LaCie intros 22x d2 external DVD burner, 2TB Hard Disk MAX

Two new ones have arrived today from the labs of LaCie, and neither are destined to ever end up inside of your PC. Up first, we've got the slightly speedier d2 external DVD±RW drive with LightScribe, which toasts discs at up to 22x and connects to PCs via USB 2.0 or FireWire (400, presumably). For those in need of HDD-based storage, the glossy black Hard Disk MAX comes with a pair of 1TB drives that can be set in either a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration with the simple flick of a switch on the back panel. There's also a USB port on the front for additional expansion, and the USB 2.0 socket 'round back is what links it up with your computer. Both are available right now for $119.99 / $269.99, respectively.

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[Bk7 Posted Jan 5th 2009 8:35PM]

Want! Especially with the fuzzy blue lights!

[Scratic Posted Jan 5th 2009 8:41PM]

I dunno, reminds me of one of those lowrider Scion things.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 5th 2009 10:31PM]

Shoulda put the usb port on the back. Ruins the clean look.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 5th 2009 10:48PM]

Yes, but upon clicking through, I found that the sleeker, slimmer 1T model comes sans the port.

[CheesusCrust Posted Jan 5th 2009 8:45PM]

Looks nice.

[Ishcabible Posted Jan 5th 2009 8:49PM]

It does! But I don't know how. Your average 4 year old could've thought of a shiny black box.

[chispito Posted Jan 5th 2009 9:24PM]

It taught me how to use tools.

[cloud858rk Posted Jan 5th 2009 8:51PM]

Just don't touch it. Ever.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 5th 2009 8:56PM]

2TB??? I'll never fill that! (Second part is what everyone always said of any new hard drive :P)

I'm looking for a backup solution since losing all my work and music and savegames would be waaaay too painful to ever recover from. This looks like win, beatiful win, too.

[RichardBronosky Posted Jan 6th 2009 12:25AM]

Then don't consider this a 2TB drive. Consider it a 1TB redundant drive pair.

For the non-techie, here is a way to remember the difference between RAID 0 and RAID 1: The zero represents your chances of ever seeing ANY of your data again if EITHER drive fails.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 5th 2009 8:58PM]

"My God, it's full of stars..."

[aubreyq Posted Jan 5th 2009 10:18PM]

2001: A Space Odyssey, right?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 5th 2009 11:29PM]

Nah I passed out in a bowl of Lucky Charms

[michaspi Posted Jan 6th 2009 1:18AM]

That's me Lucky Charms, they're good for catchin' fishes!

[solarpos Posted Jan 5th 2009 9:01PM]

I love my Neil Poulton LaCie 1TB ext HDD. I have found that every mfg of HDD's has a HUGE group of folks who warn others about their bad experiences. Basically, all product lines have bad batches and defects. You just rarely hear about the good experiences. 10-1.

[Hi Kenneth Posted Jan 5th 2009 10:57PM]

so is it really worth my money...im looking to buy the Lacie [not this one but] do you have good experiences with it?

[solarpos Posted Jan 6th 2009 8:44AM]

@Hi Kenneth

Yes, I have had nothing but success with it. I have previously owned a WD book, Iomega and a Iogear Ion. All have failed me and this is the only one to keep ticking. Now as in my post above I bet there are WD, IOGEAR and Iomega users that have ext HDD's without failures as well.
The thing I like is being able to take this puppy back to costco without a question or issue. It's quiet, sleek, huge storage and since I'm on OS X, easy to partition and use with SuperDuper and Time Machine.

[PyRo1509 Posted Jan 5th 2009 9:15PM]

I love storage wars...

I have 4 TB of space in my desktop... and thats 3.5 TB more than I need..

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 5th 2009 9:46PM]

Hot

[Sine Posted Jan 5th 2009 10:09PM]

If they're putting a USB port in the front, what exactly stopped them from putting more in the back? Have they ever used a Mac before? Everyone knows Steve is stingy with his ports...

[d889 Posted Jan 5th 2009 10:44PM]

yay i cant wait to fill up 2TB's at the blazing speed of usb.......

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 5th 2009 11:39PM]

WARNING: LaCie drives are prone to die prematurely. Out of 10 1TB Lacie drives, three (!) died within one year. Among fellow video guys LaCie is pretty much a joke. But oh they're so pretty at the Mac store! ...

[michaspi Posted Jan 6th 2009 1:16AM]

WARNING: drives are prone to die prematurely. Out of 10 1TB drives, three (!) died within one year. Among fellow video guys is pretty much a joke. But oh they're so pretty at ! ...

[michaspi Posted Jan 6th 2009 1:17AM]

WARNING: *hard drive manufacturer* drives are prone to die prematurely. Out of 10 1TB *hard drive manufacturer*e drives, three (!) died within one year. Among fellow video guys *hard drive manufacturer* is pretty much a joke. But oh they're so pretty at *popular retailer*! ...

(Damn you, HTML tags...)

[superhobo Posted Jan 6th 2009 4:46AM]

TMA 2

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2009 5:12AM]

The picture is misleading. It is in fact the size of "The monolith". You can see a tiny human figure in what appears to be a firewire connector, which in fact is a full fledged spaceship docking bay.

[xValentine Posted Jan 6th 2009 7:35AM]

The USB port in the front just killed it's awesomeness.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2009 8:30AM]

I would be really interested in buying this if you could use the two drives separately, instead of in a RAID configuration. Anyone know if you can?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2009 10:20AM]

Doesn't anybody care that it only provides USB 2.0 connectivity? eSATA should be standard on almost all desktop external HD's... Try this one on for size: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/PerformanceRAID. Yes you're going to be paying more money, but the difference in speed is worth it IMO.

[Bad Beaver Posted Jan 6th 2009 10:49AM]

Let's see... it's a glossy LaCie without FireWire. Uhhmmm.... no.

[Wwhat Posted Jan 6th 2009 11:14AM]

A switch on the back switches between RAID 0 and 1? I foresee disaster, when you have it full of data you or something/one accidentally flips the switch and gone is your data.