LaCie Rugged All-Terrain 301015 120 GB USB 2.0/FireWire400/FireWire800 Portable Hard Drive
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| The exclusive creation of world-renown designer Neil Poulton, this portable storage solution offers the supreme speed of FireWire 800 along with FireWire 400 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interfaces for true universal connectivity. Conveniently bus-powered and plug & play, it's ideal for backup, video storage and large data volume exchange on the go. Simply plug it into just about any computer anywhere for backup, video storage and large data volume exchange. Its unique scratch-protected aluminum shell and shock-resistant rubber bumper make the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive especially resistant to harsh elements for extra protection along the road of your adventures. |
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LaCie Rugged Drives : Powered by Amazon
Posted on 2008-07-14 |
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LaCie Rugged All-Terrain 301015 120 GB USB 2.0/FireWire400/FireWire800 Portable Hard Drive
I'm a video producer and use these for media storage and editing both at the office and on the road using firewire cords. They're bus-powered, so they run off our Macs with ease -- and we have zero latency issues...even with HD material.
Phenomenal product. We've got at least half a dozen of them in varying storage sizes, and they're built for bear. They really are rugged and handle abuse -- drops, jostling, heat, cold -- on the road, in flight, in the field, etc.
When we shoot our video in file formats and have to deliver raw HD material at the end of a shoot vs. editing it, we buy one of these for the project and just hand them off to our clients when it's all done. Never had an issue and always had good feedback. |
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Times for Transfer : Powered by Amazon
Posted on 2008-06-27 |
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So far, so good with this product! For comparisons sake, I decided to copy a 5.66 GB video file from a G5 to this drive.
USB 2.0 - 6:15
FireWire 400 - 3:59
FireWire 800 - 2:05
I like the drive thusfar, but I have yet to work much with it. |
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Do NOT buy a LaCie drive : Powered by Amazon
Posted on 2008-06-23 |
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I bought this drive based on good user reviews. The drive failed within 6 months where previous drives (other brands) lasted 5+ years. Customer service is basically non-existent. You are not able to speak an actual person. You have to file complaints on their website and then re-log in to check their status. Bad, bad, bad. Like most people, I rely heavily on my external drive and am left high and dry when it goes bad. One needs immediate triage when a drive goes down NOT 3 weeks of worthless web posts. They will not stand behind their product and will divert all responsibility.
Do NOT buy this drive unless you need an expensive paperweight. |
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It works : Powered by Amazon
Posted on 2008-06-15 |
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| This drive works great on my MacBook Pro and is super fast via FW800, however gets almost too hot to touch when using that method. I tried using it with my 4 year old Dell laptop via USB and it kept overloading the bus power when used without the external power supply, which is not very convenient. (I'll consider that a computer problem and not a drive problem). This is a great external storage product for a portable Mac which you can also cook on after 10 minutes. |
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A little marvel : Powered by Amazon
Posted on 2008-05-27 |
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| This amazing little thing requires no installation on Macs. All I had to do is take it out the box, plug it in and it was ready to go. I could instantly unload my hard disk which was so full it was choking, and backup the entire system using Time Machine, which is fully compatible with this external HD. It is light, convenient, resistant, in short, it's amazing. |
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