The LaCie Rugged XL, Design by Neil Poulton combines high-capacity storage with a user-centric design. Setup is effortless; it¿s plug & play and offers customizable formatting with the LaCie Setup Assistant. LaCie Backup Assistant software is also included for PC/Mac users for easy, automatic backups. This advanced hard disk features aluminum casing, which provides superior protection on your desk. Its extremely resistant and tough design comes complete with a rubber sleeve, internal bumper, and heat dissipating features, making the LaCie Rugged XL both sturdy and effective. The LaCie Rugged XL makes a statement on your desktop, with its design, based on the original award-winning LaCie Rugged Hard Disk, and colorful presence. With versatile Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and the lightning-fast eSATA 3Gb/s interface means your Rugged XL will be as fast as it is reliable. The user-friendly LaCie Rugged XL, Design by Neil Poulton makes a great companion to your PC or Mac. System Requirements: PC or Mac with USB 2.0 interface or eSATA interface Windows® 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista¿/ Mac® OS X 10.3 or higher, Pentium II 350MHz processor or greater /G3, Mac Intel processor or greater Minimum free disk space: 600MB recommended. Box Contents: LaCie Rugged XL, USB 2.0 cable, eSATA cable, External power supply, Quick Install Guide, LaCie Utilities (preloaded on the drive): LaCie Setup Assistant, LaCie Backup Assistant, User Manual.
Stylish 1 TB external hard drive for added storage and system backup
Fast data transfer through eSATA interface or USB 2.0 connection
Automatic backup for no-hassle file protection
Styled exclusively for LaCie by renowned product designer Neil Poulton
Measures 5.1 x 1.7 x 8.5 inches; 2-year limited warranty
Awesome External HDD
Review Date: February 19, 2010
Reviewer: Marcos Agrelli, MIAMI, FL, US
Strong, Easy to use and fast, faster when use eSATA. I use for my photo editions in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom 2.5. I do thousands of Wedding and Engagement photos, after work I put everything on this HDD. Is perfect combine with my Mac Book Pro. I recommend.
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USB or ESATA
Review Date: October 31, 2009
Reviewer: Daniel Keller, Burke, VA USA
I recently got a new laptop with an ESATA port. I use this hard drive to make periodical backups for my computer. My laptop has ~250GB worth of stuff on it, so it saves a lot of frustration for an impatient guy like me when the transfer speed is so high. It's also pretty nice that it has USB compatibility as well. My previous computer was an old clunker from 2001, so it didn't have an ESATA port. When I got the new computer, I was able to use the USB connection to copy the files from the old computer onto the external drive, then use the ESATA connection to transfer that to the new computer (and at a faster speed, to boot.)
My only real complaint about this product? You can't use the ESATA and USB connections at the same time.
The need for speed, external hard drive!!!
Review Date: March 30, 2010
Reviewer: K. A. Ahmed, New York, NY
This is an amazing product. I don't know what the big fuss is about the size. It doesn't bother me at all. It's an EXTREMELY fast hard drive. I use it with an esata cable and it's just AMAZING!!! I'd like to call it 'the need for speed'. I 100% recommend it. I received it within a couple of days, no problem there. The orange LED is modern also.
LaCie Rugged XL 1TB
Review Date: April 19, 2010
Reviewer: J. Richards,
Good unit This was my second unit purchased. Will purchase another one for our 3rd childs computer
LaCie eSata Rugged XL 1TB External Hard Drive
Review Date: June 9, 2010
Reviewer: Charles H. Henderson, Philadelphia
I have had the drive for a couple of months now. It is working well and in accordance with my expectations. The delivery was super prompt. It comes with a backup program which I just recently tried to use. So I don't know much about it.
Awesome External HDD
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