LaCie Hard Disk 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive designed by Neil Poulton 301304U | 
| Brand: LaCie
Category: CE
List Price: $108.99
Buy New: $89.00
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Rating:  212 reviews
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1
CPU Type: AMD Athlon
Processors: 1
System Memory: 128000
Memory Type: DRAM
Hard Drive Size: 1000
Graphics Card: This is the description of the PC Graphics
Graphics RAM: 256
Graphics Card Interface: AGP
Native Resolution: 640x480
Display Size: 669.2913385826772
Size: 1TB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 8.4 x 3.2
Legal Disclaimer: Shipping is 3-5 days FedEx or UPS with tracking number. Brand New. Continental USA street address ONLY, we do not ship to P/O box, APO, AE, or international addresses
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 301304U
Model: 301304U
UPC: 000930537423
EAN: 0000930537423
ASIN: B0010YWPZ8
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| Features:
| | 1 TB USB external hard drive with a stunning design by Neil Poulton | | | Fast USB 2.0 interface offers connectivity and transfer rates of up to 480 Mbps | | | Plug and Play functionality for both Macs and Windows | | | Includes one-year online backup service providing unlimited off-site backup storage | | | Measures 4.6 x 1.8 x 7.6 inches (WxHxD); 2-year limited warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The LaCie Hard Disk 301304U 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton adds a sleek, sophisticated style to your desktop while delivering high-speed performance as a hard drive. You no longer have to worry about running out of disk space for your latest music, movies, and photos. And with universal compatibility and a compact size, this portable drive lets you easily share your music, photos and video files with your friends and family.  | The Lacie Hard Disk 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton offers: - 1 TB (1,000 GB) of disk space.
- USB 2.0 for fast transfer rates and universal connectivity.
- Near-silent operation thanks to a fanless design.
- 7200 RPM and 8 MB of cache for maximum drive performance.
- Free one-year online backup service.
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The gorgeous, minimalist case was designed by Neil Poulton. View larger. | Beautiful, Stunning Design
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 an additional 1 TB of disk space, the Hard Disk can store up to 70 hours of DV video or 270,000 or over 1 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
Using the universal and fast USB 2.0 interface, which offers a transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps, this drive will work with both Macs and PCs. Just plug it in and play it. The drive is pre-formatted for use across Windows and Macs, doesn't require any additional drivers, and is ready to go seconds after being removed from the box. The drive 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. 
A compact, fanless design allows for quiet operation. View larger. | 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. Free One-Year Unlimited Backup Service
With the purchase of this LaCie Hard Disk, you will also receive a full year of LaCie's Online Backup service. With this service, the data that you store on your computer will be encrypted twice and uploaded to the offsite data center where they will remain encrypted, maintaining your privacy. When you sign up for the service, software is added to your computer that looks for new and changed files to update. The service is completely automated and only backs up new and modified files when your computer is idle, so you don't have to do a thing, and your computer's performance will never be affected. This service lets you upload an unlimited amount of photos, music, video, and documents for a full year. After that you can continue with the service for a low monthly fee. This is LaCie's way of ensuring that should anything happen to your Hard Disk -- should it get stolen or damaged, for instance -- your invaluable data will remain completely protected and accessible. The LaCie 500 GB 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, external power supply, quick install guide, LaCie utilities (preloaded on drive), user's manual, backup software.
Product Description
USB 2.0 External Hard Drive
The user-friendly LaCie Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton adds sophisticated style to your desktop yet its presence is quiet and unobtrusive. It has a unique distinguishing feature - a cool, blue LED strip on its underside that creates an ambient glow. Its subtle, all-black design blends perfectly into dark home entertainment setups and workstations. Very small for its vast capacity, this lightweight, compact drive has a fashionable, mirror-polished finish. The smartly engineered design allows for heat dissipation and near-silent, fanless operation. With Hi-Speed USB 2.0, this efficient hard drive makes a great companion to your PC or Mac. Setup is nearly effortless; it's plug & play and offers customizable formatting.
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 Bitter lemon July 28, 2010
K. Jamison (Co. Down, United Kingdom)
I was dumb.
I was burned (not literally) by a LaCie product years ago and I chose to purchase another one all these years later. Hey, isn't everyone entitled to the benefit of the doubt?
I am still dumb.
I deserve what I got.
Slow, intermittent and unreliable. Why did I buy a 1TB drive when a perfectly good 500GB from Seagate or WD would have been perfect. Four months and counting.
I went for looks.
It has a 'monolithic' quality, like the Tycho Magnetic Anomaly from 2001:A Space Odyssey.
