LACIE LITTLE BIG DISK QUADRA

Video Pro's Dream Drive


Power users such as video professionals who need to move large files quickly have a new ally. The LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra relies on twin 5,400-rpm, 250GB drives for lightning-fast eSATa transfer rates (60 percent faster than its USB 2.0 performance) and very good FireWire 400 and 800 speeds.
The Little Big Disk Quadra is good both as an external desktop drive and for moving between machines. Technically, it doesn't qualify as a portable hard drive because it requires an AC adapter-at least for USB and eSATA operation. (FIreWire 400 and 800 transfers can be powered by the computer.) With its two 2.5-inch drives stacked on top of one another, it measures only 1.6 by 3.3 by 5.5 inches (HWD). The drive is totable enough, but it still looks substantial with its metal frame and cooling fins.
The drive can be formatted for either Windows (NTFS) or Mac (HFS+). Formatting in FAT32 for use with both platforms limit file size to 4GB, which can be easily exceeded by video files. It is loaded with backup software galore: LaCie 1-Click: EMC's Restospect Express (a full disaster-recovery utility); and LaCie SilverKeeper (Mac). It is also covered by a decent three-year warranty.


The LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra is a unique drive that should come as a welcome addition to any poewr user's or Video professional's hardware stable.
source: PC Magazine August 2008.

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