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Comments on: LaCie's rugged rubber drive hits 500GB

Nah. . . 

By Francis Boyle Posted Thursday 24th April 2008 22:41 GMT

No true rubber fetishist would go with that colour.

Or so I've heard.

Think of the children 

By Pierre Posted Friday 25th April 2008 00:26 GMT

If LaCie is a rubber fetishist, what REALLY happened to Timmy?

Neat Idea 

By Jach Posted Friday 25th April 2008 04:38 GMT

But too expensive. I can get a regular 500 GB drive for about $60-$90.

Sink or swim? 

By Andrew Bush Posted Friday 25th April 2008 07:12 GMT

Paris Hilton

So, does it float or not?

But.. 

By Dean Posted Friday 25th April 2008 07:43 GMT

Does it float?

Photo opportunity for Playmobil ? 

By SJ Posted Friday 25th April 2008 08:24 GMT

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Is it just my imagination or would that hard disk make an excellent prop for a Friday afternoon playmobil set scene ?

I think I need some more coffeee...

@Francis Boyle 

By Sikas Aparat Posted Friday 25th April 2008 09:37 GMT

Happy

It's not actually rubber, it's neoprene I think, so only suitable for a camp athletic geek, or so I've heard.

Wouldn't trust it 

By Ross Beavis Posted Friday 25th April 2008 10:16 GMT

Stop

Not since I've seen two Lacie drives go up in smoke, literally. Plus it has a Hitachi DeathStar in it - never a good start!

rubbish drives 

By cookieMonster Posted Friday 25th April 2008 11:02 GMT

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I have a Lacie drive (Firewire) sitting on my desk right now, cover off, as it went titsup last Monday. This is the second drive that's given up the ghost that I've had from Lacie. Total rubbish.

re: Sink or Swim 

By jai Posted Friday 25th April 2008 11:25 GMT

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where's Prof. Myang Li when you need her?

@cookieMonster 

By Bronek Kozicki Posted Friday 25th April 2008 12:18 GMT

I'm using "Maxtor OneTouch" (quotes because these days it's a Seagate) with FW400 interface, it works pretty well and the price is good. Fan is bit noisy at startup, though. I just spied OneTouch 4 Plus 500GB model at Amazon for £85 .

Missing the point 

By Nick Miles Posted Friday 25th April 2008 14:04 GMT

Yes you can get cheaper drives and you may also be able to get more reliable ones, but you will be hard pushed to find nicer looking ones.

You're paying the premium for the design.

As for reliability, I've got a TB of LaCie drives at home now, the oldest being 2 years old and I've never had a crash.

no no no 

By dave Posted Friday 25th April 2008 15:26 GMT

Paris Hilton

Does it blend?

Paris blends.

Scratch Resistant? 

By Anonymous Coward Posted Friday 25th April 2008 15:39 GMT

Paris Hilton

WTF?

I have one (not the 500GB one), and this is NOT aluminum (or AL-YOU-MINI-UM, as you guys put it). It is cheap plastic with sprayed-on metal paint, and the paint is already scratching off. I'd post a pic of it, but that can't happen here, so I'll post one of PH instead, as she has more style than substance.

All that being said, it works well enough for me. I've been using it for quite some time.