LaCie 1 TB Bigger Disk Triple Interface FireWire and USB 2.0 Hard Drive (300875)

by LaCie

Product Details

Data Sheet [193kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 11 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001R041M
• Item model number: 300875
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,321 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 25, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The LaCie Bigger Disk is a unique innovation that packs an amazing 1 terabyte storage space in a manageable 5.25" form factor. Built with a unique triple interface solution, the LaCie Bigger Disk can be connected to any computer equipped with FireWire 800, FireWire 400, iLink/DV, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 or USB 1.1.

Triple Interface Solution
The FireWire 400 port can be used to conveniently chain a DV camera to your computer for direct digital video capture. The LaCie Bigger Disk can also be daisy chained to most storage, audio and video devices to achieve even greater storage capacity.The LaCie Bigger Disk allows users to store nearly two years of continuous music and up to one month of non-stop MPEG-2 video. Truly plug and play, this device requires no driver or software installation for Windows XP and Mac OS X users.

Digital Video, Audio, and 3D Imaging
The LaCie Bigger Disk is ideal for demanding projects such as archiving image banks and 3D images, storing large desktop publishing files, and editing digital audio and uncompressed digital video. Hot-pluggable with immediate device recognition, this drive can be easily shared and its data quickly exchanged among computers and workstations. With such an unbelievably-large capacity, the LaCie Bigger Disk is also ideal for large-scale backup among multiple users without causing network congestion.

Stylish, Metallic Design
The LaCie Bigger Disk was created with a sturdy, aluminum design that dissipates heat. A drive stand provides stability and allows for upright desktop use to save valuable desk space, while an optional rack-mounting kit enables versatile configuration in standard 19-inch racks. Minimizing noise when the drive is not in use, this drive features a convenient, automatic on/off feature that conserves energy and prolongs the life of the drive. Stackable to provide a uniform look, the LaCie Bigger Disk is also compatible with Kensington-type locks for added security, at home or away.

Features

• Unmatched 1 TB storage capacity
• Triple interface with 800 Mbps FireWire
• Aluminum alloy design dissipates heat
• Desktop or rackmount configuration
• Automatic on/off feature conserves energy
• Chain FireWire or iLink DV camera to drive for video capture
• Comes with Silverlining Utilities (Mac/PC) and SilverKeeper (Mac) software

Accessories

• LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM
• FireWire 800 to FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) cable
• FireWire 400 to FireWire 400 (6-to-6 pin) cable
• iLink/DV 6-to-4 pin cable
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable (USB 1.1 compatible)
• Drive stand for upright desktop use
• External power supply

Product Description

The professionals choice. The LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme 1 TB FireWire 400 and FireWire 800. True plug and play with a built-in RAID 0 array for super fast speeds. Ideal for video editing, video RAID and 3D imaging. Offering the fastest throughput, the LaCie Bigger Disk extreme is optimized for digital editing applications and supports multiple streams of uncompressed SD video. Box Content : LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM, FireWire 800 to FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) cable, FireWire 400 to FireWire 400 (6-to-6 pin) cable, iLink/DV (6-to-4 pin) cable, Drive stand for upright desktop use, External power supply

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cannot copy large numbers of files without errors, January 6, 2005

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Long Beach Native (Long Beach, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LaCie 1 TB Bigger Disk Triple Interface FireWire and USB 2.0 Hard Drive (300875) (Personal Computers)

It may not be a bug with Lacie (could be inherent to USB 2.0, or XP SP2, or ???), but whoever is at fault, the drive constantly gives hardware errors when copying large numbers of files (such as thousands of MP3 files). LaCie support is unhelpful despite the fact that if you do a web search, tons of people are having "delayed write failed" problems with LaCie drives. Save yourself a lot of aggravation and avoid LaCie products.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stay Away, July 28, 2005

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Muhammad Miguel Ali Hasan "Film Director & Po... (Sunset Beach, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LaCie 1 TB Bigger Disk Triple Interface FireWire and USB 2.0 Hard Drive (300875) (Personal Computers)

As of right now, I am an Apple Student Developer

Most of my work comes from Filmmaking, as I'm an Independent Filmmaker, and all of my post production work relies heavily upon my Apple G5 Tower, as well as a TON of external harddrive storage

While some of my LaCie HD's have worked great, many of them have simply failed me

here are the pro's -

1. great interface - both FireWire 400 and 800, and they are easy to daisychain

2. they are fast - 7200 RPM, and usually, if the drive is good, the performance will show

CONS -

1. very weak body ---- forget if you drop this thing even one inch - it'll be dead

2. very tough to hookup to other drives -- when I say this, I mean it is impossible to stack this drive, or try and put it in a space where it'll stay put

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM ---

I don't know what accounts for this - whether its the bridge or the drive itself - but LaCie's drives fail way too much

I've probably purchased around 14 LaCie drives in the past 4 years, for varioius film projects and associate ones ----- of the 14, I have had 5 completely fail on me

This is simply unacceptable for any drive company

when you consider it all, companies like MAXTOR offer drives with the same interface, same speeds, but at a lower price

with that said, take a look at MAXTOR, whose drives are housed in a very indestructive body (...)
On a sidenote, LaCie has honored the warranties on their drives, and when they're open, their customer service is very helpful --- but I've lost too much data, at this point, to recommend them

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor performance, no warranty, December 9, 2005

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M. Ford "topmug" (Camarillo, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LaCie 1 TB Bigger Disk Triple Interface FireWire and USB 2.0 Hard Drive (300875) (Personal Computers)

I have purchased 10 of these drives, all at once. What a mistake. They are very flakey and will 'disappear' while copying data to them by usb. You have to turn the drive off and back on for windows to find it again. I do not have this problem with any other usb drive only Lacie drives. You cannot use one as a backup for this very reason, copying large amounts of data will fail and you have to start over or copy in chunks.

One drive failed after 8 months, only at the 10 month mark did I realize it was still under warranty. It had a 1 year warranty so 2 months left, I contacted lacie and after asking for a copy of the original invoice which clearly listed the purchase date they began ignoring my email and would not honor their warranty, no RMA after requesting one 5 times, no more email responses since they could not come up with a reason to refuse service. Do not buy one of these, there are many drives with longer warranties that are more reliable from better companies.