LaCie Hard Disk 301303U 750 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton | 
| Brand: LaCie
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $123.99
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1070
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Hard Drive Size: 750
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 8.4 x 3.3
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 301303U
Model: 301303U
UPC: 093053740856
EAN: 0093053740856
ASIN: B00112BKM8
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 750 GB 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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Amazon.com Product Description
The LaCie Hard Disk 301303U 750 GB 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 750 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton offers: - 750 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 750 GB of disk space, the Hard Disk can store up to 52 hours of DV video or 202,000 songs or 825,000 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. 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 750 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.
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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Great Drive For a Reasonable Price January 5, 2008
John D. (Bay Area, CA)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I bought two of these (750GB) to replace a failing drive and to be more responsible about backups. I have some complaints, but overall I really like them.
Pros: great case, good size (a largish paperback; slightly narrower, lower and longer than my Mac Mini), on/off button, small adapter with a regular plug, no fan, relatively low light output from the front indicator.
Cons: louder than other fanless drives (compared to the Seagate eSATA 750), ambient light flickers with drive activity (I'd prefer a constant light).
Depends: only has USB.
In my opinion, online images make it look bigger than it is. Check the dimensions. The smooth black case lacks prominent logos. They can be stacked, but only two. I assume this is for heat dissipation reasons.
Why only 4 stars? Lacie's advertising claims it is "near-silent". Close, but not quite.
Great...but not so much for Linux May 5, 2008
Olivier Lemaire (Burlington, VT)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This Hard disk has a wonderful design and is not too noisy. I just want to point out that this disk, on amazon is sold to be "Linux compatible" (which doesn't mean anything at all) and is formatted in NTFS the so much windows partition format. Anyway I fixed that and now have a 750GB EXT3 Hard disk with one of the most beautiful design.....I rated it 4 because of this little detail otherwise for the price and capacity, perfect.
 Probably bad luck... June 5, 2008
Bryan (Washington, DC USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Sadly, this drive lasted less than 12 hours. It formatted properly and worked right initially, but by the next morning, my laptop couldn't find it. After testing it on another machine, I confirmed what I suspected -- dead drive.
The LaCie tech support process isn't very friendly either -- it amounts to a back-and-forth e-mail exchange between user and tech, hosted on their website. It took three days just to get past the "is your drive plugged in?" level of questions. Some level of phone support would have helped.
I've returned the drive and will probably try a replacment and hope for better luck. I've had success with LaCie drives in the past, and this thing sure does look slick (even better than the pic)! Hopefully, I'll be back and able to report something more favorable in a few months.
Nice design, a bit noisy July 23, 2008
Alberto Gonzalez
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not the most quiet drive out there. I have had some other external LaCie drives in the past, and this one is the noisiest, not too bad, but I wouldn't recommend it for a room where you will be sleeping in. It looks great. So far so good, (about 2 months usage for now), but I am using it only for backups with Time Machine, attached to my iMac (Mac OS X), and taking backups every other day. Its beeen working great. If this unit was quiter and used no external adapter (usb powered), I'd give it a 5 star rating.
 Great little drive August 2, 2008
Luis Edgardo Argote Bolio (Monterrey, Mexico)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It looks good even though the design may be a bit too minimalistic. The blue light in the bottom stays turned on all the time and it's quiet enough. I'd buy it again.
p.s. I deleted all the crap this thing installs on itself after formatting (it's pretty easy)
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