LaCie Neil Poulton Hard Disk MAX (1TB)

Description: This LaCie Neil Poulton Hard Disk MAX is a 1TB, external hard disk drive.Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is midpriced at around $140.Connects via either FireWire or USB 2.0 for increased flexibility.This is a 7200 rpm drive and has a 16MB cache.

Pros: Has a 1TB capacity, which is considerably larger than some similarly priced hard drives.In fact, the typical cost of a product with this large a capacity is $260.Also, this hard drive has a 16MB buffer, which is somewhat larger than some similarly priced hard drives.In fact, the average cost of a product with this large a buffer is $200.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 great features for the money.In fact, you would usually pay around 40% more to get a external hard drive having a comparable data transfer rate.

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• Manufacturer: LaCie Ltd.
• Part Number: 301315U

• General

• Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
• Width 4.6 in
• Depth 7.6 in
• Height 1.8 in
• Weight 2.1 lbs

• Hard Drive

• Capacity 1 TB
• Interface Type IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA
• Buffer Size 16 MB

• Performance

• Max Data Transfer Rate 80 MBps
• Data Transfer Rate Details Serial ATA : 80 MBps, FireWire : 35 MBps, Hi-Speed USB : 30 MBps
• Spindle Speed 7200 rpm

• Storage Controller

• Type None

• Storage Controller (2nd)

• Type None

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x eSATA - 7 pin external Serial ATA, 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A
• Compatible Bays None
• Compatible Slots x None

• Miscellaneous

• Cables Included 1 x USB cable - External, 1 x eSATA cable - External, 1 x IEEE 1394 cable - External

• Power

• Power Source Included AC adapter
• Power Device Power adapter

• Software / System Requirements

• Software type SilverKeeper, Drivers & Utilities, Lacie Backup Software
• Min Operating system Linux, Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP

• Manufacturer Warranty

• Service & Support 2 years warranty

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LaCie Ltd.

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.lacie.com/
• Address: 22985 NW Evergreen Parkway, Hillsboro, OR. 97124
• Phone: 1-503-844-4500
• Email: sales@lacie.com
• Fax: 1-503-844-4508