Product Description

You live in the real world full of bumps, spills and adventures. The ultra-portable LaCie Rugged Hard Disk is your data’s best protection for the real world. This external storage solution offers the supreme speed of FireWire 800 along with FireWire 400 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interfaces for true universal connectivity. Exchanging data between Macs and PCs is easy with LaCie’s Triple Interface solution. It even comes with a USB power-sharing cable for low powered USB hubs/computers. Since it’s bus-powered and plug and play, simply plug it into just about any computer anywhere. With maximum interface transfer rates of up to 800Mbits/s with FireWire 800 and 7200rpm and 320GB storage capacity, this high performance hard drive is ideal for audio/video and digital content creators. Take it with you when working on the road or transferring files from one desktop computer to another. It’s perfect for Apple PowerBook G5 or G4 users who need data backup, video storage and large data volume exchange like DV video on the go. Its unique varnished, scratch-protected aluminum shell and shock-resistant rubber sleeve make the LaCie Rugged Hard Disk especially resistant to harsh elements for extra protection wherever you go. The exclusive creation of world-renown designer Neil Poulton, the LaCie Rugged Hard Disk is essentially our award-winning, popular PocketDrive with a new and improved design. Box Content: LaCie Rugged Hard Disk, 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 Install Guide, User Manual, LaCie ‘1-Click’ Backup Software (Windows/Mac), LaCie SilverKeeper Backup Software (Mac).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4007 in Consumer Electronics
• Size: 320GB
• Brand: LaCie
• Model: 301438
• Dimensions: 2.40" h x 7.50" w x 8.25" l, 1.55 pounds
• Hard Disk: 320GB

Features

• Buy with confidence!
• 320GB Rugged Triple Mobile Hard drive U2&FW&FW8 7200 RPM 8MB

Amazon.com Product Description
The LaCie Rugged All-Terrain 320 GB 7200 RPM FireWire 800/FireWire 400/USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive is built to survive the harsh elements of the real world. This durable, portable storage drive offers 320 GB of storage along with a universal high-speed USB 2.0 connection and FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 interfaces. Built with a rugged aluminum alloy shell and a shock-resistant rubber bumper, this drive is designed especially for your on-the-go data needs.

LaCie's Rugged All-Terrain 320 GB 7200 RPM Portable Hard Drive offers: Rugged drop-resistant and shock-resistant enclosure. FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 interfaces. 7200 RPM rotational speed for fast performance. 320 GB of disc space with super-fast transfer rates of up to 800 Mbits/s. Driver-less operation for simple set up. Free one-year online backup service.

With FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB, the Rugged All-Terrain has near-universal compatibility. View larger.

The Rugged All-Terrain's stunning look was designed by world-renown designer Neil Poulton. View larger.

The Rugged All-Terrain withstands bumps and shocks to keep your data safe and secure.

Ultra-Portable Triple-Interface Data Shuttle
If you travel a lot with your data, the Rugged All-Terrain is for you. Perfect for users who need backup, storage, and large-volume exchange for office files, photos, music, and even video clips, the Rugged All-Terrain is powered by the FireWire or USB connection, which means that it uses the power of the connected computer to operate and doesn't require an additional AC adapter or power cord.

The Rugged All-Terrain offers the triple-interface convenience of high-speed USB 2.0 connectivity (which is also USB 1.1 backward compatible) along with both FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 interfaces. This triple-interface functionality, along with the drive's driver-free and plug-and-play features, makes exchanging data between computers -- especially between Macs and PCs -- is as easy as it gets.

The Rugged All-Terrain even comes with a USB power-sharing cable for low-powered USB hubs/computers. And it requires no extra drivers for Windows XP/2000/Vista and Mac OS X operating systems.

Fast Performance for Digital Media Applications
This high-performance drive features an extremely fast spin speed of 7200 RPM, an 8 MB cache, and a transfer rate of up to 800 Mbits per second via the FireWire 800 connection. This makes is fast enough for you to work on your digital media files directly on the drive itself.

