I've just ordered another Lacie external firewire drive.
The new d2 model - 7200rpm/200GB with the
new oxford chipset for £280 all in from
www.cwonline.com.
I'll let you know how it runs once it arrive, no doubt it will be faultless like all Lacie gear, well worth the extra £'s.
(The next day)
It's here, and it's very nice, the best external drive I've ever seen.
Made of aluminium, a small, quiet fan inside and an external PSU with a power light, medium length 6pin-6pin firewire cable. Comes with a detatchable aluminium foot so it will stand on it's end, it's very small and sturdy. 2 firewire ports, and a nice blue neon activity light.
A quick 15 minute test capture from a camera to my iBook showed no dropped frames on capture or playback! That's with the camera looped through the drive (cos the iBook only has one firewire port)
I'm a happy bunny.