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| Brand: LaCie
Category: CE
Buy New: £54.95
New (14) from £54.95
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 1045
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: 301285K
Model: 301285K
EAN: 3660619312856
ASIN: B000WH7P90
Release Date: February 26, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 poor manufacturing and poor customer services June 15, 2008
J. Valle (london,U.K.)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I bought 4 lacie drivers since 2002, they all now are dead. They might look good but the manufacturing standard is less than desirable. Try another manufacturer if you can. This is my experience with their customer services: After I had wrote to them that my new hard disk was broken and had lot's of important files on it. And I need to recover the files they said even if I send to their recommended places and paid for the recover that what happens "If the drive is sent a data recovery service and the case is opened then the warranty on the drive will be voided, because the warranty void seal will be broken" so they send you a bad manufacturer driver you pay to recover the files and the warranty is lost. One of their main supplier of Hard Disk is Wester Digital and they have a complete different policy on broken hard disk and recovery files. Bear that in mind when you buy your Hard Disk. Money is not that important when your family photos are gone!
Do not buy from here. May 28, 2008
R. Haque
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I wish I had read mr allen prices review before buying this, the drive came with no means to connect to a UK powersupply and I had to go out and buy a european adapter. you order form a UK site you expect UK goods, or at least some warning in the item description. The is the 2nd time I have ordered with pixmania, and the 2nd time I am astonished at their dire lack of service.
The drive , ive used before and it is excelent, but DO NOT BUY from here, check elsewhere.
"Allan price:
I ordered two LaCie drives. They arrived promptly and in good condition, but without any means of connecting them to a UK mains supply.
I emailed the supplier, Pixmania, to ask them to rectify the situation. Their reply contained the words "I would like to kindly inform you that; Pixmania warehouses are based in Paris France manufacturers here in France do not supply us with the UK power cable".
This is irrelevant to me. I live in the UK, ordered via Amazon UK and I expect the goods to be fit for purpose in the UK. "
 plug (EU/UK)... May 26, 2008
Josiah O. Emsley (London)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
very good value for money - not that quality is compromised at all!
when ordering it, i was almost put off by reading reviews about it coming only with a EU plug... however, i still ordered it, and it came with a UK plug - so all is fine, dont let it put you off.
have had it for a while and all is fine
A lovely quality Hard Drive Well Pleased. April 8, 2008
Mr. P. J. R. LEWIS (Llandudno N Wales)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
On first impressions i was very pleased with the build quality of my new laCie hard drive.
Constructed out of top quality die cast black aluminium, unlike other reviwers i recieved everything in the box which should include the mains adaptor and usb lead along with the small install guide.
As everyone has said as soon as you plug the usb drive into your computer and power it up the hard drive icon should appear on your desktop.
In my case it appeared first time but because all the user instructions are already downloaded onto the hard drive LaCie tell you to save them on another drive for safe keeping.Once you have done this formatting the drive to your chosen format is simplicity in itself.
This drive doesnot have an internal fan but unlike some reviewers mine didnot become overly warm.
Would i recommend you buy a LaCie drive on first impressions,very much so as the build quality is most impressive and i think the drive is decent value for what you are given.
Some have complained the drive doesnot have a on off switch,well why does one need it in the first place.The device should boot up automatically everytime you start your computer and a separate switch is only more to go wrong on what is a pretty straightforward drive.
If the drive had needed a switch im sure LaCie would have provided it with one and because it doesnot have a switch it is not required.
No mains adapters February 8, 2008
Allan Price (UK)
26 out of 36 found this review helpful
I ordered two LaCie drives. They arrived promptly and in good condition, but without any means of connecting them to a UK mains supply.
I emailed the supplier, Pixmania, to ask them to rectify the situation. Their reply contained the words "I would like to kindly inform you that; Pixmania warehouses are based in Paris France manufacturers here in France do not supply us with the UK power cable".
This is irrelevant to me. I live in the UK, ordered via Amazon UK and I expect the goods to be fit for purpose in the UK.
Pixmania did send two adapters - possibly not new, certainly not in any sort of manufacturer's packaging.
One worked, one was completely the wrong fitting. It would have been dangerous to attempt to use it.
Pixmania have not replied to a second email.
Please note: My one star rating for this product is a reaction to poor customer service, not to the quality or performance of the hardware.
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