iv never herd of a HDD companey called lacie....all my drives are maxtors.

i think maxtor is like the world leader HDD maker (so they say),and have been for like 20 years(so they say).

the one in the older computer is fine and its been used for about 3-4 years now with no problems.

and the one i got 4 x-mas for my new comp has been fine for 7months now

but the one i got for my new comp wich was suposed to be the secondary 300gb drive ,had some bad sectors from the day i got it and is now being retuned.....i guss duds just happen sometimes...