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LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Disk 1.5 TB eSATA/FireWire800/FireWire400/USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 301425U (Aluminum)

4.0 out of 5 stars 378 customer reviews
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1.5 TB
  • Plug-and-play 1.5 TB external hard drive offers 4 interfaces, including eSATA connectivity
  • Fast transfer rates up to 3 Gb/sec; daisy-chainable via Firewire
  • Advanced cooling system for quiet operation
  • Includes eSATA-to-eSATA cable, Firewire 800 (9-to-9 pin) cable, Firewire 400 (6-to-6 pin) cable, and USB 2.0 cable (USB 1.1 compatible)
  • Measures 1.7 x 6.3 x 6.8 inches (WxHxD); weighs 3.31 pounds; 3-year limited warranty
Power Consideration: This desktop class hard drive requires the use of a power adapter (included) to operate. It cannot be powered by a USB cable alone.
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Technical Details

Size: 1.5 TB
  • Contains External Power Adapter
  • Mac Compatible

Product Information

Size:1.5 TB
Product Dimensions 6.8 x 1.7 x 6.3 inches
Item Weight 3.3 pounds
Shipping Weight 5.8 pounds
Manufacturer Lacie
ASIN B001KFH6IS
Domestic Shipping This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
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Item model number 301425U
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4.0 out of 5 stars 378 customer reviews

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Best Sellers Rank #2,782 in Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Data Storage > External Hard Drives
Date first available at Amazon.com November 12, 2008

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5.0 out of 5 starsVery nice external drive
By Bertilak on December 17, 2008
Size: 1 TB
This is a newer version of an earlier model that is very similar (LaCie 301827U d2 Quadra 1 TB eSATA/FireWire800/FireWire400/USB 2.0 External Hard Disk). I talked to a salesman at J&R Computers and he told me the only difference is that this model has 32MB cache and the older model has 16MB cache. The older model has over 100 reviews so you may want to look there as well.

COST:

This costs more than some other external hard drives of the same capacity but there are good reasons: You are paying for the multiple interfaces (eSATA, Firewire 400, Firewire 800 with second daisy-chain port, USB 2.0) and the complete set of cables that come with it. The eSATA support is 3Gbits compared to 1.5Gbits for less expensive drives. The well-constructed case may also add some cost. I'd like to think that the included disk is of a higher quality too, but have no way to judge.

PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS:

The drive has been working fine for about a month now.

It feels VERY sturdy. It is heavier than other external drives I am familiar with.

It is only slightly warm to the touch when running. The all-metal construction with the exterior ridges seems to do a good job of keeping it cool.

It is VERY quiet. If not for the blue light I couldn't tell that it was turned on. Even when I put my ear right next to it I can hear very little. Even when it is actively seeking it is basically silent. There is no fan.

It does make a few noises when starting up or shutting down. I THINK one of the noises I hear is the heads parking and unparking.

I am using it as a USB 2.0 device right now.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Piece of Equipment
By zugzwang on January 28, 2009
Size: 1 TB
I finally received my LaCie hard drive. This is a well made piece of equipment - it has a solid, heavy construction and an elegant appearance.

I was relieved that the light is a pleasant shade of blue and is not bright at all, unlike other hard drive lights with blindingly bright LEDs.

This drive is not silent, though it is fairly quiet. I can clearly hear the drive running from several feet away but it's not disturbing. The fellow who said that he can't hear it with his ear right next to it, well the drive must not have been running at that moment.

I'm using this as a Time Machine backup drive. With a Firewire 400 connection to my old G5 iMac, it backed up 270 GBs in under 5 hours. At first the Time Machine backup was dog slow. Then I remembered to turn off my virus software, AND most important, I changed the Spotlight preferences by selecting the Privacy tab and adding my backup drive to prevent Spotlight from indexing/searching it. After that the backup process just flew!

After writing data for 5 hours the drive was warm, but not hot. The aluminum heat-sink case seems to cool the drive very well.

Eventually I will attach it to an Apple Airport Extreme via USB to use it as a network drive for wireless use by my laptop as well. Unfortunately the Airport Extreme wireless router does not provide a Firewire 400/800 connection - just ethernet or the much slower USB 2.0. I'll provide an update on the performance at that time.

All in all, I am quite happy with this purchase.
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2.0 out of 5 starsWhere to begin here...
By MattSh on June 8, 2009
Size: 500 GB
I would love to give this a better rating. But this is the best I can do.

Bought this LaCie less than 1.5 years ago. Set it up, plugged it in, and worked just fine on my Mac. It was used as a backup drive and a place to store larger files. And everything worked well for 1.5 years.

About 5 weeks ago, my internal HD was showing an imminent failure, so I switched over to the LaCie until a replacement was obtained. In the meantime, life occurred, and it took me four weeks to get a replacement. Got the replacement on a Thursday, but when I went to replace the internal drive on Friday, the LaCie decided it no longer wanted to cooperate. The blue light came on, some disk sounds for a few seconds, but nothing else happens.

Both the local LaCie dealer and LaCie HQ agree it's the power supply (Warning: Power supply problems are not an isolated occurrance with these LaCies). So hopefully I haven't lost anything except some time and patience. And they have agreed to send me a new power supply, under warranty. However, neither the local dealer or LaCie HQ have the power supply in stock. There's a minimum of 2-4 weeks wait. And since I'm currently out of country, shipping is at my expense.

If you currently have this drive or similar, buy yourself a backup power supply. Do it now. The sanity you save might be your own.

~~~~~ Updated review, October 9, 2009 ~~~~~

Obtained a new power supply from LaCie, plugged it in and hoped for the best. And it worked. For about 6 weeks. A different problem, and LaCie again sent me another power supply. AND, I bought another power supply as a backup. (Numbers 3 and 4) But alas, it was not meant to be this time. Power supplies #3 and #4 gave me the same results as the ill-fated power supply #2.Read more ›
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