LaCie 301317U Little Big Disk Quadra 500GB eSATA/Firewire400/Firewire800/USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Aluminum)

This drive has now been in use 4 several months as backup 4 my system. The Little Big Disk Quadra's small physical size, holding 500 GB disk space, is perfect 4 my needs, & works so well I ordered another 4 off-site storage.

I am using this drive as an eSATA backup 4 an office PC with critical files using Norton Ghost v14. Daily & system backups are speedy & painless. Wish the supplied eSATA cable was longer. Setup was a no-brainer.

Faster & more compact than most desktop hard disks, this small, lightweight portable powerhouse boasts high capacity & speed 4 its size. With built-in raid 0 & four interfaces, it offers cross-platform compatibility with any PC or Mac & unrivaled burst transfer rates. Exclusively designed by Neil Poulton 4 LaCie, it has a unique, sturdy, all-aluminum heat sink body that dissipates heat without a fan 4 silent operation & superior reliability. This firewire bus-powered innovation offers daisy-chaining 2 digital video cameras & bootability via FireWire (Mac) or ESATA (Windows). Fully plug & play with Mac OS X v10.5 leopard (including time machine) & Windows Vista, it comes with EMC Retrospect Express advanced backup & restoration software. It's ideal 4 professional users such as audio/video pros who need fast mobile storage & ergonomic versatility.