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LaCie Starck 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 301888KUA
Manufacturer: Lacie
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Product Description
Encased in sturdy aluminum, the LaCie Starck Desktop Hard Drive offer the most robust choices for consumer hard drives on the market. The durable exterior protects the hard drives from shock and overheating, making them thoroughly dependable. The LaCie Starck Desktop Hard Drive features a status LED in the form of Starck's signature symbol. The symbol glows orange or green to indicate different activity. The LaCie Starck Mobile Hard Drive offers a built-in USB cable, uniquely placed for convenient storing and data accessibility. Complementing Starck's design philosophy is a touch-sensitive surface to open any application with the touch of a finger. The LaCie Starck Hard Drives come standard with the versatile USB 2.0 interface. In addition, the range comes with one of the most comprehensive software bundles on the market including LaCie Backup Assistant and LaCie Desktop Manager for formatting, back up and customization.

Product Details
  • Impressive 1TB storage capacity
  • 3mm of resistant aluminum casin
  • Starck signature LED
  • Customizable touch-sensitive surface
  • Intuitive automatic backup software

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Looks cool, heavy, decent speed
 
Review Date: November 29, 2009
Reviewer: Richard C. Drew, Oak Lawn, IL USA
I've had a lot of external drives, from a 10 meg oh so many years ago (the size of a shoe-box) to the ultra-modern LaCie Starck - and many in-between.

First impression - this is the HEAVIEST external I've had in several years. It's built like a tank. Instead of a fan, it uses the case to dissipate heat.

Looks - It's the coolest looking external I've ever seen. From the contoured face to gun-metal gray case, to the orange laser + projected on my desk surface.

But what about really counts - speed, reliability and ease of use?

Installation: Plugged in the USB and power, turned it on, and Windows 7 recognized it immediately. It comes with 10 meg formatted - this has the installer / formatting application. Run it, agree to the standard terms, select the system (PC, etc. - see my screen capture) and the drive starts to format.

Windows also popped up a warning / message (see screen capture) that it wanted to format the drive - since LaCie's application was already formatting the drive I did not Windows format it as well. Windows really should have detected it was already being formatted!

Formatting took about two minutes - pretty fast. Part of the formatting procedure (and another reason NOT to let Windows format the drive) is writing the manuals and some different applications to the drive. See the screen capture.

After this was complete, I installed the included backup software and desktop manager. The desktop manager is pretty useless - unless you want to use the touch interface. You can program two actions - one for a short touch, the other for a long touch. I have the drive under one of my monitors and I've toched it accidentally a few times. Positioning it elsewhere would solve that, but I like it where it is.

It's USB 2, so the speed is limited by the USB interface (cable included,) but it's still pretty speedy.

So far I'm really impressed. I'm going to spend the next few days copying about 800 gig of files I want backed up, and I'll see how long it takes.

Bottom line - 1 TB of data storage in what looks like desktop artwork - a great addition to my storage needs, and these are growing daily. I shoot around 3000 photos on some weekends, and have a LOT of music files. I've learned the hard way that you can't have too many backups!

Followup: I copies 700 gig of files overnight - speed was decent - taking into account that there were almost 200,000 files!! The darn thing is so quiet I forget that it's there! Totally silent.
Very solid drive.
 
Review Date: November 26, 2009
Reviewer: S. Power, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Pros:
- 1TB - the knew norm in harddrive capacity
- very solid construction
- LaCie reputation for quality. It is worth a little extra money per gigabit to know that my precious, irreplaceable, data is safe.
- Easy to use, included, automatic back-up software.


Give or Takes:
- Touch pad on the front of it (I don't know why anyone would care about this feature, but that may just be because my harddrives are in a completely different room of the house).


Cons:
- I wish I spent a little extra to get 2TB, which soon to be the norm. Every size harddrive I've ever bought has always seemed bigger than I would ever need, and I've filled them all. 2TB will probably last you five years, as opposed to two or three for a 1TB.
- The included documentation isn't great.
- Too much focus on Form over function. It is a harddrive, not a centerpiece.
A MUST HAVE hard drive !!!
 
Review Date: January 15, 2010
Reviewer: V. DASILVA, Greenville, NC USA
This is a MUST HAVE hard drive specially for those who own the new imac 27"...is a very stylish and works perfectly with Time Capsule and the front touch works as described by Lacie. I had to replace a old Lacie hard drive 300 Gb for this new 1 Tb to be able to save all my precious data.
Form and function
 
Review Date: January 24, 2010
Reviewer: Randall Louks, CANTON, MI, US
The unit fits in with my 27" iMac wonderfully. The drive out of the box was easy to install. It is the quietest drive in my collection. It is very stylish, fast and quiet. If you are looking for a drive that sits on the desk this is the one for you. Also backed by the genius of LaCie
Great machine
 
Review Date: January 8, 2010
Reviewer: Photobill, Amherst, NH
The Lacie 1 TB USB hard drive is a perfect storage machine. Quick and easy to run, fast download and upload speeds, and is nice to look at. I am very pleased with the purchase

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