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1 TB LaCie Hard Disk, Design by Neil Poulton

LaCie drives are no stranger to this blog. They are synonymous with quality. They perform flawlessly, yet aren’t big, ugly boxes like many other external drives. They are usually sleek, in fit and finish.

The 1 TB LaCie Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton is no different. It’s sleek and quiet. It has a silent, fanless operation. A blue LED strip on its bottom creates a futuristic glow. The piano black design fits in perfectly in any decor, be it home theaters, 2-channel rigs or PC workstations. In fact, I have one that I stealthily implemented into my hifi. It stores all my Apple Lossless, WMA Lossless and FLAC files.

Despite its tiny size, this compact drive packs a wallop. It’s a full terabyte of storage, so you’ll have ample space for all your files. The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port makes it a workhorse. Usability is a breeze. The setup is effortless, because it’s plug & play.

You simply cannot go wrong with this drive if you are in the market for one. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

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Published by Atane on December 13th, 2008 and listed in Computers.

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Ben 12/31/2008 11:36 PM 1 point
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This drive sucks for continuous use. It looks good. It's not that quiet for one, and two, It will unexpectedly unmount itself and just sit there spinning and thinking about nothing. I'm using it to store my 400GB iTunes music library. It just can't handle it. I exchanged the first one I bought thinking it may have been a faulty unit, but the same model replacement it acting the same way. Not worth it. Maybe it would be fine to store movies or photos on, but not continuous music play, from a large library.

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Atane 01/02/2009 11:15 AM 1 point
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I use this drive as a back-up for my music, but I don't think it should be the work horse for any music system.

Perhaps you should look into a NAS (Networked Attached Storage) unit for that purpose. It will be more efficient.

I recommend the Buffalo Linkstation Mini.

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Argol 09/18/2009 05:49 PM 1 point
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Does it have to be horizontal or can it be vertical?

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Jim 10/07/2009 03:06 PM 1 point
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Bought one, it crashed within a week. Exchanged it for the same thing, the second one was broken right out of the box. I gave up after that. There are plenty of 1 TB external hard drives at this price, and most any of them are better than this. Unless you want a really pretty box to sit on your desk and do nothing.

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