LACIE 20GB USB 2.0 2.5 Portable Porsche Hard Drive

LACIE 20GB USB 2.0 2.5 Portable Porsche Hard Drive

Product Description
From the Manufacturer
Designed for people on the move, the LaCie PocketDrive is small enough to fit into your pocket and features a special silicone bumper and sturdy casing for proven shock protection.

Using LaCie's unique U&I technology, the PocketDrive incorporates both USB and FireWire connectors, allowing you to swap from one computer to another without rebooting.

New USB 2.0 interface delivers significantly faster transfer rates of up to 480 Mbpsec., while still allowing you to connect USB 1.1 devices. LaCie PocketDrives incorporate the latest chipsets available, ensuring transfer rates of up to 25 Mbpsec (write) and 35 Mbpsec (read) when using FireWire.

Features

Large capacity: up to 80 GB in your pocket
U&I technology: FireWire® (IEEE 1394) performance, USB convenience
Hot-pluggability: for Mac and Windows
ideo ready: store more than 6 hours of digital video
Unique design: ultra-portable, shock-absorbent, with a handy cable groove
Autonomous: no need for an AC adapter with a self-powered IEEE 1394 bus on your computer

Product Description:
Designed by the world-famous F.A. Porsche Design Agency, the LaCie Hard Drive exhibits world-class style and elite performance. With 20GB of storage room, you can back up your entire system, or supplement your data warehousing potential when your internal hard drive is reaching capacity.

Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface offers data transfer rates up to 480Mbits/s -- essential for jobs like rendering 2D/3D images, downloading digital photos, saving MP3s or transferring home videos from a camcorder

Rotational Speed: 7200 rpm

Maximum sustained transfer rate: 34 MB/s

Backward compatible with USB 1.1 computers at lower transfer rates

Average seek time (write): <12 ms

Buffer: 2MB

Dimensions: .65"H x 3"W x 5"L; weighs 7.05 ounces

OS Compatibility: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP or Mac OS 9.1, OS 10.2.1+

Package includes: Hi-Speed USB cable, utilities CD-ROM

AC Adapter free -- USB bus powered when used with standard USB-equipped computers

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