LaCie Rugged HD upgrade?

futurevibe

I want to buy a portable hard drive to keep my iTunes library on for DJing with Tractor Pro on my MacBook. I really like the look of the LaCie Rugged but the largest capacity of these is 1TB. My iTunes library currently stands at almost 700GB. I'm sure i wont be long maxing out a 1TB drive as i mostly buy Wav files. I'm wondering if it's possible to replace the HD in the LaCie Rugged? I'd like to replace it with a 2TB 7200rpm drive if possible.



Thanks.

robm

It looks like it - the orange outer cover can come off and inside that is a snap together hard shell that encloses the drive.



Go here - http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=11030 and click on the pic to bring up the detail views.

I'd go for the fw version before the usb 3.0 - but that's just me.

cheers

futurevibe

Thanks for your reply RobM.

I'm hoping it's as simple as that but i've read that the Rugged gets very hot when in use, and if i was to replace the HD with a WD Caviar Black 2TB, i wonder would this cause problems. Anyone here with any experience in replacing the HD in the Rugged?

robm

If it's known to get hot when in use then I'd avoid it like the plague. Nothing kills hard drives quicker than heat - get one with a fan.

You'll prolly have no option than having to lug round a power brick tho'.

I've got around 25 or so external fw drives, all different makes and models and capacities - mainly Seagate 'Cuda 7200 rpm's in them dating back 10 years.

The only one that has thrown the tongue is a LaCie - without a fan ...

futurevibe

Ok, i guess I'm gonna have to look for a different drive. Thanks a lot for your help RobM.