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Lacie (pronounced Luh-See) with headquarters in both Paris France and Hillsboro Oregon provides the well-known Lacie External hard drive product line. The external hard drives as well as the RAID and NAS storage devices have been very popular with both consumers as well as businesses. Although Lacie does not actually manufacture any hard drives, they rely on partner relations with Seagate, Hitachi and Western Digital. Thus allowing the company to focus solely on the contemporary design, this in return, has made the various Lacie storage products very popular and well accepted. The design architects of the Lacie storage product lines have since its conception focused on ergonomically designs which have received accolades and positive reviews from consumers and technology experts. While not much can be said about Lacie hard drive failure and Lacie Data Recovery and device reliability, since various hard drive manufacturers disk drives are being utilized in Lacie External drives and Network Attached Storage Devices. Therefore the performance and reliability of the Lacie storage product line is strongly dependent on the hard drive model and brand which at that present time resides in the Lacie enclosure. We can however say that Lacie’s design allows for an excellent air flow and usually includes a cooling fan. This is a feature that is missing in many external hard drives such as provided directly by Seagate’s Go Flex or Western Digital’s My Book series. As we at the current time have not had sufficient time to thoroughly test the quality of the power supplies and electronic boards that host the usb to sata bridge adapters, we can at least conclude that the proper air flow and cooling will extend the life time of a Lacie External Drive or a RAID such as for example the 4big Quadra with RAID 5 configuration. Hard drives have rotating mechanical components and therefore hard drives require proper cooling. Otherwise hard drives will quickly run hot and will become damaged. Amongst the most popular Lacie products are the Rugged XL, The Porsche design and the d2 Quadra. In addition the Big Quadra and the 4big Quadra have found a well-respected niche in the RAID storage market. When having difficulties with your Lacie product, you should contact Lacie’s technical support department to verify and troubleshoot any common issues and malfunctions. Such as issues with the power supply, intermittently slow response and failing drives. If the support department is not able to resolve the issue and safely assist you in restoring or backing up your data, at that point Lacie Data Recovery services may be required. While Lacie does not directly perform data recovery services, or recommends any data recovery service firm, a quick Google search should reveal a multitude of companies that have the ability to provide these services. As with everything it is recommended to research your data recovery service provider as not all have the same abilities. Please remember; when it comes to salvaging your data, often times there is only one chance, so ensure you make the right choice. Alternatively, an even better recommendation is to perform frequent backups at all times to avoid the hassle and, expense and frustration. For further reviews on Lacie products one can find a good source of unbiased information on Cnet, macworld, engadget , pcmag as well as various other online technology magazines and websites.
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