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Now that we've seen what the LaCie 2big is capable of, we can determine to whom it is most suited.

Market Segment	Number of Users	Rating in this Segment	Comments on the Rating
Home Theatre	1 - 5		The LaCie 2big is quiet, the administration interface is simple and it integrates with the XBox360, PS3 and other Hi-Fi equipment. RAID 1 is a good choice for a home theatre environment - no-one wants to reconvert all their movies from DVD if a disk fails, and streaming a movie should be well within the capabilities of the LaCie 2big. Performance might be a problem if you wanted to stream more than one or two movies at a time (to different screens for example).
Home and SOHO Networks	1 - 5		As a small file storage device the 2big is reasonably well suited to a role in a SOHO network. While the raw performance numbers might indicate that the ReadyNAS is slow, saving a 3MB Microsoft Word document to the NAS will take around 3 seconds, which is around the threshold of annoyance for most people.
Small Business	6 - 20		Performance with larger numbers of users is definitely a problem with the 2big, and while easy to manage the LaCie 2big just isn't capable of giving more. The performance is not good enough for more than three or four simultaneous users and with only 2 disks, and only RAID 1, the 2big is left behind on the capacity front as well. Other contenders such as the Intel SS4200 have significantly better performance at a similar price point to the LaCie 2big.