LaCie d2 External FireWire 7200 RPM 120 GB Hard Drive

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LaCie hard drives are ideal for professionals and home users, and for various applications such as databases, desktop publishing, digital content creation, and digital audio/video. Other applications include prepress, archiving, local backup, data exchange, and additional storage.

The new d2 design features a sturdy aluminum case designed to enhance portability, durability, and appearance. Arrange them vertically on the desktop, horizontally stacked in a desk rack, or mounted in standard 19-inch racks with other devices.

LaCie hard drives are hot-pluggable, allowing for connecting and disconnecting while the computer is running. Compatible with Mac OS and Windows, these drives enable simple cross-platform data sharing and exchange among workstations.

Transfer rates of up to 400 Mbits/sec provide throughput necessary for demanding applications like audio, video, and digital imaging.

This drive is compatible with Windows 98 SE, 2000, Me, and XP, as well as Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, 10.1.x, and later. A FireWire port is required to use this drive.

Product Description

LaCie hard drives are ideal for professionals and home users, and for various applications such as databases, desktop publishing, digital content creation and digital audio/video. Other applications include pre-press, archiving, local backup, data exchange and additional storage.LaCie's d2 design features a sturdy aluminum case designed to enhance portability, durability, and appearance. Arrange them vertically on the desktop, horizontally stacked in a desk rack, or mounted in standard 19" racks with other devices. LaCie hard drives are hot-pluggable, allowing for connecting and disconnecting while the computer is running. Compatible with Mac OS and Windows, these drives enable simple cross-platform data sharing and exchange among workstations. Fast transfer rates provide throughput necessary for demanding applications like audio, video and digital imaging.

Customer Reviews:

it fell apart.......2007-05-24

On mine, one of the FW400 ports fell off because there is so little solder holding the port onto the circuit board. I gave the 120GB two stars because, unlike the 250GB and 500GB in this series which I also own, it actually worked for more than 1 year and a week.

If I could have chosen "0" stars, I would have........2006-01-12

Early in 2004, my company was in the market for 2 external harddrives for back-up purposes & I, personally, was in the market for the same reason. After much research, testimonial reading & spec comparison, i chose the LaCie D2 family. In the past 8 months, i have been responsible for the purchase of 2 120 GB & 2 250 GB harddrives. I have sent 2 back to the original retail store as they failed within 2 months. I have sent 2 back to LaCie for warranty repairs. So, out of 4 drives, I have had 4 replaced. This is a BAD track record. I am waiting for my personal drive to arrive back from LaCie, at which time I will sell on ebay & use the money to do some sort of online storage service that guarantees & backs up my data.

Aside from my woes with LaCie, I have heard *horror* stories from friends & colleagues about other manufacuter's hard drives... as well as other woes with iPods, memory sticks, USB minidrives, etc etc.... So, i am generally weary of all external storage devices. REMEMBER - redundancy is ALWAYS a good thing. DO NOT put all your eggs in one basket. And, NEVER assume something is fail-proof.

Unacceptable failure rate.......2005-09-14

I have had two failures of this model in as many years. The same-model warranty replacement was as bad as the original. I would avoid this drive and vendor until they have reestablished a reputation for a modicum of reliability.

Great drive - just dont use it to store data.......2005-01-03

This was my fourth and possibly last LaCie drive.
Loved the spec, size, footprint, speed and yes its fairly quiet.
Unfortunatley however, and mine is not the first story, the drive is rather inept at actually storing data.

The drive was partitioned into two drives and worked well untill it started not opening folders. Instead it returned error 'unformatted drive' messages. This then spread to the whole of one drive before the next.
From reading other reviews the problem is the power down which wrecks the drive. Nice.

Absolutely the Best.......2004-04-02

I purchased the 160 GB version of this drive (Iomega mechanism), plugged it in and went to work. The drive spins down on sleep with my iMac, comes back up immediately on hitting any key or moving the mouse, and is quieter than the iMac itself. I read one review by someone who also took a stab at Mac users in general in which it was noted that the Lacie operated hot (it does - the aluminum shell dissipates heat, as intended), and overheated overnight because it wouldn't sleep with the computer. Obviously, this is a Windows problem, not a Lacie problem. Consider the source. Another review mentioned noise - no such problem here (with the Iomega mechanism, anyway). It's also wicked fast, much faster than the Que 80 gig it replaced.

All in all, couldn't be happier.

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