http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/lacie-big-5-nas/ Geeky Gadgets - Gadgets, Geek Gadgets, Cool Gadgets, Technology News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:49:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/lacie-big-5-nas/comment-page-1/#comment-57889 Mike Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:55:19 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=5531#comment-57889 This product is not reliable. It's network access is faulty and the operating system hangs. since network access is the only way to access thias unit, you end up reloading, reconfiguring, and resyncronizing everytime the system hangs. Resyncronization of drives is now taking 63 hours before use. I've had to reconfigure at least 3 times so far and all three times I've lost all data and time (luckily this was not original data)... I've sent the unit back to LaCie 3 times so far (each time having to pay out of the pocket to send it in - 58$ ea)... to which they've sent "refurbished" units... this 3rd unit STILL DOESN'T WORK!... and the comment they sent back was "well, sorry you're still having trouble, if you would like us to look at it again, please send it in under the previous return/support policies..." I really doubt it if these units are in fact "repaired" now, as they never really told me what they found - only that "the problem was resolved by sending me a 'new' unit"....I used to trust LaCie... but as a personal hard drive... I wouldn't trust them with larger systems, units, large storage, or system backups anymore.... This product is not reliable. It’s network access is faulty and the operating system hangs. since network access is the only way to access thias unit, you end up reloading, reconfiguring, and resyncronizing everytime the system hangs. Resyncronization of drives is now taking 63 hours before use. I’ve had to reconfigure at least 3 times so far and all three times I’ve lost all data and time (luckily this was not original data)… I’ve sent the unit back to LaCie 3 times so far (each time having to pay out of the pocket to send it in – 58$ ea)… to which they’ve sent “refurbished” units… this 3rd unit STILL DOESN’T WORK!… and the comment they sent back was “well, sorry you’re still having trouble, if you would like us to look at it again, please send it in under the previous return/support policies…” I really doubt it if these units are in fact “repaired” now, as they never really told me what they found – only that “the problem was resolved by sending me a ‘new’ unit”….I used to trust LaCie… but as a personal hard drive… I wouldn’t trust them with larger systems, units, large storage, or system backups anymore….

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