The LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Disk has it all– the best interfaces from eSATA 3Gbits, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 along with universal connectivity for both PC and Mac users help make this d2 Quadra a smart hard drive choice. It is especially complimentary to digital content creation including audio/video editing, DVD authoring, and web animation, etc., the d2 Quadra can handle multiple demanding professional tasks. It can be daisy-chained via FireWire or connected to your DV camera and is even bootable in FireWire for Mac and in eSATA for Mac/PC. For easy setup, the LaCie Setup Assistant helps format according to your needs. The unique, fanless aluminum heat sink design with 60% more surface area for heat dissipation keeps it quiet and safe. With the LaCie Shortcut Button, easily launch any application in one push such as the included EMC¨ Retrospect¨ advanced backup software (PC/Mac).