Measuring a mere 3.5 x 1 x 5.7 inches (WxHxD) and weighing less than nine ounces, the Rugged All-Terrain will fit easily in your briefcase or backpack. Take it with you on business trips and vacations, or use it for transferring files from one desktop computer to another.

Backup Software Included
Included with the drive are LaCie software bundles to enhance its performance and functionality, including LaCie's 1-Click Backup Software (for Mac and PC) and SilverKeeper Backup Software (Mac). In addition, the Rugged All-Terrain is compatible with Apple Time Machine.

All-Terrain Protection: Design by Neil Poulton
Designed exclusively for LaCie by world-renowned designer Neil Poulton, the Rugged All-Terrain is built like an off-road vehicle, ready to withstand the bumps and bruises of your travels. Its unique, scratch-resistant aluminum shell and shock-resistant rubber bumper make it especially resistant to harsh elements. In fact, the drive is designed to withstand vertical drops of up to 35 inches while in non-operating mode. (Dropping the drive while it's in operation, however, could cause damage, so be careful!)

For additional style points, the Rugged All-Terrain can be outfitted with additional colorful bumpers that will keep your drive protected. Easy-to-change and durable, they are made of the same quality rubber as the original bright orange Rugged sleeve. The optional set, which is sold separately, includes green-gray, blue-gray, and black bumpers.

Free One-Year Unlimited Backup Service
With the purchase of this LaCie Hard Disk, you will also receive a full year of LaCie's Online Backup service. With this service, the data that you store on your computer will be encrypted twice and uploaded to the offsite data center where they will remain encrypted, maintaining your privacy.

When you sign up for the service, software is added to your computer that looks for new and changed files to update. The service is completely automated and only backs up new and modified files when your computer is idle, so you don't have to do a thing, and your computer's performance will never be affected.

This service lets you upload an unlimited amount of photos, music, video, and documents for a full year. After that you can continue with the service for a low monthly fee. This is LaCie's way of ensuring that should anything happen to your Hard Disk -- should it get stolen or damaged, for instance -- your invaluable data will remain completely protected and accessible.

The LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Portable Hard Drive is backed by a 3-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
Rugged All-Terrain drive, FireWire 800 cable, FireWire 400 cable, USB 2.0 cable, USB power-sharing cable, and quick start guide.

Optional bumpers let you easily change the look of your Rugged All-Terrain.

Customer Reviews

A GREAT addition.
When I bought my notebook with a 60GB HD, I deliberately got a 7200 RPM drive. I also thought that 60GB would last forever.... . Now, with a digital camera that takes 4MB pictures and with things like Streets & Trips consuming a GB, it's just not enough.

I wasn't sure how well a USB HD would work but this is SUPER. Even better now that I've matched it with MojoPack (www.mojopack.com) so I've got a device that I can use on ANYONE'S computer. The ultimate in portability, I'm really pleased.

The two minor complaints: my firewire connection doesn't match any of their cables so I'll need to buy that and the plug-in to the LaCie USB cable isn't very secure and slips out pretty easily so you can't be bumping the cable at all!

Bottom line though: I'd never know the difference between this and my onboard hard drive. The speed is SUPER!

Great little hard drive
I've used LaCie drives for years and they seem to fail far less often than other drives I've used (WD, Seagate, Maxtor.) Perhaps one of the reasons that my hard rives fail often is that I tend to be a little rough on them. I edit video, often on location, so I drag my drives all over the place. I'm hoping with it's rubberized shell, this LaCie will go the distance. I love that it is self-powered so I don't have to lug a power adapter with me. It's one of the few portable drives that is fast enough for video editing. I purchased the case for it as well to further protect it. I'll update this review if it dies.

Durable and Portable
I've been pretty impressed with this little drive so far. I bought two using one as a backup with Microsofts SyncToy program. The chasis low weight aluminum does a good job and keeping the heat low.

The one thing i would take note of with these drives is that even though you do not have to plug them into a wall outlet i've found more often than not i have to use the second usb plug for extra power. Perhaps maybe the 7200 rpm version needs more power than the 5400 rpm? Well nevertheless expect this drive to require two ports.