Engadget: Tiny, Very Fast Portable USB 3.0 Drives From LaCie
They look cool but cost 20% more than USB 2.0 equivalents from LaCie. If your computer is USB 3.0 compatible, the new drives will delivers a 10-fold speed increase over USB 2.0 products.
“LaCie’s bringing its monkey out to play again today, announcing a USB 3.0 version of the Rikiki and a new Minimus portable hard drive. Both come in slick aluminum enclosures, with the Rikiki looking unchanged from its predecessor, but of course inside they pack the extra vroom vroom of the latest USB spec. Unlike Iomega, LaCie isn’t shy about price premiums here, as the Rikiki USB 3.0 model costs $100 for 500GB (versus $85 for the 2.0 SKU) and the Minimus offers a terabyte in exchange for $130. Both will have larger options as well, a 1TB Rikiki and a 2TB Minimus — with correspondingly elevated levies, we’re sure.” [With link to press release.]