LaCie's Porsche Designs Come In Mobile And Desktop

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We’ve been hearing more than a little out of LaCie of late, with their cloud-backed Cloudbox system only recently coming into frame. But that’s not the only thing they were working on, and joining the lineup is a pair of hard drives called the Porsche Design series, and you’ll be able to get them in a variety of flavors from there.

First, there’s the Porsche Design Mobile P9220, a version designed for the laptop crowd or those who don’t want their external hard drives taking up a whole lot of space. You’ll be able to get these in your choice of 500 gig or a full terabyte.

Second, there’s the Porsche Design Desktop P9230, for those who want more storage than form factor. These come in your choice of one or two full terabytes.

Both of them, meanwhile, will offer some really impressive looking aluminum casings (you can see them in the pic above), and they’ll even pack on USB 3.0 connectivity to give them a whole lot of extra speed, at least until Thunderbolt comes into its own.

Sales on these two should start pretty soon, with them set to arrive in a variety of online stores like Amazon and Best Buy. Prices will start at $104.99, which isn’t exactly terrible for a hard drive that size, but if storage size is your primary consideration you’ll do much better elsewhere. And if you’re into the oddball sizes, you’ll reportedly be able to lay hands on a 750 gig model if you go through Porsche Design stores.

They sound pretty good to me, with some great looks, but the realization that I can do better price-wise with a variety of others continues to ring in my head. But what about you folks? Would you pay a little extra for that cool metal styling on the Porsche Design drives? Or are your hard drives just there to store and access data as opposed to being fashion accessories? The comments section is waiting for you, so head on down and have your say!