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Product summary
The good: Fast performer; per-gigabyte price is good; lots of connection options; comes with backup software for Windows and Mac PCs.
The bad: Support hours are limited and customers must pay a toll for calls to support.
The bottom line: The LaCie d2 Quadra is a capacious and speedy drive, with lots of connection options.
Specifications: Hard drive size: 500 GB ; Interface type: IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA ; Enclosure type: External ; See full specs
CNET editors' review
- Reviewed on: 02/02/2007
- Released on: 01/29/2007
- Drive type: External hard disk drive
- Available capacities: 500GB (7,200rpm)
- Capacity of test unit: 500GB
- Cache: 16MB
- Dimension: 6.3x6.8x1.7 (HLD in inches); 3.31 pounds
- Notable design features: Blue LED on front can be programmed as a one-touch launch button; drive can be oriented vertically or horizontally or rack-mounted
- Connection options: eSATA; FireWire 800 (2 ports); FireWire 400, USB 2.0
- OSs supported: Windows 2000/XP or later; Mac OS 10.2.8 (OS 10.3 for eSATA) or later
- Software included: LaCie 1-Click Backup software; SilverKeeper software; EMC Retrospect Express 6.1 (Mac); EMC Retrospect Express HD 2.0 (Windows)
- Additional features: Three-way power switch lets you set it to on, off, or auto
- Service/support: One-year warranty; toll-free phone support: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. PT on Saturday; e-mail support via an online form; Web site has a searchable knowledge base, FAQs, downloadable drivers, and software.
In the CNET Labs' read/write tests, the d2 Quadra proved itself to be a speedy drive. Over a FireWire 800 connection, it wrote our 10GB folder of mixed file types in 6 minutes, 7 seconds and read back the same folder in 6 minutes, 41 seconds.
A front-mounted blue LED button indicates power and activity, and it can be programmed as a one-touch button to launch any application. There's also a three-way power switch that lets you manually turn the drive on and off or set it to auto so that it powers up and down with the connected PC (must be connected via USB or FireWire for this option).
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