« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2005, 12:28:17 AM »
any one own a LaCie?
laCie has always Been about three steps ahead in the external drive market.
I believe they are also one of the only companies making a External drive that has the speed of Firewire 800 . (hell Im pretty happy with the firewire 400., I could only Imagine 800)
but honestly For speed, price and warranty I would have to suggest picking up a Seagate drive and buying your own enclosure .
Gonna be hard to find another drive that carries a 5 year warranty, And Seagates are almost twice as quiet as most other drives.
If you have the cash I recommend buying the retail product, either WD or Maxtor. Look for closeout sales on older models. I've used several of the Maxtor drives and found their enclosures to be better (quieter, better cooling, and better looking) than the after market ones. If I were doing a huge number of drives I might standardize on one enclosure, but tracking down good quality ones is a challenge, especially if you want specific things, like both Firewire and USB.
Richard
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