LaCie has been very busy this year and it shows as they released a new portable hard drive co-created with non-other than the award winning designer – Philippe Starck. And no, he’s not a crew on the Enterprise and he doesn’t live in the Star Trek universe, but he sure does know how to design a sleek mobile hard drive.
The new 500 GB LaCie Starck Mobile Drive 3.0 sports a stylish metallic enclosure made of 2 mm sheet of durable aluminum. It’s not only tough but functional as well; the fully recyclable aluminum casing provides not only increased durability but lighter weight and enhanced heat dissipation. The new LaCie Starck Mobile Drive 3.0 not just boasts stylish appearance but premium technology performance as well. Compared to other USB 2.0 based portable hard disk drives, it can reach speeds up to 10 times faster thanks to its quicker interface. Though it uses USB 3.0 technology, connectivity won’t be an issue; LaCie Starck Mobile is fully backward compatible with USB 2.0 devices. Just plug it in any PC or Mac and the plug-and-play feature will take care of the rest.
The LaCie Starck Mobile USB 3.0 comes with LaCie Setup Assistant to help easily install the new drive on PC or Mac. It also comes with LaCie’s exclusive Backup Assistant and other software suite that turns automatic backup a breeze. As an added bonus, LaCie will include a free 1-year subscription of 10 GB Wuala Online Storage for securely storing, sharing, and synchronizing online data.
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Are you familiar with Rudyard Kipling’s short story about the valiant young mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi who took on a Krait and pair of King Cobras? If yes, then you must agree that Rikki and the new LaCie Rikiki 2.5-inch portable hard drive, apart from the near sounding “riki†name, can be described in the same fashion – small and vicious. Measuring at meager 110cm.3, the LaCie Rikiki maybe tiny and slim but it’s definitely not a pushover. This external compact hard drive features drive capacities ranging from 250GB up to 640GB. For something that easily fits the palm or pocket, that’s a plenty. Furthermore, the smallest storage gadget from LaCie boasts a durable yet lightweight stylish aluminum enclosure for added reliability, data protection and resistance to fingerprint smudges.
