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LaCie 301138U Ethernet Disk Mini 500 GB Ethernet/USB 2.0 Network Attached Storage Hard Drive
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(1 out of 5) by B. Krishnan on Jun 13, 2009 (MA)Lacie is the worst NAS i have ever used. It worked for 6 motnhs. The power was done once in my home and that's it. The drive never worked in ethernet. To recover my data, I tried USB without any luck.
Dont every buy lacie.. worst ever.
0 STARS
Dont every buy lacie.. worst ever.
0 STARS
Dissapointed
(1 out of 5) by Edgar Benavides on Jun 1, 2009 (Doral, FL USA)The web app used to configure it is difficult to use and incredibly slow.
Password sharing is annoying.
Sometimes sharing isn't effective. No more than 1 users can access a share at the same time. You have to restart your computer to reset the shares.
Guest access makes shares read-only.
Password sharing is annoying.
Sometimes sharing isn't effective. No more than 1 users can access a share at the same time. You have to restart your computer to reset the shares.
Guest access makes shares read-only.
Works, but poor power management can/will corrupt data
(2 out of 5) by Brandon Milner on Mar 17, 2009 (Seattle, WA United States)I too had the issue of a broken power supply causing erratic behavior. Eventually this behavior corrupted all the data on my drive irrevocably. VERY frustrating, as unlike a standard USB device, it uses the Linux XFS file system which isn't directly accessibly to a Windows machine.
One day my drive just wouldn't stop clicking. I called LaCie (40min on hold) and was told it was a power supply issue (indeed their site confirms this can cause "broken share" messages in the NAS config panel.) I got a new power supply, and now the drive turns on and I can actually access the drive but my previous created shares (and data) still show as "broken" and another 30 min call w/ tech support today confirms my data is lost. They'll fix the drive under warranty, but I lost all my video... due to a power management issue!? Poor design, not recommended.
One day my drive just wouldn't stop clicking. I called LaCie (40min on hold) and was told it was a power supply issue (indeed their site confirms this can cause "broken share" messages in the NAS config panel.) I got a new power supply, and now the drive turns on and I can actually access the drive but my previous created shares (and data) still show as "broken" and another 30 min call w/ tech support today confirms my data is lost. They'll fix the drive under warranty, but I lost all my video... due to a power management issue!? Poor design, not recommended.
Product fine but Lacie...
(3 out of 5) by Wladmir C. Brandao on Mar 13, 2009 (Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil)The product works fine, but Lacie support is terrible. They simply do not answer emails.
If it should only work...
(1 out of 5) by Wawa on Jan 30, 2009 (Buenos Aires - Argentina)Unfortunately, I cannot say how it works because it hasn't from the very beginning. None of my laptops (XP and Vista) could have access to share.
My problem doesn't show up on the FAQ, so I am stucked with an unresponsive mail support.
Summary:
- doubtful quality
- inexistant mail support
I would return it, but I am no longer in the States. Too bad.
My problem doesn't show up on the FAQ, so I am stucked with an unresponsive mail support.
Summary:
- doubtful quality
- inexistant mail support
I would return it, but I am no longer in the States. Too bad.