LaCie 301253U 2TB 2big Dual 2-Disk RAID Hard Drive

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18 Apr 2009 Best RAID1 I've found so far Bought four (301256U) for work back when they were over $700 each, now they're a super bargain. The USB and Firewire both work fine with WinXP Pro. The drives keep cool, and they're in removable trays. (When is somebody going to make a nice RAID box that latches in bare drives--getting tired of trays.) We've filled these up with data, streaming 25GB per day over FW800, used them for portable storage. Rock solid over a year now. "User serviceable" with swappable drives.

At home I wen... –Christopher Burianfrom Amazon.com
26 Dec 2008 Very high quality product! Works perfectly! I bought this drive after trying a less expensive 2TB 2-disk drive. The other, by Cavalry, was a complete disaster. To get it to function required first installing some cheap driver software on my computer that completely destabilized my Windows Vista installation. After many frustrating hours, I uninstalled the crappy drivers, disassembled the case and cannibalized the individual discs so I could use them separately as internal drives for a different computer. However, I still needed a larg... –R. Petersenfrom Amazon.com
27 Jun 2008 2 bad drives in a row, gave up and requested refund The first unit arrived with a loose drive lock, it would not engage securely. Amazon sent replacement, which was sealed but not packed correctly, with a rumpled manual and used cords. Called LaCie and asked about the serial number, they admitted it was a customer return that had been sent out for sale as a "new" device! The second unit would not format for Safe 100 and overheated, fan would not come on. Tech support agreed it was faulty, but the only exchange terms LaCie offered would have me wa... –Mars Traderfrom Amazon.com

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