Product Description

Despite being one of the smallest desktop drives on the market, it offers a minimal footprint and is lightweight. The LaCie Desktop Hard Drive adds unique, sophisticated style to your desktop with a quiet, unobtrusive presence. Its sleek body has a tough metal top cover for advanced heat dissipation and the bottom has vents for natural airflow. This external hard drive is the affordable way to save your precious memories including up to 2,000,000 photos, 9,250 hours of music or 750 hours of video. LaCies '1-Click' Backup Software for PC and Mac is included for quickly saving files in one click. Up to 480Mb/sec Bus Transfer Rate with USB 2.0 Operating system - Wind 2000 or Higher, Mac OS X Approximate Unit Dimensions - 1.6 X 4.4 X 7.6 Approximate Unit Weight - 1.98 lbs

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7951 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: LaCie
• Model: 301285U
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 9.00" h x 14.00" w x 12.00" l, 2.50 pounds
• Memory: 8MB
• Hard Disk: 500GB

Features

• 500 GB external hard drive provides a simple way to store and transport your files, music, video, photos and more
• Easy setup: ready to use just seconds after removing it from the box
• Fast USB 2.0 interface transfer rate: up to 480 Mbits/s
• Includes USB cable, AC adapter, and backup software
• Measures 4.4 x 1.6 x 7.6 inches (WxHxD); weighs less than two pounds; 1-year limited warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
The LaCie Desktop Hard Disk 301285U 500 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive is an affordable and easy way to add more storage to your computer. You no longer have to worry about running out of 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 Desktop Hard Disk 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive offers: 500 GB of additional disk space. USB 2.0 for fast speed and universal connectivity. Plug and play operation with preformatted, driver-less drive. Fanless design for near-silent operation.

A compact, fanless design allows for quiet operation. View larger.

A USB 2.0 connection offers fast transfer rates. View larger.

Expansive Space for Video, Music, and Photos
With 500 GB of disk space, the LaCie Desktop Hard Disk lets you store up to 35 hours of DV video or 125,000 songs or 550,000 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. Just plug it in and play it. The drive is pre-formatted for use across Windows and Macs, doesn't require any additional drivers, and is ready to go seconds after being removed from the box. 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 for both platforms, making backups a quick and easy process.

Smart, Compact Design
Utilizing a fanless design, the Desktop Hard Disk is nearly silent, even when you are working on intensive applications. This means that as you work on creating your audio files, you won't be disturbed by the background noise of a fan creeping into your recordings.

The drive features a sleek, black stylish design, letting it blend into any work environment. Sturdy and compact, it's constructed with a tough metal top cover for durability and heat dissipation, making it easy to carry your important files around with you wherever you need them. Measuring just 4.4 x 1.6 x 7.6 inches (WxHxD) and weighing less than two pounds, the drive 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. The design is also stackable, which will save space when you want to further increase your capacity by adding another drive.

The LaCie 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop Hard Disk is backed by a 1-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 Desktop Hard Disk, USB 2.0 cable, external power supply, quick install guide, LaCie utilities (preloaded on drive), user manual, backup software.

Customer Reviews

Lost files when reboot computer
About 2 months or so after purchasing this product I noticed that many files that I had been storing in it were getting zeroed out and leaving only the file icon with no data. At first I wasn't sure how this was happening or when it even occurred until I went to open the files affected, because the file appeared to still be there. I finally realized when this was happening after one time when I restarted my compute and noticed I had 12G available on the drive due to it being such a significant change. I have had several other 5-10G losses since and am weary of turning my computer off anymore.

When I inquired to LaCie about this issue they told me that I would need to reformat my drive and it should fix the problem. My problem what I'm supposed to do with the 400+G of data I have remaining on this drive that I would like to keep in tact. They don't seem to have any suggestions for that that don't require spending at least another $100 or more. If I was trying to spend that much on a hard drive I would have done so in the first place. Now I'm going to take that $100+ and get a drive from a different manufacturer I guess and toss out this unreliable peice of junk.

Fits my need
Got the product quickly and attached to system - it works just like I need it to work.

Great for PS3
I use this as an external HDD for my PS3. It works great. Since it comes FAT32 preformatted, it connects flawlessly to the PS3 as well as my laptop.

Its been 5 months since I bought it and its been awesome so far.