Rough on Exteral HD? New Lacie Rugged

[bodeh6]

Lacie is introducing a new line of External HD with a rugged shell to them. Suppose to help protect against scratches and drops.

Lacie Rugged (http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10722)

http://www.lacie.com/imgstore/product_large/hd_rugged_ui.jpg

[jrk07]

Looks like a raft you would float down the river in. Ugly, but probably functional and hopefully more durable than most external hard drives.

[gauchogolfer]

Isn't the main problem with dropping a hard drive damage to the read/write heads inside? How does adding a rubber rim around the outside help this? I guess they could add in the sudden motion sensor that portables have, now that might actually have an effect. Otherwise, I guess it keeps the enclosure from being scratched....

[trogdor!]

Thats awesome, but you also need a hard drive that has shock resistance built in mind for this to be the ultimate rugged device.

[alexstein]

Looks a little ugly don't you think? I usually like Lacie products but this is a little to much.

[ipacmm]

I think it is the color that looks really bad...but it is nice to see some new products from LaCie...even though I really don't take my external anywhere.

[iGary]

$359.00 for 120GB?

Not this guy.

[bodeh6]

Don't most people have their external drives on a desk so it is unlikely to fall? Nice attempt though.