Before I continue, I should clarify that I purchased this hard-drive second hand, from a well rated seller on Ebay. The reader can judge for themselves then, whether this is a cautionary tale about ebay purchasing, or the production standards of LaCie. I wanted a hard-drive that I could carry around with me, and use with both my Macbook, and my p.c as fast as possible. This unit was perfect, as it came with firewire and usb interfaces, and did not require an external adaptor. I was also sold on the cosmetic aspects of the product, and the idea that it would be durable. I had intended to use it as a means of always carrying my music data with me, and ...  Read the complete review

**Introduction** Two years ago my husband got himself a pretty great Christmas present from his job. This Lacie external Rugged hard disk with a saving capacity of 500 GB was given to him as a present. And because he never uses an external hard disk, I ended up using it almost daily ;) **Some information about LaCie company** Lacie is a company that is known for its storage systems. They have been active for many years and are always trying to develop new storage systems and exploring possibilities to make better storage products. For an overview of all their products I would recommend you visiting www.lacie.com. Lacie sells (external) ...  Read the complete review