LaCie Grand 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 301897KUA
Wednesday, 03. February 2010. 00:32
- Impressive 1TB storage capacity
- Resistant aluminum casing protects your data
- Curvilinear design
- Schedule automatic backups
- 33% faster speeds with USB Boost
Price:
$88.95
Product Description
The LaCie Grand Hard Disk is at home on any desk with its sophisticated, organic-inspired design, but proves that stunning design doesn’t have to cost a fortune and is attainable for anyone. The LaCie Grand is a great value, and with its tough exterior, will last for years. Its USB 2.0 interface helps the LaCie Grand work on almost any computer, anywhere. Simply plug it in and you’re ready to begin storing or sharing your data, with the fast speeds you need for
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February 3rd, 2010 at 1:22 am
I think the drive works fine. I especially like the fact that I can have it turned on before I start up my computer. On my 500 GB LaCie drive, I always have to make sure it’s turned off.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:16 am
This is my first external hard drive and it was very easy to hook-up … plug and play … the USB computer cable that came with it is 22″ long … I measured it … and i found that it is best when it sits behind my computer backwards … because the USB cable reaches my computer just fine that way and it is easier to access the on/off button … I have a Mac desktop with Tiger OS X 10.4.11 … I don’t have the Time Machine application … i use my new LaCie Grand manually to back up my data/files pictures/videos .. etc … just click on “save as” … like you would with a memory stick, or whatever, and there it is … click on “save to LaCie” … and you’ve got it … very easy … this little machine is very quite too … i like it and I recommend it … P.S. i didn’t have enough USB plugs on the back of my computer so I bought a small 4 port mini USB hub form Amazon for $6 and it works great …
Rating: 5 / 5
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:31 am
been a fan of lacie drives since the f.a. porsches. this is no exception, solid, quiet, and does the job well. using it for my Apple Time Machine backups. very happy with the purchase!
Rating: 5 / 5
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:41 am
I just bought this hard drive. And I must say it’s a very good looking hard drive. The hard drives face looks good. Kind of looks like a mans face. Also, the face has a cool looking red light on the front of the hard drive, not to bright folks so don’t worry. The drives face and the back has cheap feeling plastic on it. The body of the drive is made out of aluminium. The drive just feels well made. But its a few things you need to know about this drive. I don’t know why these dummy’s put a very small USB cable in the box. The thing is so small I had to use my camera cable to connect the drive. If you plan on buying the drive make sure you buy a USB mini cable with the drive. The drive has cheap feeling rubber feet on the bottom of the drive, not a big deal for some but for me it is. No reason to have feet that cheap. This drive doesn’t come with a stand wish it did because, I don’t have a lot of space on the desk. You can set it upright instead of flat.. Just set it between your other hard drives for safety for the drive. The drive has a nice power button on the back so you don’t have to leave the drive on all day. Now to the formatting and the software. The software is no where as bad as the WD smartware software. The first thing you want to do is use the LaCie quick setup software, it’s so easy to use. What the software does is quickly formats the hard drive and puts there software and the LaCie manuals on the drive. From here you can just delete the software or use it. If you don’t need the software just delete it and your ready to go. I never used the software so I can’t tell you about that. I got the drive for about $87 on sale NEW. It was a hell of a deal for that price. I’ll update this on reliability in a few months. Only time can tell that.
Update:1
Okay sorry people but I forgot to say:
For those of you that don’t know. LaCie doesn’t make drives. They make the nice case. The drive thats in the case is a Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB).
Rating: 4 / 5