Let’s face it: external hard drives have been commodity items for many years now, so it’s no surprise that accessory and peripheral maker LaCie is trying to differentiate its products with dramatic looks and designs. And sometimes, those designs can be pretty darn dramatic, as evidenced by its new Golden Disk.
Boasting a unique liquid-inspired, shiny gold casing by famed designer Oro-Ïto, the Golden Disk offers USB 2.0 connectivity (via a single port) and comes with backup software for both Windows and Mac OS X. The drive itself is a 7,200 rpm device with an 8 MB cache and an average seek time less than 11ms. Perhaps best of all, the fanless drive offers nearly silent operation.
