LaCie 301825U d2 Quadra 500 GB eSATA/FireWire800/FireWire400/USB 2.0 External Hard Disk
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Customer Review: Excellent Out of the Box
Summary: 5 Stars
The LaCie Quadra 500 GB drive does what you expect from a hard drive with multiple ports, looks good on your desk, makes little noise and contains all the necessary cables to plug into your Mac or PC. I didn't use the included backup software since I worked with Mac OSX 10.5 Time Machine but it's great that they include free software for backing up your data. Excellent product so far.Customer Review: Glitch
Summary: 4 Stars
While overall satisfied with the unit I have a glitch that is random in nature. Sometimes when I boot up the system gets hung up in the boot process and freezes. Solution is to unplug the unit and reboot wherein the computer fires up normally. I then replug the unit in and wait for it to happen randomly next time I turn on the system. I have found no reason or cause for this glitch.Customer Review: Very nice backup storage
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had this LaCie for about a month now and it is working very well as a storage and backup device for my Mac. I am an average user. I have about 80-90 GB to back up and it does this quickly and efficiently. I got it because it has a fire wire 800 connection. I had another USB 2.0 Drive an it kept hanging up and would not back up that much very quickly. So far so good.Customer Review: Easy setup, fast and reliable, but it is really a 465GB drive
Summary: 4 Stars
I am using it with Mac OSX, setup is basically plug and play and it works flawlessly with Time Machine. Firewire 800, 400 and USB2.0 gives you lot of flexibility. Very quiet operation.
Only reason for not giving it 5 stars is because of misleading advertising. After you format it for Mac you get only 465GB. (Manuals and preloaded utilities consume 0.5GB)
Customer Review: Pairs Nicely with Macbook Pro
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this to manage my media on a MB Pro. The eSata connection is incredibly fast. Moved 70GB of data onto it in minutes. Playback is immediate. Plus, the aluminum finish looks awesome next to the Mac. And its incredibly quiet. While more expensive than drives with comparable storage the eSata connection and "fanless cooling" are worth it. Highly recommend!