Comments on: Review: LaCie 320GB USB Hard Drive

By: John

John — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:08:44 +0000

The comment from “Sam” about the hard drive keeping files unfragmented is bogus. It’s just a raw drive with a USB interface; it doesn’t have any awareness of your files. It just gets commands from the computer and acts on them.

What “Sam” is probably seeing is that since the drive is new, his files are (of course) defragmented because there isn’t any data in the way to cause fragmentation. As he continues to use this drive, he will (of course) see fragmentation.

By: marcel

marcel — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:41:12 +0000

Does anybody know if the harddisk of lacie makes automatic backups if you connect.

Greetings Marcel

By: anthony

anthony — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:20:16 +0000

so what is your favorite 320gb external? how do you feel about the WD Passport 320gb?

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:15:05 +0000

I have the 250Gb version. I think the hard drive is great. It’s quiet and cool. Also, one huge advantage of this hard drive is the software built-in the hard drive. As I started putting files (mostly large media files) on the hard drive, I discovered that this hard drive automatically keeps all the files unfragmented. None of my old external hard drives did that. I would recommend this hard drive to anyone based on this alone. Plus, the hard drive just looks amazing!

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:35:03 +0000

I have the 250GB Lacie version of this, it gets
really hot. I found it will work ok long term if you position it so the PC blows air on it
(put it near the power supply air output hole).
Otherwise it gets very hot and constantly makes
a clicking “tick tick” sound. In my experience
if a external hard drive is not force air cooled or completely exposed (say a bare drive in an open box) it will at least need:

1) a metal case to quickly conduct heat away
2) or be vertically placed so the air convects
more efficiently and cools both sides.
I have a acomdata drive
that does both 1 and 2 and it never gets
hot.

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By: Rezdwan Hamid

Rezdwan Hamid — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:05:45 +0000

Hello Tyler Hawkins

Thank you for sharing this story.

I used to think that Macs will never go mainstream. I think I will have to eat my words as I myself is on the lookout for my very first Mac and have decided on a MacBook Pro.

An external hard drive is in my to-buy list since I know I will need one in the future. Your article helped me learn about what to look out for when considering an external hard drive.

Hope to hear more stories from you soon.

Regards,
Rezdwan Hamid

By: Arjun Muralidharan

Arjun Muralidharan — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:07:11 +0000

I think it’s a great drive for “normal” people who just want to back their stuff up. It’s nice looking, and a short cable is a GOOD thing, I’d rather buy an extension if necessary rather than have another 5 metres of wire dangling behind my desk.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:25:59 +0000

With Firewire 800 on all the new iMacs there is no reason to use anything but Firewire 800. Even Firewire 400 is much better than USB 2.0 Anyway I just got a Maxtor One Touch III 750 GB drive for $199! Hooked it up to my new 24 inch iMac with FW800 and life is good. I was hoping the new iMacs would have built i eSata which wold be even faster than FW800 but no such luck.

By: Michael De Leon

Michael De Leon — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:20:08 +0000

I just bought the 500gb version for $117 on MacMall. Even though I prefer firewire, I could not pass up 500 gigs for that price, plus I already have a 250gb firewire fantom external drive. I like the LaCie but for all the reviews of it that say its quiet, I must’ve gotten one of the only loud ones because it makes a constant buzzing sound when I have it on. I do like that its a simple design that looks good on my desk and that they didn’t go crazy with the leds. I can’t stand the bright blue LED on my Fantom Drive. Luckily the size of the usb cable was perfect for me.

By: phil

phil — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:02:41 +0000

>The 320GB drive is billed as stackable but this â€˜featureâ€™
>is all but nullified by itâ€™s lack of an extra USB 2.0 port
>from-which to daisy-chain off of

You can’t daisy-chain USB, so there’s no point in having a USB passthrough connector on the back of the drive. (This is compared to Firewire, which you *can* daisy-chain.

By: phil

phil — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:01:31 +0000

>>The 320GB drive is billed as stackable but this â€˜featureâ€™ is all but nullified by itâ€™s lack of an extra USB 2.0 port from-which to daisy-chain off of