CNET Editor's rating: 8.3 out of 10
Reviewed by
Dong Van Ngo
Review date: 8/14/06
The good: The rubber bumper and the scratch-protected aluminum case keep your LaCie Rugged All-Terrain drive looking good and working hard. It's fast and quiet and comes with backup software.
The bad: LaCie's telephone support line is not toll-free.
The bottom line: LaCie's Rugged All-Terrain portable hard drive is an all-around winner: it's fast, it's durable, and it boasts multiple connection options. This belongs in your laptop bag.
Description:
The LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Drive is a 120GB, external hard disk drive.
Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $105.
Its burst transfer rate is 800 MBps.
Can connect with both FireWire and USB 2.0 for increased portability.
This is a 5400 rpm drive and has an 8MB cache.
Pros:
Connects to your PC via high speed USB 2.0 or FireWire cables.
This product can also connect to older USB ports, but the transfer rates will be fairly slow.
Cons:
Spins at only 5400 rpm.
This is not out of line with the product's price, but is slower than the average hard drive on the market today.
Suitability:
Suited for those who don't want to take apart their computer to add another hard drive -- just plug it in.
Value:
Given its relatively inexpensive price, this hard drive has great features for the money.
5 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
10 out of 10 - Perfect
Plug-and-go!
I've been using this drive for months now. I just toss it into my laptop briefcase and off I go. I... Read more
by ryork272 (see profile) -
December 31, 2007
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