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Hard Disk Drives (External)

LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Disk 500GB

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LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Disk 500GB 3.75

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RRP

$499.00

Review Date

Tuesday, 15th of July, 2008

What's Hot

Rugged case design, fast read/write times, bus-powered, triple interface

What's Not

Little accompanying software, only 'rugged' while turned off

The Final Word

The LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Drive isn’t built to withstand a nuclear holocaust, but it provides better protection than standard portable hard drives. We were impressed with the read/write times and the fact that it can provide 500GB of hard drive space powered by USB.

General

Available Colours

Orange

Length (mm)

142

Width (mm)

Height (mm)

27.5

Weight (g)

298

Warranty (Months)

Hard Drive

Storage capacity

500 GB

Hard Drive Type

External

Cache Memory

8 MB

Interface

FireWire 800 (1394b), USB 2.0, FireWire 400 (1394a)

Interface Transfer Rate (MBps)

FireWire 800: up to 800Mbits/s (100MB/s); FireWire 400: up to 400Mbits/s (50MB/s); Hi-Speed USB 2.0: up to 480Mbits/s (60MB/s)

Data Transfer Rate (MBps)

FireWire 800: up to 57MB/s FireWire 400: up to 40MB/s Hi-Speed USB 2.0: up to 36MB/s

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

Firewire, USB 2.0

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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