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Posted 30 October 2007

LaCie 500GB EXternal Hard Drive £53.98 delivered with Google Checkout

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£10 off with Google Checkout! Makes this a real steal

ANYONE WHO PREVIOUSLY USED £10 OFF £30 GC OFFER CANNOT USE IT ON THIS ITEM

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  1. Shengis's avatar
    GC Flood here we come WOOOOOHOOOO :lol: :lol: :lol:

    (by the way, much as I want another 500Gb ext i'll give this one a miss....)
  2. KiNG's avatar
    only first time google checkout users thou going buy the terms.. ?
  3. Shengis's avatar
    I used it loads of time last time round but.....

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    :thumbsup:

  4. raybog's avatar
    Huh - why did google checkout deduct £10? Have they started that discount offer again?
  5. Shengis's avatar
    Yep, for 'first time' users. Looks like they're as good at promotional discounts as LXD :lol:
  6. deleted4577's avatar
    Good price for 500GB HDD, thnaks drtesseract
  7. deleted7393's avatar
    This deal was lacking a rather important addendum which I've now edited on
  8. Speculator's avatar
    This drive only has 8mb cache, the freecom one has 16mb cache for £3.00 more.
  9. AngelUndercover's avatar
    so, the bigger the cache the bigger the...? err..whats a cache?
  10. deleted29263's avatar
    I bought one of these last Friday and it arrived on Monday - not bad for free delivery. I didn't use Google checkout though because there's something about Google which makes me feel uneasy. They already hold way too much information about people and they ain't getting any about me. 8-)

    Anyhoo, paranoia aside, this is a good deal for a 500GB drive. It's the smallest drive I have. It is quiet. It stays cool when idle but gets quite warm under constant use. It is reasonably fast but is considerably slower than my FireWire HDs That is only to be expected though. In my opinion it is excellent value for money therefore, recommended. :thumbsup:
  11. deleted43112's avatar
    So £10 is all it takes for google to "buy" your credit card details? People are far to willing to give google lots of personal information through their searches and now you are willling to give them credit card details too? :roll:
  12. deleted29263's avatar
    Zub

    So £10 is all it takes for google to "buy" your credit card details? … So £10 is all it takes for google to "buy" your credit card details? People are far to willing to give google lots of personal information through their searches and now you are willling to give them credit card details too? :roll:


    Quite correct but, I don't give them information through searches as I do not permit any cookies from Google, any Java interaction with Google and, I browse through a proxy. I do this with everyone really not just Google. This way I am able to choose to whom I give information. 8-)

    However, that is really off topic. Just under £54 is a good deal for a 500GB external HD. :thumbsup:
  13. turbocat's avatar
    yeah ne1 know why the cache is so important??
  14. RogerMiBooty's avatar
    in very basic terms, a larger disk cache can help speed up transfers
  15. Shengis's avatar
    Zub

    So £10 is all it takes for google to "buy" your credit card details? … So £10 is all it takes for google to "buy" your credit card details? People are far to willing to give google lots of personal information through their searches and now you are willling to give them credit card details too? :roll:


    Better that Google pay £10 for them than to give them to Ebuyer or ANY other company you do dealings with for FREE:giggle: Did Paypal pay you for your details? Didn't think so and Ebay corp are MUCH worse than Google.
  16. deleted43112's avatar
    Shengis

    Better that Google pay £10 for them than to give them to Ebuyer or ANY … Better that Google pay £10 for them than to give them to Ebuyer or ANY other company you do dealings with for FREE:giggle: Did Paypal pay you for your details? Didn't think so and Ebay corp are MUCH worse than Google.



    I'm not so stupid as to use Paypal or ebay either! I Bet 99% of people just don't think about the implications of a company like google having your credit card details though, I think they will regret it in the end.
  17. Ultramiker's avatar

    bought this this morning.

    according to the freecom page

    ** PLEASE NOTE BOX SAYS MINIMUM 8MB CACHE BUT ALL EBUYER DRIVES SHIP AS … ** PLEASE NOTE BOX SAYS MINIMUM 8MB CACHE BUT ALL EBUYER DRIVES SHIP AS 16MB CACHE **

  18. deleted18306's avatar
    poo !! bought one yesterday at the full price, didn't know the google discount offer was back on.

