LaCie Releasing 1 TB Rugged Thunderbolt SSD

[Cristian_25H]

LaCie, the premium brand from Seagate Technology plc, announced today that its iconic Rugged Thunderbolt storage solution will be available in a 1 TB SSD capacity. With double the storage, the new LaCie Rugged is just as portable with no size or weight increase compared to the 500 GB offering. Plus, it still features the lightning-fast transfer rates of Thunderbolt and is tough in the field with shock, dust and water resistance.

"My expeditions take me all over the globe so I need equipment that's up for any terrain," said photographer and National Geographic Expeditions expert Kike Calvo. "The LaCie Rugged is my go-to hard drive because its fast speeds help back up my work quickly, and its toughness has yet to let me down. With the addition of drones into my workflow, I'm creating more content than ever before. So larger capacity in the same reliable enclosure means I can take fewer drives and save valuable luggage space."





The LaCie Rugged delivers speeds of up to 387 MB/s - three times faster than a standard mobile hard drive. With these speeds, creative professionals can transfer 100 GB in less than five minutes. The LaCie Rugged even provides enough bandwidth to review and edit photos or video in the field. With a laptop and a LaCie Rugged, a photographer or videographer has everything they need to back up footage or complete a project on location. This time savings and convenience is key for field-based professionals.

"Wherever digital content is created and wherever our customers want to travel to capture and collect it, our LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt drive will go as the ideal companion," said Erwan Girard, Business Unit Manager for LaCie. "With fast Thunderbolt speeds that save hours in the field and now a 1 TB SSD capacity, our customers can focus on the creative process instead of worrying about transfer times or storage limits."

The LaCie Rugged is MIL-compliant, which means that data is protected even during accidental drops of up to 2 meters (6.6 feet). With its cap in place, the LaCie Rugged is also IP 54-rated for superior protection against dust and water splashing - even during operation. Plus, it is resistant to vibration and shock and is tough enough to be shipped for reliable delivery to clients or partners.

With both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 interfaces, the LaCie Rugged is an ideal match for Mac and PC users. The LaCie Rugged is fully bus powered through the Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 cables. Plus, the integrated Thunderbolt cable stows neatly when not in use, ensuring that it will never get lost or left behind.

The LaCie Rugged includes everything professionals need for secure backup in the field: a backup software suite and compatibility with Time Machine and Windows Backup. It also includes LaCie Private-Public software, which lets users password-protect the entire drive or only certain volumes with AES 256-bit encryption.

Warranty
The LaCie Rugged features a three-year limited warranty that includes comprehensive, complimentary web-based resources, expert in-house technical support, and worldwide repair and/or replacement coverage. It is possible to upgrade this service with warranty extensions and fast product replacement.

Availability
The new 1 TB SSD version of the LaCie Rugged, design by Neil Poulton, will be available this month for $949.99 (MSRP) through the LaCie Online Store and LaCie Resellers.

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[newtekie1]

Oh cool, all 3 people that use thuderbolt should be thrilled.

 

[Aquinus]

Oh cool, all 3 people that use thuderbolt should be thrilled.

Did you even read the entire news article?

With both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 interfaces, the LaCie Rugged is an ideal match for Mac and PC users.

 

[fusionblu]

I built a 1TB external SSD a year ago using the previous generation with Thunderbolt and USB 3 LaCie enclosure with a 1TB Samsung 840 SSD and the only tricky part was getting a 7mm SSD into an enclosure meant for a 9mm HDD.

The said enclosure works well, but the USB 3 port is the only part I've used regularly.

I thought I might use the Thunderbolt a bit more as I work as an Apple engineer, but my colleagues machines either don't have Thunderbolt or when they do have a machine with a Thunderbolt port it only has a internal hard drive installed which makes the SSD speed somewhat pointless for sharing movies so the Thunderbolt speed won't be much better than USB 3 speed for a machine which will be limited by it's internal HARD drive.

I've only seen the said benefit with a colleague who has a MacBook Air with a Thunderbolt port, but his limited capacity means I can only share a few things with very fast speed.

As for normal PCs Thunderbolt is almost non-existent (a few exceptions are motherboards with Thunderbolt ports on the rear with the other ports) and PCI-E cards seem to be limited to certain Brands (Asus) or even OEM (seen one for a HP server).

 

[Uplink10]

Too bad USB 3.1 can`t carry PCI Express lanes like Thunderbolt. External graphic cards could be very awesome.

 

[Caring1]

With double the storage, the new LaCie Rugged is just as portable with no size or weight increase compared to the 500 GB offering

Hasn't that always been the case, the dimensions of a drive are standard?
As for weight, any increase would be hardly discernible due to the size of the chips used, it would be mere milligrams.

 

[hojnikb]

about 2x too exepensive..