LaCie reveals the Rugged Mini USB 3.0 portable hard drive (VIDEO)
Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- LaCie announced the latest addition to its family of award-winning Rugged hard drives — LaCie Rugged Mini, design by Neil Poulton. Based on the Rugged's shock- and drop- resistant features, the Rugged Mini is 40 percent smaller, rain-resistant and can withstand one ton of pressure.
Coupled with its scratch-resistant aluminum casing and LaCie Private-Public software, the Rugged Mini is sure to keep your data safe and secure.
The 86 x 135 x 19 mm Rugged Mini features a USB 3.0 interface and comes in three versions, 500GB -with a 5400 or 7200 RPM hard drive, and 1TB (5400 RPM).
The Rugged Mini is completely bus powered and features the USB 3.0 interface — which helps it perform three times faster than USB 2.0. This hard drive can transfer one HD movie in less than three minutes, 1000 MP3 music files in 42 seconds or 2,000 photos in about one minute.
The Rugged Mini weights 240 grams. Moreover, it comes with an automatic Eco mode that lowers power consumption bu up to 40%, is bundled with 10GB of Wuala Online Storage (one year subscription), and is pre-loaded with the LaCie Private-Public software which provides password protection for precious files.
The Rugged Mini offers LaCie's Private-Public software with AES data encryption and password protection — ensuring user’s files are always secure. The included software suite is fully compatible with Mac® and PC computers. It allows users to easily set up the hard drive, as well as back up and secure data.
The 500GB (7200 RPM) Rugged Mini costs $119.99, while the 500GB and 1TB models with 5400 RPM HDDs are priced at $99.99 and $159.99, respectively. All three models are backed by a two-year warranty.
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