LaCie external HardDrives...

FuTz wrote on 1/29/2002, 7:04 AM

I read somewhere in this forum that some of you had problems with LaCie external drives (firewire). What were these problems??? I'm asking because it's the first time I hear something bad about them (from BOTH PC and Mac owners...)
Did I just land from another planet or what?

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CDM wrote on 1/29/2002, 6:48 PM

I have one and it works great.

Arks wrote on 1/29/2002, 8:14 PM

I just bought an 80 GB LaCie for my MAC Final Cut Pro class at college(dont laugh guys, lol..) Anyway, I planned on reformatting it for VV3 use when I was done with it.. HAve there been big problems reported? I hope not. If so, guess i'll have to figure them out.

FuTz wrote on 1/30/2002, 8:54 AM

I don't think there's been so much problems reported. I was asking cause I just bought the new 120G after watchin' lots of forums , etc... The only complaint I read was on this forum and since I asked the guy what had been the problems and he didn't answer... I think it may be another "blah-blah" about nothing... you know, people saying things "they heard of"...
For instance, I too hope there's no problems with those! I'll tell you when it's formatted ...

Control_Z wrote on 1/30/2002, 10:40 PM

>I asked the guy what had been the problems and he didn't answer...

Cut me a break. I get in as often as I can. And yes, back in the other thread I pointed out that I've been *hearing* of lots of troubles. No hard evidence at all.

OTOH, they seem to cost at least $50 more than simply putting your own drive in a case so they're not something I'd be interested in. Actually, it looks like 120G drives are $210 now; add $90 for a case and the difference is higher.

FuTz wrote on 2/8/2002, 12:47 PM

Sorry Joe about this…Yeah, it’s true, you’ve been helping lots of people out here and it’s really appreciated. My mistake. I sometimes lose patience cause there is ALSO lots of people who say things and can’t actually back what they’re saying (I’ve even got one or two friends like that, imagine...).
By the way, I checked out the options and yes, the ADS case + drive is a little bit less expensive.
The LaCie 120Go drive installed/formatted very well (Win2K) but since it was a 5400rpm drive inside (Maxtor...), I returned it and changed it for two 80Go 7200rpm drives, since I’m not looking for a “portable” solution anymore for the next months... Thanks again!