LaCie 1TB Hard Disk
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The 1TB Hard Disk from LaCie is a high-capacity drive with a USB 2.0 interface. The drive is capable of data transfer rates up to 35MB/sec, making it an excellent solution for video editing, high resolution imaging, data backup or general storage. It features a striking design by Neil Poulton, making it an aesthetically pleasing addition to any desk.
- 1TB holds 75 hours of DV video, 212 movies, or 250,000 MP3s
- Design by Neil Poulton
- USB 2.0 interface
- Blue LED creates ambient underside glow
- Fanless cooling system for quiet operation
- Stores files, music, photos, and videos in 1 place
- Includes backup software for Windows and Mac
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| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB |
| Interface | 1x USB 2.0 |
| Drive Speed | Not specified by the manufacturer |
| Buffer | ≥ 16MB |
| Average Seek Time | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Sustained Data Transfer Rate | 30 to 35MB/sec |
| System Requirements |
Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista; Mac OS X 10.5 or higher Memory: 32MB Hardware: USB 2.0 port |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Mounting | Desktop |
| Power Requirements | AC: 100-240VAC |
| Environmental Requirements | None |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 4.6 x 1.8 x 7.6" (11.7 x 4.5 x 19.3cm) |
| Weight | 2.1 lb (0.95kg) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 111 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
94%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to use (101)
- Easy to setup (88)
- Large capacity / good size (87)
- Attractive (78)
- Quiet (62)
Cons
- Slow (5)
- Unreliable (5)
Best Uses
- Additional storage (86)
- Back-up (84)
- Photo storage (64)
- Video (40)
- File transfer (34)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Power user (68), Casual user (39), Quality oriented (3)
- Primary use:
- Personal (60), Business (49)
- Computer Platform:
- Mac (12), PC (4)
Most Liked Positive Review
GREAT
Not only is the product cheap for it's size, but very good as well.
The design is great, it's sleek and quiet. The LED light in front is a plus. The th...Read complete review
Not only is the product cheap for it's size, but very good as well.
The design is great, it's sleek and quiet. The LED light in front is a plus. The thing I liked most about it is the on/off switch in the back. I don't have to worry about unplugging it from the wall like I did with other externals.
Performance is a 5/5. Most external HDD are FAT32 based, meaning you can't transfer files over 4GB. This HDD however, is NTFS which allows you to transfer files of any size.
The transfer rate is fast and works great.
The only problem I had with this product was the USB cable. It's really short, about 2 feet long. So I have to keep it right next to my computer. Which isn't that big of a problem.
Overall I give this product a 5/5.
Great price, great quality, quiet, and fast.
HIGHLY recommend this product to anyone looking for a 1TB HDD!
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Most Liked Negative Review
CRASSSSH=CORRUPTION
I had another LaCie 350gb drive for 3 years. Loved it never had any problems. Got the 1tb in august, backed up the 350 to it along with some other photos. Worked great,...Read complete review
I had another LaCie 350gb drive for 3 years. Loved it never had any problems. Got the 1tb in august, backed up the 350 to it along with some other photos. Worked great, smooth transfer etc. Plug it in today, Nov. 10, and my macbookpro nor my work powerbookG4 would recognize it, asking if I wanted to initialize it. Called LaCie, waited 12 minutes, they said it corrupted apparently but "the drive is still good." My take is this: it's like the "mob" trust is more important to us than money. Same goes here reliability is more important than "the drive still being good."
I know that's a big con, frankly I think because it's plastic it doesnt seem as tough as my metal one. Who knows. They say it's the power supply/dismounting incorrectly/etc. but I've always been cautious.
Going back to Western Digital and getting a RAID.
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Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
I use this drive as third backup on my stock photography files. I have used LaCie drives for eight years with no failures yet... knock on wood.
