• LaCie's Rugged XL is a terabyte of rubberized, shock-proof hotness

    Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

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    LaCie’s orange-and-grey rugged drives have been around for quite some time, but because they used 2.5″ HDDs, they were limited to 500GB. This new XL version is 1TB, and I guarantee you’re going to be seeing bigger ones down the road. I’ve used these things before, and they’re solid.

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    The new XL version doesn’t change much, except that it’s… extra large. It also has a little LED strip that glows to tell you everything is all right. You can find out more or buy one here; $160 is expensive for a terabyte of external storage (1.5TB for $110, anyone?), but what you’re really buying with the XL is durability. And awesomeness.

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