LaCie Little Disk Highly Portable Designer External Hard Disk Drive

Having only yesterday posted about the vogue wars that seem to be raging between numerous manufactures concerning external hard disk drive design, we have yet another example to serve as evidence supporting our assertion that external hard disk drives are, it would seem, becoming the latest fashion accessories in the form of LaCie’s tiny Little Disk external hard drive unit.

According to LaCie’s official product page, the Little Disk external hard disk drive boasts dimensions comparable to that of a lighter which, having looked at our own lighter, we can only assume refers to Zippo lighters in particular – as our lighter is somewhat smaller – though there’s no doubting that LaCie’s Little Disk is extremely diminutive in proportions in measuring in at a mere 2.64 x 1.69 x .67 in. / 67 x 43 x 17 mm.

Designed by Sam Hecht and compatible with PCs and Macs, the Little Disk, despite its tiny form, manages to pack in a not inconsiderable 30GB or 40GB of storage (dependant on the model) with integral 2MB of cache offering a burst transfer rates of up to 28-30MB/s and an interface transfer rates of up to 480Mbits per second – all in a device that is small enough to fit snugly into your back pocket.

Bundled with LaCie’s Synchronization & Encryption Software (Windows only), ‘1-Click’ Backup Software (Windows/Mac) and LaCie’s SilverKeeper Backup Software (Mac only) and complete with a snazzy carrying case, LaCie’s 30GB/40GB Little Disk external hard disk drives retail for $130 and $160 respectively.

It seems that we’re rapidly developing somewhat of a fixation for LaCie’s products of late here on TFTS – and, with products as stunningly beautiful as this, who can blame us (I wonder if they do branded t-shirts in my size?).

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