I usually don't work directly off a HD but it seems pretty quick. I wish it had firewire 800.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
Easy to install. Holds a ton of data for a good price. I have differant formats of video on it and no problems.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
- Difficult setup
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
One of the least expensive 1TB external hard drive on the market, but it is also one of the best. Sleek design is both attractive and inconspicuous. Used in conjunction with my imac's time machine back up system, it is working just great. Had a bit of trouble installing due to operating system incompatibility, but even a relative technophobe like me was able to eventually figure it out.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
Love the look and function. I back up my MBP with this drive (after I've backed up my various media files to other drives). If you're running Lion you have to reformat the hard drive the old fashioned way, but that's no biggie. In fact, it might be better because you won't have a lot of other extraneous information loaded on automatically. The only thing that would make it better, of course, is a Firewire 800 port. But that's why this is so inexpensive so beggars can't be choosers. Great drive.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy to use
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
I use these LaCie drives for my redundant second or third back up drives. I had several working for a couple of years with not trouble. Of about two dozen lacie drives I've had only one fail in ten years.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
We use the product to store and transfer HD video files.
It is light, affordable, spins at 7200rpm, and looks classy
The plastic body makes it feel a little cheap and it could use a firewire port, but this is what you get for $60-70
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
- Stable
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
I've never had a problem with Lacie hard drives. The great style is welcome, but stability is more important. This drive worked out of the box and was easy to use.
Make sure you use the pre-installed "start" program to initialize the drive. Then, reformat the drive from your system to your liking.
The power switch on the back is good to ensure it is not turned on when not wanted. When you have many external drives, it is good to control this access.
The blue light that shines underneath not only easily lets you know the power is on, but also flashes when files are being transferred. An added benefit is that the light does not shine in your eyes directly.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
Used for backup of documents and photos
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
I've started buying these Lacie drives when 300gig was big. Never a problem. Less than quiet.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
using this mostly for video storage. fast transfers for usb. easy to use out of the box. relatively quiet since it doesn't use a fan, but a little noisier than the product description had me believe.
it would be nice to have a feature that lets you easily deactivate the light, but that goes for just about all external hard drives. it's a tad bulky requires external power, so not the best portability. luckily this one just sits on my desk.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
Only had this product a few weeks but it has worked great so far! Love that you can designate some for Mac and some for pc, as i have both.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
This drive really looks good on the desk. It performs as expected and I've always trusted the LaCie name.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
I bought this unit chiefly to protect my photos from inadvertent loss. It's design is elegant simplicity itself and is dead quiet in operation. Set up was self evident and gave this computer idiot no trouble at all. The price was just a bonus.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
Well designed, quickly backs up files. Does make some bizarre noises when the processor kicks in.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
i use it to store movies and music. i am very satisfied
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
I've had this drive for only 3 weeks and it's running well. It's extremely quiet and it's design is sleek that accompanies my iMac beautifully. I am using it as a backup and as a spare drive. I am using Time Machine so set up was easy. I only use it lightly so it's speed doesn't bother me.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
Attractive design, easy to use, and so far, no problems or issues. I like that it has an on/off switch on it.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
- Short USB cable
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
Not only is the product cheap for it's size, but very good as well.
The design is great, it's sleek and quiet. The LED light in front is a plus. The thing I liked most about it is the on/off switch in the back. I don't have to worry about unplugging it from the wall like I did with other externals.
Performance is a 5/5. Most external HDD are FAT32 based, meaning you can't transfer files over 4GB. This HDD however, is NTFS which allows you to transfer files of any size.
The transfer rate is fast and works great.
The only problem I had with this product was the USB cable. It's really short, about 2 feet long. So I have to keep it right next to my computer. Which isn't that big of a problem.
Overall I give this product a 5/5.
Great price, great quality, quiet, and fast.
HIGHLY recommend this product to anyone looking for a 1TB HDD!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
To Closed Circuit TeleVision of my house.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB Hard Disk:
I bought this to use with a pogoplay. I have bought several of these in the past. They are reliable with good warranties.
- Primary use:
- Personal
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What's in the Box
- USB 2.0 Cable
- External Power Supply
- Genie Backup Assistant Software with Data Restore for Windows 2000, XP, Vista
- Intego Backup Assistant Software with Data Restore for Mac OS X 10.4
- USB Boost
- LaCie Setup Assistant
- Quick Install Guide
- 2-Year Limited Warranty
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