LaCie Rugged Hard Disk 500 GB: A firm warning to potential buyers

I wish I had bought a different product

Does not require an adaptor; features a range of ports

Low quality materials; gimicky construction; is in no way rugged; unreliable; overpriced

LaJunk

Please, please do not waste your money on this piece of junk. I had my Lacie for less than a year and it constantly had problems mounting onto my computer. The Firewire cable or port must have been faulty. I should have seen it as a warning sign. Now it won't mount AT ALL, even with other cables.

Nice design

Unreliable; Prone to failure

Do not buy this piece of garbage. I've barely used this and the cables are ...

Do not buy this piece of garbage. I've barely used this and the cables are so loose they won't even stay in my computer for more than 5 seconds. Very frustrating when i'm trying to edit photos. Don't waste your time