LACIE RUGGED XL DRIVE

So its not everyday you see an external hard drive (eSATA, USB 2.0) that looks so darn sexy and yet is ruggedized. But LaCie can do that thanks to a design by Neil Poulton which features durable aluminum casing and external and internal shock absorbers.

LACIE ANNOUNCES USB DRIVES TO FIT IN YOUR KEY-RING!

LaCie has announced three new, sleek and ultra-portable key-shaped USB drives designed by 5.5 Designers, that you can carry in your key ring. The three models inculde the LaCie iamaKey, the itsaKey and the PassKey USB microSD card reader. All three models are supported by Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface and offers universal compatibility and cross-platform convinience.

The iamaKey and the itsaKey have a robust design with high speed trasfer rates of up to 30MB/s speed. The iamaKey comes with a Gold SIP connector which is water resistant and scratch resistant, making it one of the most durable and the slimest USB flash drives in today's market. Both the iamaKey and the istaKey are available in 4GB and 8GB capacities and they are also compatible with Windows ReadyBoost. The 4GB LaCie iamaKey is priced at $17.99 and the 8GB at $27.99 while the 4GB Lacie istaKey is priced at $14.99 and the 8GB at $23.99.

The LaCie Passkey is a hot-pluggable and driver-free USB microSD card reader. The PassKey is compatible with all the microSD cards(microSD/microSDHC/class 1 to 6) available today. The LaCie PassKey microSD card reader is priced at $9.99.

LACIE LAUNCHES PORTABLE DVD±RW WITH LIGHT SCRIBE

The souk of external USB-powered drives has been on the rise and changing rapidly, with new designs striking the market at an ever increasing pace. LaCie, best known for their stylish external devices, has of late introduced a new USB-powered tray loading DVD burner designed by the world-famous Sam Hecht. This gracefully shaped chocolate-brown tray-loading USB-powered DVD drive will surely twist some heads.

An external power supply and supplementary USB power cable are incorporated in the package, at no time were they required for the drive to function. The drive worked on multiple laptops burning CD's devoid of any interruption of power. For older laptops, or some situation where you encounter a device that cannot pass enough current over the single USB cable, that is where the supplementary items would come in handy.

Noise during operation was a bit louder than other external drives we have used, but nothing like the 5.25" monster desktop drive inside a USB case that we have sitting around as a backup. Seeking and spin-up is roughly the same as you would find in an average notebook. This shouldn't surprise you though, as it has the exact same type of dive found in most notebooks.

Users looking for a bit setting attuned drive look no further. This drive supports bit setting, which enhances compatibility with older DVD-ROM players that don't always shore up DVD+R/RW media.

As recommended by the name of the drive, this drive includes Light Scribe capabilities. Light Scribe allows you to engrave text labels and images onto the surface of the DVD rather than use sticky labels that may jam an optical drive. LaCie is also the solitary company to offer Light Scribe software that works with Mac OS.