LaCie 301257U 1 TB 2big Network Attached Storage Hard Drive with 2-disk RAID
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: LacieModel: 301257U
Color: Aluminum
Product features:
- Ethernet for file sharing
- RAID 1 mode with automatic data-rebuilding
- 2 hot swappable disks with locks
- 1-click data sharing for automatic file transfers
- 2 USB ports for storage expansion
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Digital camera Review: 9 Months and DEAD!! Buyer Beware!
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased my Lace 2Big Network (1Tb version, 500Gb in RAID 1) in October 2008. The unit is now on it's last legs. It was working fine for the first 3 months then one of the hard drives failed (Drive 0, it was a Seagate). Contacted Lacie and was told that I had to ship the ENTIRE unit back for repair. I thought that was odd since only one drive failed. I didn't want complete strangers looking at 98.6Gb of my personal data so I bought a spare 500Gb Lacie drive (Hitachi Deskstar, funny that it wasn't a Seagate) and was up and running again. (obviously that was the issue, hardly in need of shipping the entire unit back). BTW, when one drive is completely dead, the entire device is unusable. You better have either an external SATA data cable to pull your data off, or you need a spare Lacie drive bay lying around and hope it will work. Then you can pull off your data and format / ship the unit back. Ridiculous!
With the new 500Gb Lacie drive installed (which I bought at my own expense) the unit worked fine for about 2 months. Then the front LED stopped displaying anything. The whole 2Big unit was still functioning at the time. Then the fan died a week later. Once again I was informed that if I wanted Lacie to honor their "Limited" warranty I would have to send the entire unit including the original drives in for RMA. When the unit dies I can't access the data so I am TRUSTING that Lacie's employees won't steal any of my 98.6 Gb of songs, photos, documents, Quicken files, etc... Are you kidding! Do they want the keys to my house also?
The Lacie 2Big was great when it worked. The web configuration was easy to use and it worked (when it did) well with the 3 Macs I have. AFP worked great (2 Intel iMacs, and a Intel Mac Mini all running OS X 10.5.7). But its not reliable at all. Lacie has terrible support page on their website. For a company that prides it self on Mac centered / designed products, there is more PC info for troubleshooting. Their return policy for defective parts is really bad. I don't feel comfortable sending them my data. I can not recommend this product. I would say for almost the same money buy a Netgear ReadyNAS Duo.
As for my Lacie 2Big Network unit, I will be removing the SATA drives (voiding the useless "Limited" warranty) reformatting them for use in a new Netgear ReadyNAS Duo, and smashing the unit with a sledge hammer. It's a really nice looking $300+ paper weight.
Summary of LaCie 301257U 1 TB 2big Network Attached Storage Hard Drive with 2-disk RAID
The LaCie 2big Network, represents the new generation of shared storage with security. Enables you to easily share professional files and to make them accessible from anywhere via FTP or HTTP. It can act as a file-sharing server, a backup server or an FTP server. Available network capacity can be expanded by attaching up to 2 USB hard drives. The new user-friendly LaCie Ethernet Agent makes setup simple and enables accessing, mapping and configuring the drives on your office¿s network. The 2big Network¿s compatibility with Mac, Windows and Linux machines without having to install drivers make it the ideal file-sharing solution for small businesses. Get maximum storage capacity or extra data security in one affordable yet professional 2-disk RAID solution. Easily select your RAID mode with the manual switch on the back of the drive. For maximum capacity, choose BIG with concatenation of the two hard drives. For maximum protection, choose SAFE 100 (RAID 1) for automatic mirroring of one disk to the other (available capacity = 50%); if one disk fails, data remains accessible on the other one and the defective disk can be replaced easily with an optional hot-swappable disk.(Sold Seperately) The heat sink metal design naturally draws heat away from the hard disk¿s internal components to help keep it cool and improve reliability. The 2big Network can be stacked or rackmounted. The large glowing blue button adds more than character ¿ it functions as a 1-click data-sharing button for automatic file transfers from a USB key. Just push the button; your data is immediately sharable with your colleagues.Networked Attached Storage
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