LaCie Brings On The 1TB Little Big Disk
You can never have enough storage. LaCie seems to think so too with its new Little Big Disk Quadra 1TB, claiming it to be the industry’s largest capacity portable HDD to fit comfortably [just about] in your hand. What is handy though is that it’s USB bus-powered, so no need for the usual big, brick-like power block and cable. The chassis houses two, 2.5in 500GB drives working in a RAID 0 configuration. On the speed front, it boasts 110MB/s burst transfer rates when using eSATA or up to 80MB/s if using FireWire 800. It comes with one eSATA 3Gbit connection, two FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 compatible with included adaptor), and one USB 2.0 interface. It uses the LaCie d2 heat sink design, developed by Neil Poulton, so there’s no fans and very little noise. It weighs in at 1.4lbs, which LaCie claims is up to 60% lighter than traditional external HDDs. It’s just over half what my 300GB Seagate drive weighs. Arnaud Prezelin, LaCie Product Manager for Creative Pro solutions, commented: “Powerful yet portable, the Little Big Disk Quadra is an essential tool for meeting a professional’s mobile needs. While travelling, users no longer need to carry heavy devices and power cables to operate a high-capacity 1TB external hard drive.” Shipping now, the Little Big Disk Quadra 1TB costs a not inconsiderable £400, because good looks and innovation don’t come cheap.-Martin Lynch [LaCie] storage USB HDD lacie
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