If you need a shock–proof rugged design and extremely safe mobile hard drive, just to be sure, that nobody will get your naked girlfriend pictures, LaCie have a solution for you – the LaCie Rugged Safe. The drive features 128-bit AES hardware encryption and biometric authentication via fingerprint scanner integrated on the case.
Designed Neil Poulton, the LaCie Rugged Safe drive has protective rubber bumper and the internal hard drive is mounted on four independent suspensions for maximum reliability. It is bus-powered through USB or FireWire and is compatible with Mac or PC. The mobile drive is available in 500GB and 1TB for t $189.99 and $299.99, respectively and backed by a three-year warranty.
“The LaCie Rugged Safe was developed to enable professional or private users to protect their valuable data and intellectual property from theft and unauthorized access,” said Erwan Girard, LaCie Business Unit manager. “We’ve synthesized a range of technologies to ensure this device is the safest and most mobile storage solution – a real vault for your data.”
Specification:
| Capacity : | 500 GB |
| Interface : | USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible), FireWire 800, FireWire 400 compliant with optional cable |
| Interface Transfer Rate : | FireWire 800: up to 800Mbits/s; Hi-Speed USB 2.0: up to 480Mbits/s |
| System Requirements : | Computer with a USB 2.0, FireWire 800 or 400 port Latest version of Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7 / Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 Minimum 600MB free disk space |
| Dimensions : | 90 x 28 x 145 mm / 3.5 x 1 x 5.7 in. |
| Weight : | 298 g / 10.5 oz. |
| Comments : | LaCie Rugged Safe FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) cable Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable (USB 1.1 compatible) USB power-sharing cable Quick Install Guide User Manual LaCie SAFE Utilities (preloaded on the device) LaCie Backup Assistant (Windows and Mac) (preloaded on the device) |
| Warranty : | 3-Year Limited Warranty |