LaCie Hard Disk Quadra 2 TB eSATA/FireWire800/FireWire400/USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 301882U Review

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(More customer reviews)With the rash of home invasions and computer thefts lately I decided to purchase a hard drive to backup all of my Audio, Video, Document and Financial files. I wanted a drive that had a large amount of capacity, was capable of transferring data at high speeds (eSata), and could be connected and disconnected with ease to be stored away in my vault immediately after file transfers. My business depends entirely on editing large amounts of audio and video Data stored on my internal hard drives. If someone where to break in and steal my computer I'd be up the creek with out a paddle. So this was an important decision.

After reading previous positive reviews here on Amazon and a few other websites advertising this product I decided to purchase this drive. By the way, Amazon had the lowest price. I am very pleased with my purchase. The drive has 1 terabyte of capacity, can be connected and transfer files via: USB, Fire wire 400,Fire wire 800, or eSata and it is extremely portable and can be locked away in my vault easily.

Connecting to my computer was simple. I just plugged in the wall AC adapter, plugged in the eSata connection and turned it on. Because my computer was already powered on it didn't recognize drive, so I executed a restart (leaving the external drive powered on) and via la my drive showed up under "My Computer". Next I initiated the LaCie drive format, which only took about 2 minutes and afterwords I was transferring files loads of around 70 gigabytes in about 15 minutes per transfer. I transferred about 500 gigs in one evening.

I did install and run the backup software included with the drive but, I wasn't very impressed with it. The software would only back up my document files but not my raw audio, video, or mp3 files. I don't know why yet but I just copy and pasted my files onto the drive and that worked. The software does have an automatic backup feature that can be set to update and backup user specific data. However, all I need right now is a place back up and store my raw files once in a while and this drive works perfectly for that. I highly recommend this drive. It'sWindows XP compatible and works great.

update: I have noticed the the hard drive functions much faster when it is powered on before the computer is powered on. In other words, turn on the hard rive first, then turn your computer on.

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Product Description:
The efficient LaCie Hard Disk Quadra, Design by Neil Poulton is extremely easy for anyone to use. Compact, but with colossal capacity, this lightweight storage solution takes up little room and can move around easily. Setup is nearly effortless; it's plug & play and offers automatic formatting with LaCie Setup Assistant with customizable features. Moreover, LaCie Backup Assistant software for PC and Mac users is included for saving files in one click. The LaCie Hard Disk Quadra, Design by Neil Poulton provides eSATA 3Gb/s, FireWire 800, and USB 2.0 interfaces for full connectivity with your PC or Mac, as well as an included 9-to-6-pin cable for FireWire 400 compliancy. There are two FireWire ports so you can connect it to your computer and to another device like a second external drive, camcorder, or camera. This sleek hard disk has an all-black mirror-polished finish and a unique feature a cool, blue LED strip on its underside that creates an ambient glow.

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