Lacie Rugged Mobile HD 160GB (USB2.0 FW400/800)

Description

The exclusive creation of world-renown designer Neil Poulton, Lacie Rugged storage solution offers the supreme speed of FireWire 800 along with FireWire 400 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interfaces for true universal connectivity. The Rugged Mobile Hard Drive is conveniently bus-powered and plug & play, it's ideal for backup, video storage and large data volume exchange on the go. Simply plug the Lacie mobile hard drive into just about any computer anywhere for backup, video storage and large data volume exchange. The Rugged portable drive's unique scratch-protected aluminum shell and shock-resistant rubber bumper make the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive especially resistant to harsh elements for extra protection along the road of your adventures.

Why Firewire when USB2.0 is cheaper?

• Firewire enables you to daisy-chain drives together for easy addition of storage when you have limited connections on your Mac.
• Although USB2.0 is great it cannot compare to Firewire 400 and 800 in terms of pure transferring power. Firewire is able to handle larger 'packets' of information at a more continual transfer rate which is beneficial for transferring/accessing video information.
• If you have taken an image of your user account or another hard drive and copied it to the Rugged drive you can utilise the FireWire capability of this drive to restore your account or drive contents. USB2.0 does not offer this option.

Features

• Bus-powered: Gone are the days of carrying around a heavy power pack
• USB2.0 / FW400 / FW800: All the connectivity you need.
• Rugged build for extra protection
• Neil Poulton design
• Includes a selection of FireWire and USB cables
• 2 Year Warranty

In the box

• Lacie Rugged Mobile HD 160GB
• FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) cable; FireWire 400 (6-to-6 pin) cable; Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable (USB 1.1 compatible)
• USB power-sharing cable
• Quick Start Guide
• LaCie Utilities CD-ROM including: User's Manual and Utilities.

Specifications

• Capacity: 160 GB
• Interface: 1x FireWire 800 (9-pin) port; 1x FireWire 400 (6-pin) port; 1x mini USB 2.0 port
• Rotational Speed (rpm): 5400
• Interface Transfer Rate: 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)
• Max Sustained Transfer Rate: FireWire 800: 40-50MB/s; FireWire 400: 30-40MB/s; Hi-Speed USB 2.0: 30MB/s
• Average Seek Time (Write): 12ms or less
• Cache: 8MB or greater
• Maximum Drop Height: 35 in. / 90 cm in non-operating mode (dropping is not recommended in operating mode)
• Software: LaCie '1-Click' Backup Software (Mac OS 10.2 or greater / Windows) and Silverkeeper for automatic backup and file verification with Mac OS 9 & Mac OS X; Driver-free for Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista and Mac OS X; Silverlining for Windows 98SE, Windows Me, and Mac OS 9
• Size: 3.5 x 1 x 5.7 in. / 90 x 25 x 145 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 8.8 oz. / 250g
• Warranty: 2 Year Limited Warranty

System Requirements

• Mac OS 10.x / Mac OS 9.x; Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 98SE / Windows Me; Intel Pentium II 350 MHz compatible or greater; Apple G3/G4/G5/Intel processor;
• Minimum 128MB RAM