Michael Seltzer
New member
Hello,
I just had a hard drive go down. It was a LaCie d2 Extreme, and LaCie replaced it--no problem there. However, I want to get another hard drive and set up a mirrored raid for security. Any suggestions as to make/models that are particularly good? Also, can I use another manufacturer's drive with the LaCie in a raid set-up?
Some of the things I like about the LaCie: it's nicely stackable, and they even have a (relatively) inexpensive rack to stack four drives in; the one I got was a triple interface , so I could use firewire 800 (my laptop has no eSata); the drives can be daisy-chained.
Things I don't like about LaCie: well, it just failed. And since the failure, I've run across several people who don't like LaCie, think they're prone to failure, which makes me a bit nervous. Of course, mine was a LaCie, so I may simply not have heard from the anti-whateverotherdrive--I will never get another Seagate! or Western Digital!--crowd.
Anyway, I'm curious to know what other's experiences have been, and if any drive seems to have a particularly good reputation.
Thanks,
Michael
I just had a hard drive go down. It was a LaCie d2 Extreme, and LaCie replaced it--no problem there. However, I want to get another hard drive and set up a mirrored raid for security. Any suggestions as to make/models that are particularly good? Also, can I use another manufacturer's drive with the LaCie in a raid set-up?
Some of the things I like about the LaCie: it's nicely stackable, and they even have a (relatively) inexpensive rack to stack four drives in; the one I got was a triple interface , so I could use firewire 800 (my laptop has no eSata); the drives can be daisy-chained.
Things I don't like about LaCie: well, it just failed. And since the failure, I've run across several people who don't like LaCie, think they're prone to failure, which makes me a bit nervous. Of course, mine was a LaCie, so I may simply not have heard from the anti-whateverotherdrive--I will never get another Seagate! or Western Digital!--crowd.
Anyway, I'm curious to know what other's experiences have been, and if any drive seems to have a particularly good reputation.
Thanks,
Michael