Hi everybody,
I'm thinking about purchasing the new LaCie Rugged USB 3.0/Thunderbolt drive, with a 256GB SSD. It just came out recently, and is selling for $350, with an included 3.0 and Thunderbolt cable. Do you guys think this price is going to be just about the standard for the next 3-5 years, or do you think it will continue to drop, as SSD's and Thunderbolt both become cheaper items to manufacture?
The only other competitor I know of is the Elgato Thunderbolt SSD, which I believe was initially sold at $750 for 256GB and didn't include the Thunderbolt cable. They recently had a huge price drop...I would guess in part because LaCie released the same product for under half the price!
Advice? Any products out there I may not know about? Even if there were solid Thunderbolt enclosures on the market, a 256GB SSD with an enclosure and a 3.0 and Thunderbolt cable would run me about $300 anyway.
Thanks!
I'm thinking about purchasing the new LaCie Rugged USB 3.0/Thunderbolt drive, with a 256GB SSD. It just came out recently, and is selling for $350, with an included 3.0 and Thunderbolt cable. Do you guys think this price is going to be just about the standard for the next 3-5 years, or do you think it will continue to drop, as SSD's and Thunderbolt both become cheaper items to manufacture?
The only other competitor I know of is the Elgato Thunderbolt SSD, which I believe was initially sold at $750 for 256GB and didn't include the Thunderbolt cable. They recently had a huge price drop...I would guess in part because LaCie released the same product for under half the price!
Advice? Any products out there I may not know about? Even if there were solid Thunderbolt enclosures on the market, a 256GB SSD with an enclosure and a 3.0 and Thunderbolt cable would run me about $300 anyway.
Thanks!