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Lacie d2 Quadra 500GB

February 29th, 2008 | by Josh Norem

Capacity : 320 GB - 1 TB
Interface : 1 x eSATA (rugged) port
2 x FireWire 800 (9-pin) ports
1 x FireWire 400 (6-pin) port (iLink 4-pin, DV-compatible*****)
1 x USB 2.0 port (USB 1.1-compatible)
Rotational Speed (rpm) : 7200
Cache : 8MB or greater
Interface Transfer Rate : eSATA: up to 1.5Gbits/s (150MB/s)
FireWire 800: up to 800Mbits/s (100MB/s)
FireWire 400: up to 400Mbits/s (50MB/s)
USB 2.0: up to 480Mbits/s (60MB/s)
Burst Transfer Rate1 (max. drive speed) : eSATA: up to 80-90MB/s
FireWire 800: up to 65-75MB/s
FireWire 400: up to 35-40MB/s
USB 2.0: up to 30-35MB/s
Average Seek Time (Write) : <10ms (eSATA)
Shortcut Button : launch any application with one push***
Triple Power Management : “Auto” for energy efficiency; “On” for instant access; “Off” for data protection***
Fan : fanless
Size : 1.7 x 6.3 x 6.8 in. / 44 x 160 x 173 mm
Weight : 3.31 lbs. / 1500 g
System Requirements : Computer with an eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 or USB 2.0 port
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista; 500MHz processor or higher
Mac OS 10.2.8 (Mac OS 10.3 for eSATA) or later; G4, G5, Intel 500MHz processor or higher
Minimum 128MB RAM (512MB or greater recommended)
Compatibility : Compatible with Windows© Vista and Mac OS© X 10.5 Leopard (including Time Machine)
Comments : 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5–10% less).
Calculations are based on approximately 13GB/hour of uncompressed DV Video, 2.85MB/MP3 song, and 1MB/JPEG photo file.
1 Burst transfer rates vary from one computer to another and may vary slightly from one drive to another. Average speed is usually lower, depending on host configuration.
*** The Shortcut Button and automatic on/off functions are available for FireWire and USB interfaces but are not available from an eSATA bus.
**** Bootable on PC or Mac (using FireWire or eSATA). To take advantage of the bootable feature, the LaCie d2 Quadra must be formatted as a bootable drive in accordance with the operating system being used. The computer must include a BIOS or an interface card that supports bootable functionality with an external hard drive.
***** Depends on the PCI adapter; optional cable sold separately.
Box Content : LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive; 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 Utilities CD-ROM; LaCie ‘1-Click’ Backup Software for PC or Mac; SilverKeeper Software for automatic backup and file verification (Mac); EMC® Retrospect® Express 6.1 (Mac); EMC® Retrospect® Express HD 2.0 (Windows)
Warranty : 3 Year Limited Warranty