Binding: Electronics
Brand: LaCieLaCie
Color: Orange
EAN: 0093053708764
Hard Disk Size: 160 GB
Item Dimensions: 100570300350
Label: Lacie
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Lacie
Model: 301175
MPN: 301175
Publisher: Lacie
Studio: Lacie
System Memory Size: 0 MB
Warranty: 3 years warranty
Features:
Ultra durable 160 GB USB/FireWire portable storage for people on the go
USB or FireWire powered; no bulky power adapter required
Drop-resistant aluminum alloy shell with bumpers can withstand vertical drops of up to 35 inches
Includes USB cable and USB power sharing cable
Measures 3.5 x 1 x 5.7 inches (WxHxD); weighs less than 9 ounces; 2-year limited warranty
Rating: - Great Product!
This is a great solution for those with laptop computers. It comes with firewire 400, firewire 800, and USB connections. I use the firewire 800, and this drive is very fast. Small, durable, reliable. Not to mention it gets powered by your computer. I highly recommend it!
Rating: - Bad initial experience
The star rating reflects the early experience with this drive. On opening the box, the rubber covering is much thinner than implied from the promotional claims. The orange is as bad as it could be. Installation was not plug-and-play; the device could not be read by my Vista Dell XPS. The provided hardcopy documentation gives no help. The supplied disk is also no help; the files require Acrobat 5 (the current version is 8 (I have no desire to load old software applications). [The disk has an application that seems to be specifically for Windows98 (another very old program - I'd move this to the web site and just add documentation that it can be acquired if needed)]. I did finally find good documentation online at the LaCie site, which indicated that I needed to reformat my disk, and the supplied instructions (with screen shots) were helpful. As one reviewer mentioned, the device gets very, very warm (it will get quite warm just during the reformat process.) I am able to run the device with just one USB cable; however, the firewire cables do not work with my machine, for which I paid more for this device so that I could have the firewire capability. So in summary, the disk works, but the start up experience was very disappointing and the padding is not as good as the advertising infers. The firewire capability is an extra expense that is not working for me; once again, better promotional detail could have helped me to avoid this expense and disappointment.
Rating: - Good, but not so good
When it worked, performance was outstanding. When it broke, I was left high and dry by LaCie. The machine was out of warranty, so repair by the Company was refused.
As luck would have it, the device gave up the ghost two days after I retired and I had not had time to back-up to my home computer. In the meantime, the back-up on my previous work PC had been re-formatted.
Data recovery from LaCie was also not not an option, however, their recommended source for data retrieval started at $500, minimum.
LaCie was was nice enough to offer another device at a reduced
price:>(.....(Thanks for the great deal but no thanks).
Lesson....back up importand data to more than one location, if possible, and let the buyer beware.
Rating: - Great drive
Hooked it to my Imac and it was a plug and play experience as it should be. I wish everything was this simple
LaCie 160 GB Rugged Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire400/FireWire800 8MB Cache Reviews
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