The 2big Triple comes with two FireWire 800 ports, one FireWire 400 port and one Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port for PC or Mac users. Ideal for storing office data, archiving image banks and audio/video projects and offering four different RAID levels. Simply select your RAID level with the mechanical switch on the back. The 2big Triple is the ultimate storage solution for audio/video and creative professionals. FireWire 800 interface delivers impressively rapid burst transfer rates of up to 90MB/s in RAID 0 configuration. In FAST mode (hardware RAID 0), the 2big Triple uses the two SATA drives simultaneously to deliver maximum performance. Select the BIG mode for maximum capacity or choose JBOD wherein the two drives work independently. In SAFE 100 (RAID 1) configuration, the two disks are mirrored for maximum security. Data is automatically duplicated to each drive so the available capacity is reduced to 50%. If one drive fails in RAID 1, data remains accessible and can even be automatically rebuilt onto a spare drive (sold separately). For ensuring complete data security and availability, the drives are hot-swappable. The heat sink metal design naturally draws heat away from the hard disks internal components to help keep it cool and improve reliability. Offers triple power management: Auto for efficiency; On for instant access; or Off for data protection. The large glowing blue button on the front functions as a Shortcut Button to launch EMC Retrospect advanced backup software or other application of your choosing. 2 TB (2000 GB) Hard Drive Capacity 7200 RPM FireWire 800 - up to 800Mbits/s (100MB/s) FireWire 400 - up to 400Mbits/s (50MB/s) USB 2.0 - up to 480Mbits/s (60MB/s) System Requirements - Available FW 800, FW 400 or USB 2.0 port, Windows 2000, Mac OS 10.2.8 or later, Minimum 128MB RAM (512MB recommended) Approximate Unit Dimensions - 7.8? x 3.5? x 6.7? Approximate Unit Weight - 5.8 Pounds
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
What Happened to LaCie, June 26, 2008
By
F. Plumbo (Indiana, USA)
After two of these drives, both with drive errors within hours of setup, I give up.
You should look elsewhere. Drobo and Western Digital both offer comparable and much less expensive alternatives. They're not as pretty, but they can't be any less reliable than LaCie.
After almost a decade of buying LaCie drives, I'm sad to say that this is typical of their recent history with regard to quality. I've had two other LaCie's fail in the past year and another is starting to make funny noises only a year after purchase. Maybe it's time to stop being such a loyal LaCie customer.
Nice!!!, March 24, 2008
By
John D. Razan (Detroit, MI United States)
There's really no need to mince words here as this unit is simply great! It screams and the noise level is low. In the two months I've owned the LaCie 2Big 2TB model, I've been really pleased with it's performance. I have a MacBook Pro running Leopard. I do not use Time Machine anymore as I have no need to store over 8 million files (yes there really were that many files in an external hard drive I was using). I use Super Duper to make back-ups when I feel it's necessary and the data transfer rate using the Lacie 2Big is very fast. I use Raid 100 so any data stored on the LaCie 2Big is automatically mirrored. If you really need a good workhorse for back-up or digital storage, this gets a big thumbs-up! One word of caution; I tried the network version of the LaCie 2Big and it's amazingly slow, don't bother!!!
Update 04/21/2008 I liked this unit so much I just purchased another one a couple days ago from Amazon. The price for the unit was about one third more than a spare drive so I decided to just get another one (plus I needed the space). The first unit is still working A-OK and it usually runs about 17 hours a day.
