LaCie 80GB Firewire Desktop External Hard Drive ( 300699U ) P3 design by FA Porsche

by LaCie

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.4 x 1.4 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00013MSWY
• Item model number: 300699U
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 26, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Designed by the world-famous Porsche Design Agency GmbH, the LaCie Hard Drive exhibits world-class style and elite performance. The result of decades of architectural expertise, these drives feature state-of-the-art design and awesome performance.

built to move
With room to store up to 250 GB, you can back up your entire system or add extra storage space when your internal hard drive is full. Built to be lightweight and durable, these drives can be easily moved for sharing and exchanging of files.

high-speed downloads
Available with high-speed FireWire interface, the LaCie Hard Drive offers fast data transfer rates (up to 400 Mbps) that are required for substantial jobs like rendering 2-D/3-D images, downloading digital photos, saving MP3s or transferring home videos from a camcorder.

easy to use
These drives offer setup that is nearly effortless, and are ready to use minutes after removing it from the box. Secured rubber feet allow drives to be stacked, so you can get the most out of limited desktop space.

Product Description

Designed by the world-famous Porsche Design Agency GmbH, the LaCie Hard Drive exhibits world-class style and elite performance. With 80GB of storage room, you can back up your entire system, or supplement your data warehousing potential when your internal hard drive is reaching capacity. Dimensions - 1.4H x 4.4W x 7.4D; weighs 31.7 ounces OS Compatibility - Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP or Mac OS 9.1, OS 10.2.1+ Note - i.LINK users must use a 4-pin to 6-pin cable; FireWire 800 users must use a 9-pin to 6-pin cable (both sold separately)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, simple and stylish hard drive, August 17, 2004

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E. Allbee (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LaCie 80GB Firewire Desktop External Hard Drive ( 300699U ) P3 design by FA Porsche (Personal Computers)

I bought this hard drive 3 months ago to use as additional storage for my iBook. I was wary to buy it because it had not received any reviews and because reviews of larger Porsche Lacie drives were not glowing. However I didn't really need 100+ GB of space, I didn't need a backup button, I appreciated the design and the price was good, all of which set it apart from the rest for me. I use it almost exclusively for storing music files and digital photos. So far it has worked almost perfectly in these respects with iTunes and iPhoto. The setup was very easy and it was already HFS+ formatted (I think), though I formatted it myself to make sure, which was no trouble using the instructions given in the online documentation from Lacie. The online documentation was also very good, another aspect that set it apart from the rest for me. The only troubling moments I've had and the reasons I don't give it 5 stars are:

1) When I first copied over my iTunes library, it hung up on one song and would not proceed. I removed the song from my library and everything copied fine. To this day, I am unable (ironically) to add "Wait" by Sarah McLachlan to the hard drive.

2) When the drive is running there is a periodic ticking sound (maybe once every 10 sec) which is annoying because it makes me feel like something is wrong, but it doesn't seem to affect the performance.

Overall, the drive looks good, it's small and works fine for my needs. Also, it has two Firewire ports which allow for the connection of an iPod (while the drive is connected to the only Firewire port on the laptop).

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lacie P3 (250gb) FW HD, October 4, 2004

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Robby Mitch (Bristol,UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LaCie 80GB Firewire Desktop External Hard Drive ( 300699U ) P3 design by FA Porsche (Personal Computers)

'Designed by F.A. Porsche', claims the big packaging for this little box of storage. Coupled with the Lacie track record, and own experience of other Lacie drives, I had high expectations about this product. But on opening, the 'minimalist' design looked more like a Tandy or Maplin project box for electrical enthusiasts to stuff with DIY circuitry. So F.A. design indeed! Then, the first use of it on Apple i-mac led to an un-recoverable crash after trying to transfer data from one machine to another. There was a loud beeping, followed by an ominous flashing light on the front panel AND on the power-supply! Soon a SNAP sound and the smell of electrics burning. I took it back to our supplier who duly replaced it. Now two weeks later, it proved slow and impossible to use for editing with I-movie & a 700mb I-book. So after a few unsuccessful attempts to transfer the data to the laptop hard-drive, it seemed errors had crept in, and the Lacie unmounted itself from the I-book desktop. On restart, data could not be recovered, and prompted a 'Mac OS X doesn't recognise the drive...Intialise?' message instead. I know that Mac OS can be very fussy about some removable storage, but this is riduculous. IMHO stay away from this drive. Come back those sturdy old Lacies. Porsche go back to cars!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My LaCie Porche is fine..., March 26, 2005

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junehouse (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: LaCie 80GB Firewire Desktop External Hard Drive ( 300699U ) P3 design by FA Porsche (Personal Computers)

I've had mine for over a year now (use it for backing-up my library of files) with little to no problems. Dependable and not fussy. I give it 4 starts instead of 5 just for the bulk, which isn't that big of a deal.

Satisfied with my purchase. Satisfied with my LaCie Porche. Happy comsumer.