| LaCie Hard Disk 301304U 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton | 
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| List Price: $170.99
Buy New: $153.99
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Category: CE
Publisher: Lacie
Studio: Lacie
Brand: LaCie
Label: Lacie
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Hard Drive Size: 1
Warranty: 2 years warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 8.4 x 3.3
MPN: 301304U
Model: 301304U
UPC: 093053742355
EAN: 0093053742355
ASIN: B0010YWPZ8
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1 TB USB external hard drive with a stunning design by Neil Poulton | | • | Fast USB 2.0 interface offers connectivity and transfer rates of up to 480 Mbps | | • | Plug and Play functionality for both Macs and Windows | | • | Includes 1-Click Backup Software (Windows and Mac) and LaCie SilverKeeper Backup Software (Mac) | | • | Measures 4.6 x 1.8 x 7.6 inches (WxHxD); 2-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
The user-friendly LaCie Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton adds sophisticated style to your desktop yet its presence is quiet and unobtrusive. It has a unique distinguishing feature - a cool, blue LED strip on its underside that creates an ambient glow. Its subtle, all-black design blends perfectly into dark home entertainment setups and workstations. Very small for its vast capacity, this lightweight, compact drive has a fashionable, mirror-polished finish. The smartly engineered design allows for heat dissipation and near-silent, fanless operation. Setup is nearly effortless; it?s plug and play and offers customizable formatting. LaCie '1-Click' Backup Software for PC and Mac is included for quickly saving files in one click. '1-Click' Backup Software for PC and Mac is included for quickly saving files in one click.
Amazon.com Product Description
The LaCie Hard Disk 301304U 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton adds a sleek, sophisticated style to your desktop while delivering high-speed performance as a hard drive. You no longer have to worry about running out of disk space for your latest music, movies, and photos. And with universal compatibility and a compact size, this portable drive lets you easily share your music, photos and video files with your friends and family.  | The Lacie Hard Disk 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton offers: - 1 TB (1,000 GB) of disk space.
- USB 2.0 for fast transfer rates and universal connectivity.
- Near-silent operation thanks to a fanless design.
- 7200 rpm and 8 MB of cache for maximum drive performance.
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The gorgeous, minimalist case was designed by Neil Poulton. View larger. | 
A compact, fanless design allows for quiet operation. View larger. | Beautiful, Stunning Design
Designed by internationally acclaimed designer Neil Poulton, the Hard Disk features sleek and sophisticated styling. The case is entirely black with a fashionable, mirror-polished finish. A cool, blue LED strip on the bottom casts an ambient glow. The ultra-minimalist look will blend perfectly into home entertainment setups and workstations. But don't think the design is just about looking good. Built to optimize heat dissipation so that it can operate without a fan, the drive is also designed for convenience and portability. At just 4.6 x 1.8 x 7.6 inches (WxHxD) and weighing barely two pounds, it can be easily transported into your briefcase, allowing you to shuttle files between your home and office, or move your work between your laptop and desktop with ease. More Space for More Media
With an additional 1 TB of disk space, the Hard Disk can store up to 70 hours of DV video or 270,000 or over 1 million photos. Instead of having all this data stored on an internal drive on your desktop computer that can't be moved around, imagine being able to carry your entire digital media collection with you on your travels. You can also use the drive to back up your computer files for extra security. Fast Performance and Exceptional Compatibility
Using the universal and fast USB 2.0 interface, which offers a transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps, this drive will work with both Macs and PCs. It's plug and play, and offers customizable formatting with the LaCie Setup Assistant. The drive features a rotational speed of 7200 rpm and has a cache of at least 8 MB, providing performance that won't keep you waiting for your files to backup or your media to play. The drive is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, as well as Mac OS 10.3 or higher. Included in the box is LaCie's 1-Click Backup Software (Windows and Mac), as well as LaCie SilverKeeper Backup Software (Mac) making backups an easy and painless process. The LaCie 500 GB USB 2.0 Hard Disk, Design by Neil Poulton is backed by a 2-year limited warranty. About LaCie
Established in France in 1989, LaCie is a leading manufacturer of computer peripherals for Windows, Apple and Linux users. With offices and plants in the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Europe, Singapore and Hong Kong, LaCie develops and manufactures external storage solutions and color monitors that help professionals and everyday people easily manage their digital lives. LaCie has differentiated its products through original designs and leading-edge technology. What's in the Box
LaCie hard disk, USB 2.0 cable, external power supply, quick install guide, LaCie utilities (preloaded on drive), user manual, backup software.
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| Customer Reviews:
 LaCie 301304U September 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I attached this 1-TB USB external drive to my 2.8 ghtz IMac. The setup was a snap, but the included utilities wanted to take the whole drive as a single partition. I used the Mac's disk utilities, and created two partitions. This way, one partition can now be used for Time Machine (which by the way, will keep backing up until the disk is full, then begins deleting the oldest files), and another partition that is used to back up my Linux server.
The rest of the setup was fast. The Mac found the drive quickly, and so did Time Machine. The Time Machine software asked me which partition I wanted to use, and once that was decided on, Time Machine took off, and has been backing up ever since. How simple is that?
Also, most of the specs I read on this drive show a cache of 16 mb, but the drive as delivered, much to my pleasant surprise, has a cache of 32 mb. Even with the USB connection (I think firewire, which is available on some other La Cie drives, is about 15% faster), I found the file transfer time more than acceptable. I have run video from the drive with no issues. Also, I often transfer rather large photo files, and graphic images to and from the drive, and again no issues.
All that being said, for the money, the drive is hard to beat.
Quick easy backup and restore and pretty too!, June 28, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Quick easy backup. And when I needed to do a complete restore, that went very fast and was perfect. What more could anyone want? And the thing is very nice to look at.
 Reliable June 21, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
So far, this has been a fairly reliable add-on to my system. Vista added the drivers automaticly and it seems to be working rather well. The transfers from drive to drive are a little slower than I'd like but over all a good buy for the price.
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