Anyone ever opened up a LaCie HD enclosure?

[Goosemaster]

I just bought my dad a 250GB LaCie and wanted to know what to expect...

 

[tweekah]

Nice F.A. Porsche enclosure. Haven't opened it up, but I don't think there's a fan inside (can't hear one either). 2 short rows of vents on the bottom. I love mine =)

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: tweekah
Nice F.A. Porsche enclosure. Haven't opened it up, but I don't think there's a fan inside (can't hear one either). 2 short rows of vents on the bottom. I love mine =)

It is definitely gorgeous.....but I was worried about metal-on-metal fins and such inside.

I 've had some store-bought externals drives and enclosures as well, that were compelte garbage in terms of cooling

 

[ProviaFan]

Unfortunately, I've heard way too many horror stories about Lacie external hard disk failures to feel confident using one myself. Failure is often attributed to excessive heat, but I have no hard data to back up that reason specifically.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: ProviaFan
Unfortunately, I've heard way too many horror stories about Lacie external hard disk failures to feel confident using one myself. Failure is often attributed to excessive heat, but I have no hard data to back up that reason specifically.

:shocked:


I did not know:shocked:

<--puts all of his own external drives himself...I jsut decided to go el cheapo for him to save money

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: ProviaFan
Unfortunately, I've heard way too many horror stories about Lacie external hard disk failures to feel confident using one myself. Failure is often attributed to excessive heat, but I have no hard data to back up that reason specifically.

:shocked:


I did not know:shocked:

<--puts all of his own external drives himself...I jsut decided to go el cheapo for him to save money

what? hey is ht ere anything wrong in building ur own drive with an external enclosure?

 

[tweekah]

Cheaper to build your own in my opinion. I have one that I made myself and compared with it's counterpart it is much louder than the LaCie. The only time the drives are on are when I need them, except for the few times I forget to turn them off.

 

[helpme]

I have a 160GB FW800 Lacie disk. It failed once near the end of the warranty, it's going back for the 3rd time now, they can't seem to get me a fully working non problmatic unit now.

 

[Goosemaster]

ah crap.....I'll just finish backing up his stuff, restore it, and return it or exchange it