    Ebuyer have already picked & shipped it ! Expecting delivery tomorrow.


    Anyhoo, will let you know what I think of it when it turns up.

    Jav
  19. Shengis's avatar
    Zub

    I'm not so stupid as to use Paypal or ebay either!


    Really? I've saved thousands thanks to ebay sellers and indeed managed to source things that would be near impossible to find elsewhere. At the end of the day, giving GC or PP your card details is no different to walking into Tesco, infact i'd say Tesco is the worst out of the 3. You do know they record all your shopping habits?
  20. danderham's avatar

    This drive only has 8mb cache, the freecom one has 16mb cache for £3.00 … This drive only has 8mb cache, the freecom one has 16mb cache for £3.00 more.


    I got the LaCie hard disk delivered this morning from ebuyer, the drive is a Samsung Spinpoint T series HD501LJ. The drive has 16mb cache.

    More detail on the drive here: ]http//ww…1LJ.
  21. GDB2222's avatar
    Zub

    People are far to willing to give google lots of personal information … People are far to willing to give google lots of personal information through their searches



    Should we all be doing a load of searches we are actually not interested in, so as to put google off the scent then? Can I have a list of a couple of dozen search terms that I should put in for this purpose please?
  22. STi_prodrive's avatar
    I voted hot as the deal is good.. BUT sory 2 say i have a 1TB Lacie which jst crashed on me within 6months after lossing all data & giving it from companys 2 companys trying 2 recover ALL 1TB worth of data back & was given a cost of 700 upto 1200 pounds ...

    Lacie are number one sellers at da moment BUT i've given up on them..

    I've noticed Lacie & Westend Digital r the onces 2 keep away from!!!!!
  23. turbocat's avatar
    Zub

    I'm not so stupid as to use Paypal or ebay either! I Bet 99% of people … I'm not so stupid as to use Paypal or ebay either! I Bet 99% of people just don't think about the implications of a company like google having your credit card details though, I think they will regret it in the end.



    ca mon then - what are the implications??
  24. deleted26874's avatar
    listen to black sabbath's paranoid lately zub? at the end of the day any decent credit / debit card company offer protection on all unpermitted transfers as its their responsibility to protect your money.
  25. deleted30264's avatar
    STi_prodrive

    I voted hot as the deal is good.. BUT sory 2 say i have a 1TB Lacie which … I voted hot as the deal is good.. BUT sory 2 say i have a 1TB Lacie which jst crashed on me within 6months after lossing all data & giving it from companys 2 companys trying 2 recover ALL 1TB worth of data back & was given a cost of 700 upto 1200 pounds ... Lacie are number one sellers at da moment BUT i've given up on them.. I've noticed Lacie & Westend Digital r the onces 2 keep away from!!!!!



    that's the problem with drives so big, you really can't afford to lose that much data, so you have to buy another drive to backup to, which gets expensive....

    personally though i wouldn't trust anything much to external drives anyway - they'd be my backup not my primary.

    surprised about wd not being great, so i'm guessing you're saying go seagate?
  26. deleted36778's avatar
    Paranoia rools?
  27. deleted18568's avatar
    People who are interested in this deals, be cautious. This is only an OEM one. not lacie.com/uk/…764 or amazon.co.uk/LaC…8-1.

    You cannot find it on lacie's website and it's much worse: not designed by F.A Porsche, no switch on and off button, the power supply is also much worse.
  28. Shengis's avatar
    toplch

    People who are interested in this deals, be cautious. This is only an OEM … People who are interested in this deals, be cautious. This is only an OEM one. not http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?pid=10764 or http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Desktop-Design-Porsche-7200RPM/dp/B000GIXVZW/ref=pd_bbs_1/202-4840975-7370230?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1194014566&sr=8-1. You cannot find it on lacie's website and it's much worse: not designed by F.A Porsche, no switch on and off button, the power supply is also much worse.


    How is it OEM when it quite clearly has LACIE stamped on the top:?

