Rubber hard disk fetishist LaCie has upped the capacity of its ruggedly designed portable drive to half a terabyte capacity.
Quite resembling an orange inflatable raft, the unit now packs a 500GB Hitachi Travelstar 2.5-inch drive into the Neil Poulton-designed chassis.
The LaCie Rugged features a scratch-resistant aluminum …
I have a Lacie drive (Firewire) sitting on my desk right now, cover off, as it went titsup last Monday. This is the second drive that's given up the ghost that I've had from Lacie. Total rubbish.
I'm using "Maxtor OneTouch" (quotes because these days it's a Seagate) with FW400 interface, it works pretty well and the price is good. Fan is bit noisy at startup, though. I just spied OneTouch 4 Plus 500GB model at Amazon for £85 .
I have one (not the 500GB one), and this is NOT aluminum (or AL-YOU-MINI-UM, as you guys put it). It is cheap plastic with sprayed-on metal paint, and the paint is already scratching off. I'd post a pic of it, but that can't happen here, so I'll post one of PH instead, as she has more style than substance.
All that being said, it works well enough for me. I've been using it for quite some time.
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LaCie's rugged rubber drive hits 500GB
Rubber hard disk fetishist LaCie has upped the capacity of its ruggedly designed portable drive to half a terabyte capacity. Quite resembling an orange inflatable raft, the unit now packs a 500GB Hitachi Travelstar 2.5-inch drive into the Neil Poulton-designed chassis. The LaCie Rugged features a scratch-resistant aluminum …
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Posted Thursday 24th April 2008 22:45 GMT
Francis Boyle
Nah. . . #
No true rubber fetishist would go with that colour.
Or so I've heard.
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 01:50 GMT
Pierre
Think of the children #
If LaCie is a rubber fetishist, what REALLY happened to Timmy?
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:05 GMT
Jach
Neat Idea #
But too expensive. I can get a regular 500 GB drive for about $60-$90.
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:05 GMT
Andrew Bush
Sink or swim? #
So, does it float or not?
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:05 GMT
Dean
But.. #
Does it float?
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:05 GMT
SJ
Photo opportunity for Playmobil ? #
Is it just my imagination or would that hard disk make an excellent prop for a Friday afternoon playmobil set scene ?
I think I need some more coffeee...
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:05 GMT
Sikas Aparat
@Francis Boyle #
It's not actually rubber, it's neoprene I think, so only suitable for a camp athletic geek, or so I've heard.
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:34 GMT
Ross Beavis
Wouldn't trust it #
Not since I've seen two Lacie drives go up in smoke, literally. Plus it has a Hitachi DeathStar in it - never a good start!
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 11:34 GMT
cookieMonster
rubbish drives #
I have a Lacie drive (Firewire) sitting on my desk right now, cover off, as it went titsup last Monday. This is the second drive that's given up the ghost that I've had from Lacie. Total rubbish.
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 11:34 GMT
jai
re: Sink or Swim #
where's Prof. Myang Li when you need her?
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 12:24 GMT
Bronek Kozicki
@cookieMonster #
I'm using "Maxtor OneTouch" (quotes because these days it's a Seagate) with FW400 interface, it works pretty well and the price is good. Fan is bit noisy at startup, though. I just spied OneTouch 4 Plus 500GB model at Amazon for £85 .
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 14:09 GMT
Nick Miles
Missing the point #
Yes you can get cheaper drives and you may also be able to get more reliable ones, but you will be hard pushed to find nicer looking ones.
You're paying the premium for the design.
As for reliability, I've got a TB of LaCie drives at home now, the oldest being 2 years old and I've never had a crash.
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 15:49 GMT
Anonymous Coward
no no no #
Does it blend?
Paris blends.
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 18:21 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Scratch Resistant? #
WTF?
I have one (not the 500GB one), and this is NOT aluminum (or AL-YOU-MINI-UM, as you guys put it). It is cheap plastic with sprayed-on metal paint, and the paint is already scratching off. I'd post a pic of it, but that can't happen here, so I'll post one of PH instead, as she has more style than substance.
All that being said, it works well enough for me. I've been using it for quite some time.
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