LaCie d2 Quadra 1 TB External Hard Drive

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d2 Quadra 1TB External eSATA 3Gbits / USB / FireWire 400 & 800 Hard Disk Fully loaded with all the best interfaces. This all-in-one professional hard disk offers universal connectivity for PC and Mac users. Perfect for digital content creation. d2 Design by Neil PoultonFully loaded with all the best interfaceseSATA 3Gbits, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0this all-in-one professional hard disk offers universal connectivity for PC and Mac users. For easy setup, the LaCie Setup Assistant helps format your disk according to your needs. Perfect for digital content creation, audio/video editing, DVD authoring, Web animation, etc., the d2 Quadra can handle multiple demanding professional tasks. It can be daisy-chained via FireWire or connected to your DV camera and is even bootable in FireWire for Mac and in eSATA for Mac/PC. With the LaCie Shortcut Button¹, you can easily launch any application in one push, such as the included Genie Backup Assistant software with data restore for Windows or Intego Backup Assistant software with data restore for Mac. The unique, fanless aluminum heat sink design with 60% more surface area for heat dissipation keeps it quiet and safe.Key Features:

Quadruple interface for full PC/Mac compatibility
Fast burst transfer rates: up to 115MB/s (eSATA)
Sturdy aluminum d2 heat sink and ergonomic design
Advanced features, plug & play
Compatible with Time Machine

Technical Specifications:Interface:

1 x eSATA 3Gbits port
2 x FireWire 800 ports (9-pin)
1 x FireWire 400 port (6-pin)
1 x Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port (USB 1.1-compatible)

Interface Transfer Rate (max. bus speed):

eSATA: up to 3Gbits/s (300MB/s)
FireWire 800: up to 800Mbits/s (100MB/s)
FireWire 400: up to 400Mbits/s (50MB/s)
Hi-Speed USB 2.0: up to 480Mbits/s (60MB/s)

Burst Transfer Rate (max. drive speed):

eSATA: up to 105-115MB/s
FireWire 800: up to 75-85MB/s
FireWire 400: up to 35-40MB/s
Hi-Speed USB 2.0: up to 30-35MB/s

Shortcut Button - Launch any application with one push¹

Cooling System - Aluminum heat sink design for safe, fanless, quieter operation

Triple Power Management - Auto for energy efficiency; On for instant access; Off for data protectionSystem Requirements:

Computer with an eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 or USB 2.0 port
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista / Mac OS 10.2.8 (Mac OS 10.3 for eSATA) or later
Minimum 128MB RAM (512MB or greater recommended)

Specification	Description
Model	301442U
UPC	093053762995
Buffer	16MB
Computer Compatibility	PC and Macintosh
Connection	External
Data Transfer Rate	300MBps Maximum External
Drive Capacity	1000GB 1TB
Hard Drive Capacity	1 TB
Interface	1 x External SATA
Port Compatibility	USB / Firewire / SATA
Rotational Speed	7200 rpm
Select	Desktop Drives
Select Interface	Firewire,Serial / eSATA,USB
Select Platform	Windows,Macintosh
Storage Capacity	1TB
Type of Drive	Hard Drive

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5.0

Very nice external drive

"A very nice large capacity external drive that provides space for backup, expansion space for most any computer, but especially laptops, and data portability. Its variety of interfaces allows for very fast access and for easy compatibility.This replaces a different, less expensive, drive I recently bought elsewhere that had an early life failure at three days. The LaCie has been working just fine for me for almo..." Read Full Review »

Dec 23, 2008 by Bob

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LaCie is just unreliable

"I have been working with high-end hardware doing video and photography for over 15 years. There is stuff that you just *never* buy because it has a reputation for being cheap and terrible. There is stuff that everybody raves about; it costs a lot, but it's worth it. Then there is LaCie. People rave about LaCie hardware, and do not get it. *Most* of my LaCie drives have failed long before they should have. This ..." Read Full Review »

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Very nice external drive

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Took time to install but works great now

★★★★☆

4.0

"I own the 1TB (and a 2TB), same problem as follows:

I was surprised how heavy this unit is but it is made very well with state of the art features. However, there is no installation CD so I followed the instructions to connect the drive and open My Computer. Clicked on the LaCie icon and their sof …" Read Full Review »

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"I use this product in my recording studio to back up important audio files. It is an excellent addition to my studio and I use it with full confidence. I love the way it looks and I have always found Lacie hard drives to be very dependable. "

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Excellent and very versatile product

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5.0

"This product was very easy to setup and use and the different input capabilities makes it really great to use when backing up info from a variety of computors that have outputs from USB to eSata. "

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Works as advertised!

★★★★★

5.0

"I previously tried a (very well known) different brand Firewire external drive to use with my Mac. I had nothing but problems from the moment I plugged it in, particularly with Firewire 800 detection and power issues. After much frustration, I returned it and ordered this as a replacement, with fi …" Read Full Review »

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