Product Description

LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive 500GB

eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 & USB 2.0

User Benefits:

Quadruple interface for professional use

Fast interface transfer rates up to 1.5Gbits/s (150MB/s)

Advanced cooling system for quiet operation

Plug & play, easy to use, daisy-chainable via FireWire

Fully loaded with all the best interfaces – eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 – the d2 Quadra brings you complete universal connectivity. Boasting superior features such as a 16MB cache, advanced 3-level power management, bootability**** and professional backup software, it’s designed for professional performance. Easily back up, archive or exchange all of your files, videos, MP3s and JPEGs or upgrade your PC or Mac with additional capacity. Its space-saving d2 design by Neil Poulton is so versatile, it can stand upright, stack or be rack-mounted – safeguarded by the best in heat-dissipating technology. Our LaCie Shortcut Button allows you to easily launch any application with one push, such as the included software EMC® Retrospect® Express for PC or Mac.

Technical Details

Capacity : 500 GB

Interface : 1 x eSATA (rugged) port

2 x FireWire 800 (9-pin) ports

1 x FireWire 400 (6-pin) port (iLink 4-pin, DV-compatible*****)

1 x USB 2.0 port (USB 1.1-compatible)

Rotational Speed (rpm) : 7200

Interface Transfer Rate : eSATA: up to 1.5Gbits/s (150MB/s)

FireWire 800: up to 800Mbits/s (100MB/s)

FireWire 400: up to 400Mbits/s (50MB/s)

USB 2.0: up to 480Mbits/s (60MB/s)

Burst Transfer Rate1 (max. drive speed) : eSATA: up to 80-90MB/s

FireWire 800: up to 65-75MB/s

FireWire 400: up to 35-40MB/s

USB 2.0: up to 30-35MB/s

Average Seek Time (Write) : <10ms (eSATA)

Cache : 16MB or greater

Shortcut Button : launch any application with one push***

Triple Power Management : “Auto" for energy efficiency; “On" for instant access; “Off" for data protection***

Fan : “smart fan"

Size : 1.7 x 6.3 x 6.8 in. / 44 x 160 x 173 mm

Weight : 3.31 lbs. / 1500 g

System Requirements : Computer with an eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 or USB 2.0 port

Windows 2000, Windows XP or later; 500MHz processor or higher

Mac OS 10.2.8 (Mac OS 10.3 for eSATA) or later; G4, G5, Intel 500MHz processor or higher

Minimum 128MB RAM (512MB or greater recommended)

Warranty : 1 Year Limited Warranty