LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Disk - hard drive - 1 TB - FireWire / FireWire 800 / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300

Description: This LaCie D2 is a 1TB, external hard disk drive.Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is midpriced at around $165.Connects via either FireWire or USB 2.0 for increased flexibility.

Pros: Has a 1TB capacity, which is considerably larger than some similarly priced hard drives.By way of comparison, the average cost of a product with this large a capacity is $260.Also, this hard drive has 115 MBps nominal transfer rates, which is somewhat higher than some similarly priced hard drives.In fact, the average cost of a product with this high a nominal transfer rate is $295.Connects to your PC via high speed USB 2.0 or FireWire cables.This product can also connect to older USB ports, but the transfer rates will be fairly slow.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: An external hard drive, suited for convenient plug-and-play with most desktop or notebook computers.

Value: Overall, this hard drive has good features for the money.

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• Manufacturer: LaCie Ltd.
• Part Number: 301442U

• General

• Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
• Width 6.8 in
• Depth 6.3 in
• Height 1.7 in
• Weight 3.3 lbs

• Hard Drive

• Capacity 1 TB
• Interface Type IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300

• Performance

• Max Data Transfer Rate 115 MBps
• Data Transfer Rate Details Serial ATA : 115 MBps, FireWire 800 : 85 MBps, FireWire : 40 MBps, Hi-Speed USB : 35 MBps
• Spindle Speed 7200 rpm

• Storage Controller

• Type None

• Storage Controller (2nd)

• Type None

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 1 x eSATA-300 - 7 pin external Serial ATA, 2 x IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) - 9 pin FireWire 800, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire, 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B
• Compatible Bays None
• Compatible Slots x None

• Power

• External Hard Drive Power Source Included AC adapter
• Power device type Power adapter

• Miscellaneous

• Included Accessories Vertical stand
• Cables Included 1 x IEEE 1394 cable - FireWire 400 (6-to-6 pin) - External, 1 x USB cable - External, 1 x eSATA cable - External, 1 x IEEE 1394b cable - FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) - External
• Compliant Standards Plug and Play

• Software / System Requirements

• Software type Drivers & Utilities, Lacie Backup Software, Genie Backup Assistant, Intego Backup Assistant
• Min Operating system Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
• System Requirements Details Windows 2000/XP/Vista - RAM 128 MB, MacOS X 10.2.8 or later - PowerPC G4 - RAM 128 MB

• Manufacturer Warranty

• Service & support type 3 years warranty
• Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years

LaCie Ltd.

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.lacie.com/