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Manufacturer: LaCie Ltd. Part number: 301110U
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- Bottom Line:
- The LaCie d2 Quadra is a capacious and speedy drive, with lots of connection options.
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CNET editors' review
LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive (500GB) price range: $278.65
- Reviewed by: Felisa Yang
- Reviewed on: 02/03/2007
- Released on: 01/29/2007
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.
User reviews
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Quadra d2 500G died within 18 months
by CWDouglas on September 30, 2009
Pros: When the drive worked it was quick.
Cons: Very loud when the drive spun up, about every 15 minutes. The drive just stopped working one day. Just clicks and does nothing else.
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Great external drive
by jrotholz on August 11, 2009
Pros: Good price for a 500GB drive compatible with Firewire (800 & 400) and USB2. Looks good on desktop too. LaCie online tech support is great, friendly fast and accommodating (see below)
Cons: Power supply adapter failed after 1 year causing computer (iMac) to fail to recognize the drive. Lacie tech support diagnosed problem and replaced defective equipment. Drive works like a champ, again.
Summary: I'll buy LaCie again. I positive experience with tech support is big thing. Who care's what kind of hardware you buy when it works, but when the thing ...
Summary: I'll buy LaCie again. I positive experience with tech support is big thing. Who care's what kind of hardware you buy when it works, but when the thing breaks down a good warranty and competent tech support is worth it's weight in gold.
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Drive failed. Lacie didn't support their product.
by Knutdenmektige on July 30, 2009
Pros: Flexible interface.
Cons: Unreliable. Terrible quality. Unacceptable customer service. Useless tech support.
Summary: Do not buy LaCie. You will regret it! They have very poor tech support. They do not support their products. After your drive fails, and it will, they will make ...
Summary: Do not buy LaCie. You will regret it! They have very poor tech support. They do not support their products. After your drive fails, and it will, they will make you pay to ship the drive in and then they will send you a remanufactured unit. Do not buy LaCie!
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Drive Failure not good enough!! Rubbish Support
by ad5901 on July 13, 2009
Pros: Works well when it works.
Cons: Fails without warning. Widespread problems with power supply that fails after time. Mine failed after 1 year. Raised support ticket and no response after 5 days. Support totally inadequate.
Summary: When the drive works its wonderful. Fast backup. Installs on Mac without a hitch. Power supply problem causes drive to fail to mount after time and mine cannot be used ...
Summary: When the drive works its wonderful. Fast backup. Installs on Mac without a hitch. Power supply problem causes drive to fail to mount after time and mine cannot be used with the power supply. Useless if this is your main backup drive. LaCie UK offer online support which is extremely poor. Raised support ticket for replacement power unit and no response after 5 days. Still waiting for response. LaCie drives are not cheap and the support should be much better.
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Awful drive and Awful Support!!!
by babischk on May 25, 2009
Pros: Zip!! Absolutely nothing!!
Cons: noisy, slow, awful software, disconnects, power cord burns out often. very large and clumsy
Summary: Purchased 2 - What a mistake!! After a few months blue light kept searching and computer wouldn't make it to the desktop, often. I thought it was my computer. ...
Summary: Purchased 2 - What a mistake!! After a few months blue light kept searching and computer wouldn't make it to the desktop, often. I thought it was my computer. I finally contacted tech support after about a year who told me the power pack had to be replaced and it was past warrantee. I purchased a heavy duty one. 6 months later I had to purchase another. I now have to purchase another power pack. I recently found the second drive and tried to connect it after 2 years - completely dead! Tech support told me it's beyond warrantee. Never ever purchase a LaCie product!!!!
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Good when it mounted.
by ryanleeeee on May 4, 2009
Pros: When this drive actually mounted, it was great. Fast. I used it to backup my design files and store 200gb of music, which I streamed flawlessly to my work computer.
Cons: After just over a year, my iTunes couldn't locate the music files. I restarted my machine and my drive, it remounted. iTunes played music for about 10 minutes, then drive beeped a few times and it was done.
Summary: It seems like I need a backup drive for the backup drive of my backup drive.
Our IT took the failed drive out of its case and mounted it directly ...Summary: It seems like I need a backup drive for the backup drive of my backup drive.
