LaCie 301315U 1TB Firewire 400-eSATA-USB 2.0 External Hard Drive
Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:56
Binding : Electronics
ProductGroup : CE
Manufacturer : Lacie
Brand : LaCie
Label : Lacie
Publisher : Lacie
Model : 301315U
Studio : Lacie
Color : Black
Lowest Used Price: USD $194.57
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- 1 TB external hard drive features a stunning design by Neil Poulton
- Triple interface including eSATA, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0
- Plug and Play functionality for both Macs and Windows
- Fanless design allows for near silent operation
- Measures 4.6 x 1.8 x 7.6 inches (WxHxD)
Compact for its generous capacity, the LaCie Hard Disk, Design by Neil Poulton's chic, subtle black design blends perfectly into dark workstations and home entertainment setups. With USB 2.0, eSATA and FireWire 400, it offers universal connectivity with your PC, Mac or Linux-based computer. Connect via USB 2.0 to easily share files with friends and family. For speed-demanding applications, eSATA offers a fast transfer rate of up to 80MB/s. With two FireWire ports, it can connect to your computer and to another device like a camcorder or camera. Setup is nearly effortless; it?s plug and play and offers automatic formatting with LaCie Setup Assistant.
Amazon.com Product Description
The LaCie Hard Disk 301315U 1 TB eSATA/FireWire 400/USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton is a sleek, sophisticated hard drive that offers high-speed performance and style to your desktop. With universal compatibility and a compact size, this portable drive lets you easily back-up and share your music, photos and video files with your friends and family.
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 The gorgeous, minimalist case was designed by Neil Poulton. View larger. |
 Three connection interfaces offers true universal compatibility and speed. View larger. |
Designed by internationally acclaimed designer Neil Poulton, the Hard Disk features sleek and sophisticated styling. The case is entirely black with a fashionable, mirror-polished finish. A cool, blue LED strip on the bottom casts an ambient glow. The ultra-minimalist look will blend perfectly into home entertainment setups and workstations.
But don't think the design is just about looking good. Built to optimize heat dissipation so that it can operate without a fan, the drive is also designed for convenience and portability. At just 4.6 x 1.8 x 7.6 inches (WxHxD) and weighing barely two pounds, it can be easily transported into your briefcase, allowing you to shuttle files between your home and office, or move your work between your laptop and desktop with ease.
More Space for More Media
With 1 TB of disk space, the Hard Disk can store up to 70 hours of DV video, 270,000 songs, or over a million photos. Instead of having all this data stored on an internal drive on your desktop computer that can't be moved around, imagine being able to carry your entire digital media collection with you on your travels. You can also use the drive to back up your computer files for extra security.
Fast Performance and Exceptional Compatibility
With three connection interfaces, you'll be able to get the hard drive up and running quickly with your computer at home, your laptop at work, and just about any computer you need to connect to. The eSATA interface allows for a blistering 1.5 Gbps data transfer speed, perfect for video editing and other intensive work. FireWire 400 is also supported, which has long been a favorite of Mac users and provides 400 Mbps speeds. The nearly universal USB 2.0 interface is supported as well, and offers a transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps.
The LaCie Hard Disk works with both Macs and PCs and is simple to setup. It's plug and play and offers automatic formatting with LaCie Setup Assistant with customizable features. The hard disk features a rotational speed of 7200 rpm and has a cache of at least 8 MB, providing performance that won't keep you waiting for your files to backup or your media to play.
The drive is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, as well as Mac OS 10.3 or higher. Included in the box is LaCie's 1-Click Backup Software (Windows and Mac), as well as LaCie SilverKeeper Backup Software (Mac) making backups an easy and painless process.
The LaCie 1 TB eSATA/FireWire 400/USB 2.0 Hard Disk, Design by Neil Poulton is backed by a 2-year limited warranty.
About LaCie
Established in France in 1989, LaCie is a leading manufacturer of computer peripherals for Windows, Apple and Linux users. With offices and plants in the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Europe, Singapore and Hong Kong, LaCie develops and manufactures external storage solutions and color monitors that help professionals and everyday people easily manage their digital lives. LaCie has differentiated its products through original designs and leading-edge technology.
What's in the Box
LaCie hard disk, USB 2.0 cable, eSATA cable, FireWire 400 cable, external power supply, quick install guide, LaCie utilities (preloaded on drive), user manual, backup software.
Great product at affordable price (2009-01-06)
Works very well so far. The only issue I have is with the firewire card on my computer. I can only use one firewire connection at a time. If I connect two firewire devices at the same time, my computer will freeze up. In this case, I have to use the USB2 connection instead. I don't think this is the problem of the hard drive itself.
beautiful design (2009-01-06)
I have always had good luck with LaCie, this seems to be no different. It is being used on a mac. Very "2001 space odyssey"in design.
Intego Backup Assistant issue (2009-01-06)
This LaLaCie Hard Disk 750 GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0/eSATA External Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton 301314UCie Hard Disk drive was easy to connect and use manually. However, the free Intego Backup Assistant is difficult to figure out & won't automatically backup my MAC's home folder, which contains all my photos, unless I pay for an upgraded version. So, I've been doing this manually. Not at all what I expected.
Great Drive (2009-01-02)
I have been using this drive for a week with my MacBook with no problems so far. Obviously time will tell. Install was a breeze. Like the power switch on the back and love the firewire connection. Firewire is essential for me as I have numerous other USB devices that I do not like to daisy chain. Firewire is made for daisy chaining. Very fast and extremely quite drive. Will update if the drive gives me errors.
Looks great, Firewire is fast (2008-12-31)
Very happy with this drive so far. I was amazed at the difference in speed backing up over firewire rather than USB. This drive is very compact and looks nice sitting on the computer desk.
