Reviewers Liked
- Excellent format support, impressive performance, sleek and compact design
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Interface issues when browsing large collections, limited access to online services
Lacie LaCinema Mini HD USB2
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By What Hi-Fi?
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We've been very impressed with everything we've seen from , though admittedly that has only stretched to three products so far.One of those, the , is a bigger version of what we have here; the Mini HD. Uniquely it packs a 500GB hard disk drive,...
By DigitalVersus
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Power consumption and noise Power consumption isn't this product's strong point. Although it's good enough in playback mode at 10.7 W, it's not so great on standby at 7.1 W. Plus, this media centre can't be fully switched off, which...
By RegHardware
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We were impressed by the MiniHD’s versatile playback abilities, and support for a wide range of audio and video file formats. The browser interface is flawed, but is still better than that found in a number of the network media players...
By Pocket-lint
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Lacie ticks a lot of boxes with the LaCinema Mini, but a relatively high price and lack of some key features means there’s still room for improvement Key specsComposite, Ethernet, HDMI, USB,...
By The Inquirer
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Like the rest of its range the LaCinema Mini HD sports sleek black lines inspired by designer Neil Poulton. It’s also extremely compact, by far the smallest we’ve seen to offer these sorts of features. A USB port at the front offers easy...
By Tracy and Matt's Blog
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A quick read of this review and I'm sure you haven't failed to notice that I really like the LaCinema Mini HD, I think it does a fantastic job of giving the consumer the perfect home network home entertainment experience. Easy to set up easy to...
By IT Reviews
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Lacie has done a nice job with the latest addition to its LaCinema range and while cheaper rivals such as the Western Digital WDTV Live are far better at offering access to online content, few offer built-in wireless and an internal drive so...
By Les Numériques
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Les prestations de ce boîtier ne sont pas à la hauteur de son prix. S'il a des qualités certaines, il traîne son lot de lacunes et d'absences, en commençant par des fonctions absentes (jukebox vidéo, 24p...
By 01Net
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Ce monolithe noir laqué dessiné par le designer écossais Neil Poulton est loin d'être mini par son contenu et ses possibilités. Il l'est, en revanche, par sa taille : un carré de moins de 12 cm de côté sur...
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