Reviews of the LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive (500GB)
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CNET Review
The Good: Fast performer; per-gigabyte price is good; lots of connection options; comes with backup software for Windows and Mac PCs.
The Bad: Support hours are limited and customers must pay a toll for calls to support.
The Bottom Line: The LaCie d2 Quadra is a capacious and speedy drive, with lots of connection options.
Manufacturer: LaCie Ltd.
Part number: 301110U
General
- Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
- Width 6.8 in
- Depth 6.3 in
- Height 1.7 in
- Weight 3.3 lbs
Hard Drive
- Capacity 500 GB
- Interface Type IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA
- Buffer Size 16 MB
Performance
- Max Data Transfer Rate 90 MBps
- Data Transfer Rate Details Serial ATA : 90 MBps, FireWire 800 : 75 MBps, FireWire : 40 MBps, Hi-Speed USB : 35 MBps
- Seek Time 10 ms (average)
- Spindle Speed 7200 rpm
Storage Controller
- Type None
Storage Controller (2nd)
- Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces 1 x eSATA - 7 pin external Serial ATA, 2 x IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) - 9 pin FireWire 800, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire, 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A
- Connections 1, USB 2.0
- Compatible Bays None
- Compatible Slots x None
Power
- External Hard Drive Power Source Included AC adapter
- Power device type Power adapter
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Vertical stand
- Cables Included 1 x IEEE 1394 cable - FireWire 400 (6-to-6 pin) - External, 1 x USB cable - External, 1 x eSATA cable - External, 1 x IEEE 1394b cable - FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) - External
- Compliant Standards Plug and Play
Software / System Requirements
- Software type SilverKeeper, Drivers & Utilities, Lacie Backup Software, EMC Retrospect Express
- Min Operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later
- System Requirements Details MacOS X 10.2.8 or later - PowerPC G4 - RAM 128 MB, Windows 2000/XP - Pentium II - RAM 128 MB
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & support type 3 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years
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