    ]Play.com

    From reviews i've read the Porche designed ones are flimsy plastic rubbish by the way.
  29. drasim's avatar
    I decided to buy a 500gb HD from Ebuyer with the Google £10 discount - but with recent experiences in the trade I've gone for an internal Western Digital...best HD brand out there in my opinion.
  30. deleted18568's avatar
    Shengis

    How is it OEM when it quite clearly has LACIE stamped on the top:? … How is it OEM when it quite clearly has LACIE stamped on the top:? ]Play.comFrom reviews i've read the Porche designed ones are flimsy plastic rubbish by the way.



    Lacie told me this one is only for resellers and they do not sell it, so I say it OEM.

    I cannot say anything about the Porche designed ones because I have not one. But I believe it should be at least not worse than this one: higher level product with switch on-off button, software CD and better power supply.
  31. deleted18568's avatar
    danderham

    I got the LaCie hard disk delivered this morning from ebuyer, the drive … I got the LaCie hard disk delivered this morning from ebuyer, the drive is a Samsung Spinpoint T series HD501LJ. The drive has 16mb cache.More detail on the drive here: ]http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=computersperipherals&type=harddiskdrives&subtype=spinpointtseries&model_cd=HD501LJ.



    How do you know it? Can you open the case? Besides, do you know how to access the SMART information? The WD diagnostics cannot. Thanks.
  32. Speculator's avatar
    right click on drive, select properties, then click hardware.
  33. cytoon's avatar
    Nice one for this - works a treat, just what I needed
  34. deleted18568's avatar
    Speculator

    right click on drive, select properties, then click hardware.



    Thanks. Do you know how to access the SMART information? I tried several software, but they all said information unavailable.
  35. ricemonk's avatar
    toplch

    Lacie told me this one is only for resellers and they do not sell it, so … Lacie told me this one is only for resellers and they do not sell it, so I say it OEM.I cannot say anything about the Porche designed ones because I have not one. But I believe it should be at least not worse than this one: higher level product with switch on-off button, software CD and better power supply.



    I have the Porche design one - it doesnt have a on off switch. I assume that this one is the same. Great price for a very good drive in my opinion. If it has the drive mentioned in a previous post, this is an excellent deal. Voted HOT.
  36. deleted18568's avatar
    johnrice

    I have the Porche design one - it doesnt have a on off switch. I assume … I have the Porche design one - it doesnt have a on off switch. I assume that this one is the same. Great price for a very good drive in my opinion. If it has the drive mentioned in a previous post, this is an excellent deal. Voted HOT.



    Really? check lacie.com/dow…pdf or the picture lacie.com/uk/…468.

    From the OS, the internal drive should be HD501LJ. But I cannot figure out how to open the case to have a look.
  37. ricemonk's avatar
    toplch

    Really? check ]http://www.lacie.com/download/manual/p3_usb_hd_en.pdf or … Really? check ]http://www.lacie.com/download/manual/p3_usb_hd_en.pdf or the picture ]http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?pid=10468.From the OS, the internal drive should be HD501LJ. But I cannot figure out how to open the case to have a look.



    Your correct, the 500gb edition does, but the one that I have - the 250gb edition doesnt. I have no idea why. :x Sorry, my bad. :oops:
  38. deleted18568's avatar
    johnrice

    Your correct, the 500gb edition does, but the one that I have - the 250gb … Your correct, the 500gb edition does, but the one that I have - the 250gb edition doesnt. I have no idea why. :x Sorry, my bad. :oops:



    Yours may be old model. I believe all new Porche design models including 250gb one have the button.

    By the way, can you access the SMART information of your drive?
  39. Lucyeff's avatar
    Sorry for being a techno numpty...but we need some extra space as our pc is sloooow (192mb?!), tried to install more memory to speed it up but it kept crashing so thinking an external hard drive will take some of the programmes instead? Will I be able to upload Windows XP onto here without a problem does anyone know please? Our pc is full of kids photos too (prob why it's so slow...) so we're hoping to get some sort of backup, maybe this? And lastly, (sorry folks) does this just plug into usb port?

    We're tight on cash so I'm trying to make sure it'll be the right one before I part with the dosh..

    Thanks lots, sorry for lots of q's! :oops:

    Lucy
  40. Lucyeff's avatar
    Anybody ? :oops:
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