LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Disk
Fully loaded with all the fastest interfaces -- eSATA 3Gbits, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 -- this all-in-one professional hard disk offers universal connectivity for Mac and PC users.
- Four interfaces to choose from
- eSATA connectivity for the ultimate in speed
- Energy-efficient, fanless heat sink design
- Time Machine compatibility
Overview
Perfect for digital content creation, audio/video editing, DVD authoring, web animation and more, the d2 Quadra can handle multiple demanding professional tasks.
Easy setup and operation
The LaCie Setup Assistant helps quickly format your disk according to your needs. And once it's up and running you can easily launch any application in one push.*
Convenient and flexible
You can daisy-chain the d2 Quadra via FireWire and you're free to connect it directly to your DV camera. It's even bootable in FireWire for Mac and in eSATA for Mac or PC. And to keep the drive save and quiet, there's a unique, fanless aluminium heat sink design with 60 percent more surface area for heat dissipation.
Features
- Quadruple interface for full Mac/PC compatibility
- Fast eSATA burst transfer rates up to 115 MBps
- Sturdy aluminium d2 heat sink and ergonomic design
- Intego and Genie backup assistants
- Compatible with Time Machine
*Shortcut Button feature only available via FireWire and USB connections.
Did you notice?
A choice of eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connections helps you get speedy data backups with any Mac or PC.
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Keeping all your digital content and data safe and almost instantly accessible.
System requirements
Mac
- Mac OS X v10.3 or later
- eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 or USB 2.0 port
- 128MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
PC
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 or USB 2.0 port
- 128MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
Technical specifications
- Interfaces: 1 eSATA; 2 FireWire 800; 1 FireWire 400; 1 USB 2.0 port
- Cooling system: Aluminium heat sink
- Rotational speed: 7200 rpm
- Cache: 16MB or more
- Transfer rates (max. bus speed): eSATA: up to 3Gbps; FireWire 800: up to 800Mbps; FireWire 400: up to 400Mbps; Hi-Speed USB 2.0: up to 480Mbps
- Triple power management: Auto, On, Off
- Dimensions (HxWxD): 1.7 x 6.3 x 6.8 in./4.4 x 16.0 x 17.3 cm
- Weight: 3.31 lbs./1.5 kg
What's in the box?
- LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Disk
- eSATA-to-eSATA cable
- FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) cable
- FireWire 400 (6-to-6 pin) cable
- USB 2.0 cable (USB 1.1 compatible)
- External power supply
- Drive stand for upright desktop use
- LaCie Setup Assistant
- LaCie Utilities (preloaded)
- Genie Backup Assistant software with data restore for Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Intego Backup Assistant software with data restore for Mac OS X v10.4
Warranty
Three-year limited
Questions & Answers
Most Interesting
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Will this be more reliable than the LaCie hard drive which I already have? (Which, by the way would not be difficult.)
- Asked by GA from Bagworth
- 12-Oct-2009
Best Answer
This is a difficult question to answer, why, well I have this drive and it started to play up, kept dismounting from my iMac.
A bit of investigation resulted in finding out that LaCie have had problems with power supplies. Mine started playing up when the drive was 14 months old. As LaCie offer a 3 year limited warranty I was none to hopeful, but fired off an email to their support desk.
Bottom line, I was asked to send back my old power supply and a replacement turned up, gratis, 2 weeks later. My drive now works perfectly.
So it would seem that some of the failures and negative comments here may not be as a result of a bad drive but a failing power supply. …More- Answered by PB from Milton Keynes
- 26-Oct-2009
- 8 of 8 people found this useful
- 3 more answers
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Is that blue light the power button? Or is it a light?
- Asked by GS from Fontana
- 28-Oct-2009
Best Answer
The blue light in front (not annoyingly bright) is the LaCie Shortcut Button. It launches any application you program it to. Most use it to launch Time Machine backup or LaCie's back up software that is included: Genie Backup Assistant software with data restore for Windows or Intego Backup Assistant software with data restore for Mac.
As for the power; LaCie has an On, Off, Auto switch in the back to set how you'd like to have your drive powered.
On- drive is always on.
Auto- hibernates when your computer does
Off- always off. You could use this if you were going on vacation and didn't need it on. …More- Answered by AS
- 30-Oct-2009
- 6 of 7 people found this useful
- 1 more answer
Most Recent
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Can I use this hard drive for both Imac and Mac Pro or do I need separate external hard drive for both?
- Asked by YC from Kenosha
- 23-Nov-2009
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Does the package come with a Firewire 800 cord?
- Asked by MR from Lansdowne
- 16-Nov-2009
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Is that blue light the power button? Or is it a light?
- Asked by GS from Fontana
- 28-Oct-2009
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would this be what I would use for time machine backup?
- Asked by RW from Amelia Island
- 27-Oct-2009
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Will this be more reliable than the LaCie hard drive which I already have? (Which, by the way would not be difficult.)
- Asked by GA from Bagworth
- 12-Oct-2009
