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Susurrus
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| curt wrote: | | Susurrus wrote: | Can I come to Oregon too? It seems like it's a cool place out there,  . |
No! We are over our cool allowance already!  |
GRR! I'm always the one that just misses the quota. 
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FishKepr
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Well, I'm a little disappointed in myself. I bought a MiniStack and I think it's a little too noisy for my taste.
I'm heavily biased toward Pacific Northwest products, and the LaCie products I've owned have served me very well. The one time I had a problem, the customer service person went to unexpected lengths to help me out. The problem was even my fault too.
I agree that the LaCie logo is a little too big, but I could live with that.
If only I had waited a week...
Before anyone asks, I can't return the MiniStack because my wife thinks the Cylonish light on the front is really cool. Personally, it creeped me out a bit. When I first saw it, I half expected it to unfold arms and whip out a machine pistol. |
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blazer
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West Coast in the house! 
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Susurrus
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| FishKepr wrote: | | Before anyone asks, I can't return the MiniStack because my wife thinks the Cylonish light on the front is really cool. Personally, it creeped me out a bit. When I first saw it, I half expected it to unfold arms and whip out a machine pistol. |
I just have to comment on how absurdly funny that statement is, . Hopefully most people here know what a Cylon is.
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Bandit Bill
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:31 am Post subject: |
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| Susurrus wrote: | | Hopefully most people here know what a Cyon is. |
Hopefully not  |
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FishKepr
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| Susurrus wrote: | | FishKepr wrote: | | Before anyone asks, I can't return the MiniStack because my wife thinks the Cylonish light on the front is really cool. Personally, it creeped me out a bit. When I first saw it, I half expected it to unfold arms and whip out a machine pistol. |
I just have to comment on how absurdly funny that statement is, . Hopefully most people here know what a Cylon is. |
No, not that version. The old ones were a joke. (although the best they could do at the time.)
THIS version:
http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/images/desktops/bsg_centurion_800.jpg |
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Susurrus
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Yeah, I'm at work and that was the first link I found. I didn't have time to try and find the new ones. The new ones are definitely cooler.
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anthonymoody
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BTW Mat @ Lacie your participation here is extremely appreciated. Can you comment about the noise level of this device? I have a ministack and while I love the combo FW drive + hubs, the buzzy fan has me on the fence. Is the lacie drive quiet?
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Bandit Bill
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The Lacie drive is NOT quiet.
According to the website it is ULTRA QUIET.
From Lacie's webpage:
"It offers convenient plug & play and ultra-quiet operation."
Let's hope this is ultra true. |
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anthonymoody
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Indeed! Ultra quiet...is that like really really quiet? Is it as quiet as the mini itself?
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M2inOR
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject: RE: noise |
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Let me introduce myself.
I am Mike from LaCie, and from the technical side. I am more than happy to answer your questions about LaCie products.
Like Mat, I too was involved with the development of the LaCie mini; I've also had the opportunity to take a detailed look at the other similar products.
The LaCie mini was designed to be as quiet as possible. The only noise is from the drive itself. There is no fan inside. We made other design choices to permit better cooling without requiring a fan.
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anthonymoody
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Welcome Mike and thanks for your participation here - greatly appreciated.
Interesting that you went with a fanless design - I guess it must be pretty quiet then!
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Bandit Bill
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Mike, I doubt you can release this information. But hopefully you can.
Are you guys going to release a DVD burner in the mini form factor? |
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Bandit Bill
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: RE: noise |
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| M2inOR wrote: | | We made other design choices to permit better cooling without requiring a fan. Mike |
Good choice.
Will you guys sell the case alone? No hard drive? |
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ninjamini
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Mike,
How about a 3.5" HD and DVD burner and USB/FW Hub in one. |
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