LaCie Brick Desktop Hard Drive 500GB
May 17, 2006 by colbert low
Filed under Announcements, Desktops, Laptops, Misc. Gadgets, Peripherals
Aren’t old hard drives boring….PC makers like HP are now trying to bring back fun to the old PC and Computer accessory maker LaCie continues the trend and has cooked up some whimsical yet functional external hard drives called LaCie Brick Desktop Hard Drive 500GB . These drives come in several flavors: 160GB (white), 250GB (red), 300GB (blue), and 500GB (red). They also stack nicely just like our favorite construction toys to which these may bare a slight resemblance and whose name we won’t mention because LEGO will get upset. Prices range from $149.99 for 160 Gigs to $389.99 for the 500 GB model. U gotta have big pockets to afford this…
Crafted by the world-famous designer Ora-Ïto, the new Brick expresses a playfulness in a user-friendly high-performance hard drive. Stack & Play multiple LaCie Bricks together to brighten your desktop and your mood (they’re even stackable with LaCie Mobile Bricks). With Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface, it offers the fast data transfer rates required for substantial jobs like downloading digital photos, saving MP3s or transferring home videos from a camcorder. Available desktop models are: 160GB (white), 250GB (red), 300GB (blue) and 500GB (red).
Legos are totally awesome! Especially in harddrive form!
finally, a break from the norm! i dont like the red or blue. so i think i will take the white–even though its only 160GB
These look great, but I’m wondering how this “stack-and-play” business works in practice. I checked the specs and it seems they have 1 USB port only. One port means you can’t daisychain them (doesn’t it?). So if you have 2 or 3 stacked up, you’re going to use all your USB ports on the computer. So to attach an iPod or even keyboard, you’re going to need a USB hub. And I’m under the impression that an iPod has to be attached directly to the computer(?). So that means in practice a hub for these brick drives. Would that make them slower?
I’m hoping someone can pick holes in my reasoning, because I really want an excuse to buy a couple of these.
rick. i have no idea. You should contact Lacie directly. good questions though.