I'm really confused at the size of this. I was expecting one of the old 3.5" size enclosures but I think this thing is a lot smaller. Any dimensions or perhaps something for scale in another photo? I'm thinking it's about the same size as a 2.5" drive just thicker.
Such an interesting combination ... I assume the use of Mini PCIe SSDs in this is to avoid the bottleneck of SATA based 2.5" drives. Although I can't tell the size from the photo, if it can hold 2.5" drives they could certainly make this specific model a lot smaller with those SSDs onboars
Excuse me but, HOW COULD YOU NOT MENTION IF THIS IS BUS POWERED OR NOT? It's extremely important in a portable disk, and Lacie screwed the pooch making the first version of this product require an AC adapter. INSTANT FAIL. Could you tell us if they solved the issue or if I'll have to ignore this product, too?
Based on the pictures, it seems not to be bus powered given that there is a third port in the back (two Thunderbolt 2 and one that looks like an AC port).
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yefi - Sunday, January 5, 2014 - link
The thought of that Samsung drive and an M.2 -> PCIe adapter has me salivating.Devfarce - Sunday, January 5, 2014 - link
I'm really confused at the size of this. I was expecting one of the old 3.5" size enclosures but I think this thing is a lot smaller. Any dimensions or perhaps something for scale in another photo? I'm thinking it's about the same size as a 2.5" drive just thicker.winterspan - Sunday, January 5, 2014 - link
Such an interesting combination ... I assume the use of Mini PCIe SSDs in this is to avoid the bottleneck of SATA based 2.5" drives. Although I can't tell the size from the photo, if it can hold 2.5" drives they could certainly make this specific model a lot smaller with those SSDs onboarsppayne - Monday, January 6, 2014 - link
Excuse me but, HOW COULD YOU NOT MENTION IF THIS IS BUS POWERED OR NOT? It's extremely important in a portable disk, and Lacie screwed the pooch making the first version of this product require an AC adapter. INSTANT FAIL. Could you tell us if they solved the issue or if I'll have to ignore this product, too?Kristian Vättö - Monday, January 6, 2014 - link
Based on the pictures, it seems not to be bus powered given that there is a third port in the back (two Thunderbolt 2 and one that looks like an AC port).Romulous - Monday, January 6, 2014 - link
sorry to say, but did you read the article or not?deasys - Monday, January 13, 2014 - link
The user manual does not mention bus powered operation. The device apparently requires external power. http://manuals.lacie.com/en/manuals/lbd2/startVizsla1986 - Monday, January 6, 2014 - link
It's right there in the piece: "On the back you'll find two Thunderbolt 2 ports and an input for the external power adapter."clemento07 - Monday, January 6, 2014 - link
The product is 1.6 x 5.5 x 3.3 in (40 x 140 x 85 mm).For more information about the product:
http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?id=10...
vonriesling - Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - link
It might be fast, but 1TB is a bit small for video editing even at 2K.