When I try to access the drive, I expect to get the message, "I'm sorry, Dave, I cannot let you do that." except I don't get that message. Accessing the drive, trying to run antivirus on it or even just trying the defrag program causes the computer to crash (WinXP SP3).
As a paperweight, it is perfect.
Fast and Easy July 12, 2010
H. Policarpio (Hawaii)
I use firewire on this LACIE 1TB product and it typically takes up to 3 min. to transfer an 8GB movie onto my Macbook Pro and when I USB, it takes up to 5 mins.-so I'm pretty impressed with its speed and ease of just click and dragging files for transfer while multi-tasking on my laptop. And even after the fact that I've taken this on my military deployments and it has taken a little beating in my check-in luggage, it has proven its durability and I continue to depend on it for my movies and music. Definitely recommend!
My fleet of LaCies is Awesome......Support Is Quite Another Matter June 4, 2010
Biraj Khosla (Toronto, Ont Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am taken aback at the number of reviews reporting failure of LaCie drives for one reason or another. But my experience has been quite different, excepting once. Of the LaCie drives I have, 2 are the FA Porsche designed 500GB each which I bought in 2008; 3 are the Neil Poulton 1TB (1 of which I bought in May 2008, 1 in 2009, and 1 in April 2010). My sixth LaCie drive is the LaCinema Classic 1TB which is a multimedia player which I bought in August 2009. With the exception of my first Neil Poulton 1TB which had a power failure straight up, the others have all gone without a glitch. But LaCie was kind enough to send me a brand new replacement and I have not had any problems with it (touch wood). Two weeks ago I also purchased their Rikiki 640GB portable external drive, and I know now I will NEVER need another USB stick. And the price is amazing check it out and compare it to any 16GB or 32GB USB drive stick and you will know what I am talking about. To go back to what I was saying, I have not had ANY problems with the other LaCies I have. But their USB cable, about 4-5 inches is a real joke. I use it for everything excepting the hard drives :-)
In the context of the LaCinema classic it was disappointing that it took LaCie about six weeks to clearly explain what was wrong (the LaCinema defaults to Beta rather than NTSC, and I needed to switch it to NTSC, but the menu was scrolling so setting defaults was impossible until LaCie's second level support got into the act. They were excellent, and they straight out knew what was wrong. The first level support I am sorry to say was quite frustrating, they just didn't get it.
In terms of performance I find the drives quieter than the two Western Digital My Book Essential 500GB I have. And any one of the LaCie's is even faster than my internal hard drive which is also a Western Digital. The most surprising spec which has impressed me wholesale is the fact that all of my non-LaCie drives (internal or external) have a 16MB cache, and the LaCie has only 8MB. But in terms of speed the LaCie goes at a blistering pace. Most impressive!! And yes the drives do get relatively hot. However, I have solved this problem by buying a small plastic encased thick wire dish rack from Walmart, and it holds five of my LaCies. Perhaps because the rack is open on all sides, it helps dissipate the heat more efficiently in my opinion.
For some reason I consistently recommend LaCie drives to everyone I know. And I hope none of my drives go the way some reviewers have described their LaCies have gone. I am MOST impressed with the LaCies I have, and I can only hope I have not spoken too soon. I have no hesitation in recommending LaCie hard drives to anyone, they are pretty amazing. Given some of the other reviews here, I say "pretty amazing" with some trepidation!!
Failed within 24 hours June 2, 2010
J. Bertz (Sun Valley ID)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Installed on a Friday. Said the drive was not mounted, finally got it to recognize. Ran a back up after trying to partition (would not allow), went to check the backed up data and the drive icon was nowhere to be found. Went to the Lacie site and followed the trouble shooting guide which sent me to the Mac System Profiler and could not locate the drive as connected. Tried it on our new iBook, and a brand new 27" G5. Won't recognize. Send it back tomorrow.
 Mine got noisy, yours might too May 22, 2010
Austin Barry (Boston MA)
I have a 500 GB USB/Firewire drive, but the design looks very similar to the product being shown. It has the same black case and same flickering LED in front. I brought the drive because it was quiet, and it stayed quiet for about 4 months and suddenly a fan I didn't know it had started running. It is now very noisy. The sound is like a hair dryer or a vacuum cleaner, and it is loud enough to be distracting. Although some people say that this is a fanless drive, it is clearly a fan noise and the back of the drive shows the accumulation of dust typical of devices with a fan. The fan seems to run continuously, even though the drive itself always stays cool. The bad thing is that there is no way of opening up the case to clean out the fan, as I think it could do with a good cleaning.
Apart from the noise, the drive performs well. It's fast enough for me to keep my Iphoto library on the drive itself as my library has long since outgrown the internal hard drive.
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