LaCie has joined the Thunderbolt club with the release of its Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series.
Announced earlier this year, the LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt is available in 1 TB (7200RPM) and 2 TB (5400 RPM) HDD configurations at a price of US$399 and $499 respectively. Pricing has yet to be confirmed for the 240 GB SSD model.
The name is very fitting, as Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series measuring 1.6 x 5.5 x 3.3 inches (40 x 140 x 85 mm), weighs 1.4 lbs. (650 g) and is dual cooled by its aluminum heat sink casing and a magnetic levitation fan. The HDD unit runs a pair of 2.5″ drives in a Mac OS RAID configuration. The device offers ultra-fast data transfers, and to complete system backup in minutes, and fast content editing. Performance per LaCie is said to be at 480MB/s in SSD and up to 190MB/s in HDD.
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Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series Specifications:
- Interface: 2 x Thunderbolt 10Gbits
- Protocols : Data: PCI Express
- Video: Dual Mode DisplayPort
- Data Channels: 10Gb/s independent uplink and downlink
- Video Channels: 10Gb/s independent uplink and downlink
- Daisy Chain: Up to six Thunderbolt Technology-compatible devices
- Internal Hard Disk: 7200rpm, 5400rpm, SSD
- Cache: 32MB (2x 16MB) or greater
- SSD Type: Professional-grade 6Gb/s SATA
- Interface Transfer Rate: up to 10Gbits/s
- Data Transfer Rate : HDD: 7200rpm: 180MB/s / 180MB/s, 5400rpm: 190MB/s / 190MB/s, SSD: 480MB/s / 245MB/s
- Size : 1.6 x 5.5 x 3.3 in. / 40 x 140 x 85 mm
- Weight : 1.4 lbs / 650 g
- System Requirements: Computer with Thunderbolt port, Mac OS X 10.6 or greater
- Warranty: 3-Year Limited Warranty
“The great thing about the LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series is its versatility,” said Erwan Girard, Professional Business Unit Manager, LaCie. “No matter which Little Big Disk model you choose, it will serve your most demanding applications with ease and portability. It’s the ultimate in storage technology.”
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