Tag archive: LaCie

Peripheral and storage maker LaCie is getting deeper into cloud-based solutions, announcing its new CloudBox backup device, a hybrid system that combines 100 GB of local storage with 100 GB of online backup. The idea is that users have the convenient (and speed) of local storage with the assurance of having their data backed up to another location in the cloud. And users can get to their online backup anywhere they have Internet access, thanks… Read More

LaCie introduces a luxurious USB drive collaboration with French luxury brand, Christofle. Crafted and silvered in France, the Galet ($130) features 4GBs of storage and is USB 3.0 compatible.

Movies, music, photos and books are becoming digital. The benefits of this are huge. We couldn't imagine holding a thousand albums in our hands 20 years ago. But with that convenience also comes a cost. Many of our collections are becoming too unweildy to carry around with us. What good are pictures and movies if you can only watch them on your desktop computer? Thankfully, a number of companies are working on ways to fix this problem.… Read More

Storage and peripheral maker LaCie has introduced its new LaCie Slim Blu-ray, a sleek external Blu-ray drive that can read and write Blu-ray media, enabling users to stash as much as 50 GB on an optical disk as well as play back high-definition movies and content. And, even better, the Slim Blu-ray operates off USB bus power, so it doesn't require users carry around a separate AC adapter—although it does come with a USB 2.0 Y-cable… Read More

Storage and peripheral maker LaCie is taking a step towards re-inventing the venerable USB thumb drive, today announcing the LaCie FastKey, a USB storage device no larger than a pack of gum. But the FastKey isn't an ordinary USB thumb drive—and a bulky one, by today's standards. Instead, the FastKey is an solid-state drive offering capacities up to 120 GB, along with USB 3.0 capability for data transfer speeds up to 260 MB/s.… Read More

High-performance PC desktops and notebooks are hurridly offering system with USB 3.0 connectivity so users with lots of media—or lots of data, anyway—can transfer it quickly between capacious storage devices. However, Apple has yet to offer any systems with built-in USB 3.0 (although FireWire 800 is still on board many Mac systems), so peripheral and storage vendor LaCie is jumping into the gap: folks with a Mac Pro tower or a… Read More

Storage and peripheral vendor LaCie has always been known for its Mac-friendly products, but now the company is going head to head with Apples Time Capsule backup offering with the new LaCie Wireless Space, which combines Wi-Fi connectivity with all the flexibility of a NAS storage device…including backup services. The LaCie Wireless Space includes a 802.11b/g/n wireless networking as well as gigabit Ethernet, so the device can pop… Read More

Storage and peripheral maker LaCie has upped the game for external desktop RAID devices with its new 2big USB 3.0, which the company claims is the first RAID storage device to offer USB 3.0 support. In theory, that means the array can theoretically manage data transfer speeds over 200 MB per second—which should make backups and transferring enormous files like video a snap. “We are proud to announce the first RAID storage… Read More

Peripheral and accessory maker LaCie has announced new versions of its compact and highly-portable Minimus and Rikiki external hard drives, each offering high-bandwidth USB 3.0 interfaces—backward compatible with USB 2.0—for fast transfers. Both drives feature brushed aluminum cases that help protect the mechanism as well as dissipate heat; the Rikiki USB 3.0 currently offers 500 GB of storage, while the Minimus steps up to 1 TB of… Read More

Peripheral and accessory maker LaCie is looking to re-invent the USB thumb drive with its new MosKeyto, a tiny USB storage device that measures just over 0.75 of an inch long—not much more than a USB connector itself—and weird just 10 grams. The idea is that the MosKeyto is tiny and innocuous—and since it sits flush against many devices, can even be left in a USB port when packing up a notebook computer or other device. Of… Read More

For those of you who can’t seem to pass a single day without your USB key getting hit by a truck, incinerated or dropped to the bottom of a lake, LaCie has an apparent solution for your extraordinarily bad luck – or at least to keep your data intact. The company’s new XtremKey USB drive boasts resistance to drops, extreme temperatures, water, and weight. How much will it handle? According to LaCie, the XtremKey will survive drops from up to 16… Read More

For some folks, keeping data away from prying eyes isn't just a consummation devoutly to be wish'd, it's an outright business necessity, particularly for folks who work with confidential data under NDA or who don't want their personal or financial information wandering the Internet if a hard drive should be stolen. Peripheral and accessory maker La Cie is looking to address that market with its Rugged Safe external hard… Read More

Winning looks, speed and value make LaCie’s Rikiki the killer portable hard drive to beat. Although the corners can get a little bit stabby and the cord favors portability over convenience, both are small complaints for an otherwise stellar portable storage solution. For more information, read Digital Trends' LaCie Rikiki Review. Buy from Amazon: LaCie Rikiki USB 2.0 640 GB Portable Hard Drive 301911

LaCie has new eSATA on the horizon, the Rugged eSATA—and the company says it is the first mobile external HD on market with a Power eSATA interface. LaCie says the new Power eSATA connector can get speeds up to 90MB/s and you can use it as a USB drive. The LaCie Rugged eSATA has 500GB and also is compatible with standard eSATA ports when connected up with the USB power-sharing cable.