What HDDs do Lacie use?

ajf · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:23

Looking at getting an external hard disk and deciding between the WD MyBooks or one of the Lacies as they seem to get good write ups.

What manufacturers hard disks do Lacie use though?
Any comments on the relative merits of MyBook or Lacie?

Thanks
Andrew

Sandmaster500 · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:55

I believe they use maxtor drive inside. Given the choice i'd get a WD or seagate as i've had good experiences with them.

Have just bought a seagate HDD and caddy for a nice portable backup system.

I know people with Lacies and they have been good also.

hope that helps

ajf · 3 Dec 2006 at 17:40

Thanks.
Will probably stick with the WD MyBook then. Heard several stories here of maxtors failing....

Andrew

Gman · 3 Dec 2006 at 17:56

had one and yep it's a maxtor inside and yes it died since then I just buy the parts seperatly and slap a wd in it usually.

jimblowscash · 7 Dec 2006 at 11:44

lacie have dropped maxtor drives they now use seagate or hitatchi due to high failure rates

solitude · 8 Dec 2006 at 17:31

Mine’s a year old this week, and has a Seagate drive in it.

photoshop · 8 Dec 2006 at 23:00

had alacie for around 2yrs. still going strong

ajf · 9 Dec 2006 at 23:51

Thanks for the additonal feedback. If they have swapped from Maxtor I might give them a go.
For some reason the 'Brick' models caught my eye - just hope it isn't indicative of the drive performance

Andrew

jimblowscash · 12 Dec 2006 at 10:27

the brick is the same as the porsche drive, just in a different case so all is good, plus the bricks stack....... if only they came with wheels and plastic people

ajf · 12 Dec 2006 at 23:54

Guess if you bought enough you could build a house

They know their marketing I guess!

Andrew

cdmania · 13 Dec 2006 at 16:09

Hi

Heres my experience on Lacie, Bought a d2 extreme 1.6tb drive
On 24.11.2004 Two years warrenty. Just died last week, 3 weeks out of warrenty

Yeah not bad for a £1,300 drive. Lacie did not want to know.

jimblowscash · 14 Dec 2006 at 09:45

where did you but the drive from cdmania....

intrust drop me a mail [email protected]

Spyhop · 27 Feb 2007 at 15:20

Bought a Lacie Porsche 250GB ages ago and it had a Seagate drive - just got another one and it also has a Seagate drive. Good show!

solitude · 27 Feb 2007 at 17:40

wush said:
Bought a Lacie Porsche 250GB ages ago and it had a Seagate drive - just got another one and it also has a Seagate drive. Good show!

+ 1