Customer Reviews

LaCie 40GB Mobile External Hard Drive 5400RPM (300802)

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I thought this drive would be great, until I tried using it on my G4 PowerBook and found that it needs not one, but all TWO USB ports to work! And what's worse, if you plug either of the drive cables into a non-powered hub on either port, it still won't work! In other words, you cannot use this drive and have an extra USB port unless you have a hub with a power adapter! This severely limits the use of this drive in mobile applications.

Definitely DO NOT buy it if you plan to use it for mobile applications where there is no power and another USB port is needed.

I'm a PC user and it works really great for me.
I've been used it for year. I don't have any problem.

There's one thing. Sometime it does work on Mac and sometime it doesn't. I don't really know the reason.

Powerbook G4 12" - work!
Powerbook G4 15.4" - no!
G5 - work!

I hope this helps you decide. :)

Bought it, liked the drive - clean, small deseign. Worked off one USB port on every computer (PC) I tried it on - never needed the second "USB Power" cable. Naturally would have liked it to have a larger capacity.

The drive stopped working less than 6 months after the 1-year warranty. Doesn't look like there's a way to get the drive out without damaging the case.

Talking to tech support now - glad I bought it w/ a credit card that extends the manufacturer's warranty.

Pretty pricey at $83 for 40GB. I probably would not have purchased this hard drive if I had looked around and compared prices a little more. You can get a Seagate 60GB drive for $99, paying just 16 dollars more for 20 more gigs. But, it is a good product, and when I don't remember what I payed (including shipping) I'm definitely satisfied. The transfer rate is very fast, and the design is sleek. Not really being a hardware enthusiast, however, this is probably not the best review to look to for performance details.

I avoid using this little gadget. It seems to have corrupted some of my files and I had to buy an adaptor to get it to work with my macbook. It's still on the fritz even with the adaptor. Go for something more sturdy!

Este dispositivo es perfecto con window xp; una vez formateado en NTFS todo resulta comodo; graba rápido, abre rápido; en fin es verdaderamente bueno; además es metálico lo que lo hace resistente.