  Strengths: Easy to easy, quiet, hard sturdy case

  Weaknesses: Only complaint is that is takes long to format because it's such a large hard drive and it comes preformatted for Mac. That's not the drives fault though.

  Overall Evaluation: After the drive was formatted, it was easily to use. There is an On/Off/Auto power switch that is supposed to shut the drive off when the PC is shut down, but I think you need to install the software/drivers included for that to work. I have not done that yet, but I'm sure the Auto will work fine once I do. Comes with plenty of options to connect to your PC/Mac, although it comes with 2 firewire 800 ports and only 1 firewire 400. On my previous Lacie d2 200gb there were 2 firewire 400 connections, but then again that is the older technology. Will not use USB 2.0 or SATA hookup, but there is the option to do so. This is my 2nd Lacie and I would only buy Lacie's for external hard drives in the future because of their performance and reliability.

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LaCie d2 Quadra External 500GB Hard Drive

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