October 3rd, 2009 | 
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- External hard disk offers 1 TB with triple connection interface
- Supports eSATA, FireWire 800/400, and USB 2.0 connections
- Stylish enclosure by Neil Poulton reduces heat for quiet, fanless operation
- Shortcut button on drive lets you launch any application
- Device measures 1.7 x 6.3 x 6.8 inches (WxHxD); backed by a 3-year warranty
Product Description
The LaCie d2 Quadra 1TB Hard Drive handles multiple demanding professional tasks, including digital content creation, audio/video editing, DVD authoring, and web animation. It can be daisy-chained via FireWire or connected to your DV camera and is even bootable in FireWire for Mac and in eSATA for Mac/PC. Advanced features include 3-level power management (Auto/On/Off), using USB or Firewire, and software RAID 0/RAID 1 potential when daisy-chained with other drives…. More >>
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UPDATE:
Amazon must have seen my complaint and I received this in record time. Thank you Amazon! 5 stars if this drive is as good as all my other Lacie drives.
Old review:
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This is a deceiving item listing… as all Lacie drives appear to not be available for next day shiping – When you go to order this if you look closely, they will add an additional day on the shipping. When you call customer service they say that they are “not readily available from the warehouse”. The main reason I use Amazon is for the quick shipping. This item should not be listed as “in stock”.
Rating: 1 / 5
This was the first time I went for a LACIE product. I wanted a really good external HD for TIME MACHINE in my Imac. Just out of the box, we started with the wrong foot. I’m getting a blinking blue light with no response at all. Never appeared on Finder. Called Customer Service and spent hours on the phone with no answer. Googled “lacie blinking blue light” and realized it was the power adapter that came faulty. If the drive works, I really don’t know! But one thing is certain, I won ‘t purchase any LACIE product ever again.
Rating: 1 / 5
I’ve had four lacie drives, and every single one has given me problems. My fist was 1T, and it crashed from slightly getting bumped within the first two days. I have two 500g that just got corrupted and now need to be reformatted. My other 500 is working alright now, but it’s acted weird in the past. I don’t know why they’re such a headache. I’ve never had any issue with the drive inside my macbookpro, so why can’t they build them like that? I’ve also never owned a different kind of drive, so i have nothing to compare to. But my drives are all really well taken care of and don’t really move much from my desk, so it’s not like I treat them badly….who knows???
Rating: 3 / 5
Attached this drive to a new expensive 64 bit Vista laptop. It would not mount the laptop, then it did something to the C drive of the laptop which knocked out Vista. Checking the Microsoft Vista compatible page it is only listed for the 32 bit version not 64 bit. Ten hours re-installing the operating system, drivers, programs. It maybe a good Vista 32bit drive, but watch out if you have a new Vista 64 bit system! As of now there are only two manfr listed by Microsft as making compatible 64 bit drives, and none Vista certified. Amazon does not tell you that, nor does the Lacie documentation warn only to use on a 32bit system!
Rating: 1 / 5
LaCie 301825U d2 Quadra 500 GB eSATA/FireWire800/FireWire400/USB 2.0 External Hard Disk
I do not recommend these Lacie Drives. I have 2 of them, both are bad. Their casings are nice, elegant and the device feels rugged, but they burn out quick. I have a seagate that I have been using for several years now. The Lacie drives are junk. They look beautiful, but will let you down when you need to restore from that backup you needed. Mine are door stops now.
Rating: 1 / 5