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LaCie's rugged rubber drive hits 500GB

Francis Boyle

Nah. . . 

Posted Thursday 24th April 2008 22:45 GMT

No true rubber fetishist would go with that colour.

Or so I've heard.

Pierre

Think of the children 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 01:50 GMT

If LaCie is a rubber fetishist, what REALLY happened to Timmy?

Jach

Neat Idea 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:05 GMT

But too expensive. I can get a regular 500 GB drive for about $60-$90.

Andrew Bush

Sink or swim? 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:05 GMT

Paris Hilton

So, does it float or not?

Dean

But.. 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:05 GMT

Does it float?

SJ

Photo opportunity for Playmobil ? 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:05 GMT

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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...

Sikas Aparat

@Francis Boyle 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:05 GMT

Happy

It's not actually rubber, it's neoprene I think, so only suitable for a camp athletic geek, or so I've heard.

Ross Beavis

Wouldn't trust it 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:34 GMT

Stop

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!

cookieMonster

rubbish drives 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 11:34 GMT

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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.

jai

re: Sink or Swim 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 11:34 GMT

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where's Prof. Myang Li when you need her?

Bronek Kozicki

@cookieMonster 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 12:24 GMT

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 .

Nick Miles

Missing the point 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 14:09 GMT

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.

dave

no no no 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 15:49 GMT

Paris Hilton

Does it blend?

Paris blends.

Anonymous Coward

Scratch Resistant? 

Posted Friday 25th April 2008 18:21 GMT

Paris Hilton

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.