Our IT took the failed drive out of its case and mounted it directly into my machine. Its holding up for now as I back up all of my design files to our server and another harddrive. Not sure if I'd buy another LaCie drive again. This is the second drive that has failed me personally. -
Mine failed too
by lpacheco72 on March 24, 2009
Pros: Well finished case, good performance
Cons: Failed after 1.5 year of use, useless software
Summary: I would buy another for me, but surely I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Summary: I would buy another for me, but surely I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
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LaCie is great when it works
by sbilodeau on February 26, 2009
Pros: Speed, multiplicity of interfaces, heat dissipation
Cons: Reliability is hit and miss.
Summary: I run a lab supporting a number of film students, and I take really good care of all equipment that I own and oversee.
It has been my experience that ...Summary: I run a lab supporting a number of film students, and I take really good care of all equipment that I own and oversee.
It has been my experience that LaCie d2 hard drives work wonderfully when they work. You get excellent connection speeds, and they offer a great multiplicity of connection options.
However, if the drive doesn't work you will know it. I have seen many drives come through my labs, and the fact is that brand new LaCie drives fail. Not all. I'd say about 1 in 10 or 15 will fail within the first 2 weeks of use.
For that reason I feel that I can no longer recommend them to the students and staff because often they will lose all of their project data after getting the drive and using it to capture, or as a primary data source.
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My d2 quadra 500 died in less than one year
by tjr3c on January 12, 2009
Pros: It was fast and compatible with Mac Time machine.
Cons: Not reliable. I missed the warranty because i was lax.
Summary: I paid a good buck for this d2 quadra but it was a waste of money.
Summary: I paid a good buck for this d2 quadra but it was a waste of money.
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Not a dependable drive
by Scrimark on November 26, 2008
Pros: Good looking unit, feels solid.
Cons: This 500 Gig drive crashed within 3 weeks, started to make clunking sounds and then it stoped all together.Lacie Tech Service contradicted themselves several times. I have the emails to back this up. The product was more expensive than other units.
Summary: Sometimes the higher priced units are not worth the money. In this case the unit was at a premium price compared to other 500 Gig units and still failed miserably ...
Summary: Sometimes the higher priced units are not worth the money. In this case the unit was at a premium price compared to other 500 Gig units and still failed miserably within three weeks (probably 8-12 hours of actual use). I could elaborate on the poor Tech Services but this summary is intended for the product itself.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: LaCie Ltd.
- Part number: 301110U
- Description: Fully loaded with all the best interfaces - eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 - the d2 Quadra brings you complete universal connectivity. Boasting superior features such as a 16MB cache, advanced 3-level power management, bootability and professional backup software, it's designed for professional performance. Easily back up, archive or exchange all of your files, videos, MP3s and JPEGs or upgrade your PC or Mac with additional capacity. Its space-saving d2 design by Neil Poulton is so versatile, that it can stand upright, stack or be rack-mounted - safeguarded by the best in heat-dissipating technology. The LaCie Shortcut Button allows you to easily launch any application with one push.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
- Capacity 500 GB
- Buffer Size 16 MB
- Width 6.8 in
- Depth 6.3 in
- Height 1.7 in
- Weight 3.3 lbs
Performance
- Interface Transfer Rate 800Mbps(FireWire800)/400Mbps(FireWire)/480Mbps(Hi-Sp.USB)/1.5Gbps(eSATA)
- Max Data Transfer Rate 90 MBps
- Data Transfer Rate Details Serial ATA : 90 MBps,
FireWire 800 : 75 MBps,
FireWire : 40 MBps,
USB 2.0 : 35 MBps - Seek Time 10 ms (average)
- Spindle Speed 7200 rpm
Expansion & Connectivity
- Interfaces 1 x - 7 pin external Serial ATA,
2 x - 9 pin FireWire 800,
1 x - 6 pin FireWire,
1 x - 4 pin USB Type A - Connections 1,
USB 2.0 - Compatible Bays None
Power
- Power Source Included AC adapter
- Power Device Power adapter
Software & System Requirements
- Software Included SilverKeeper,
Lacie Backup Software,
EMC Retrospect Express,
Drivers & Utilities - OS Required Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP ,
Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later - System Requirements Details MacOS X 10.2.8 or later - PowerPC G4 - RAM 128 MB,
Windows 2000/XP - Pentium II - RAM 128 MB 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
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 3 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:LaCie Ltd.
- Address:
22985 NW Evergreen Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124 - Phone: 1-503-844-4500
- Email: sales@lacie.com
- Fax: 1-503-844-4508
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