LaCie Releases 500GB Add On Drives 393
Glewtion writes "LaCie has release their "Big Disk" - a large capacity FireWire case (400 / 500GB) with decent specs. The only thing they're not clear on is the fact that there are two drives in the case...but that only seems logical. Looks like it's only available in Europe though, so here's a link to a French Hardware site's description of it (translation courtesy of Google). Pretty cool for a portable MP3 collection. Here's the LaCie page." What's not apparant is that this case has two drives in it apparantly. Very Slick.
Mmmmm..... (Score:1, Insightful)
Lots and lots o' pr0n...
Talk about alot of space... (Score:3, Insightful)
I thought 1TB/$5,000 was cool .... (Score:4, Insightful)
("The Amazing $5k Terabyte Array" [slashdot.org])
That's not too long ago.
Now, for the same money, you can get twice the storage (4 of these), *and* a decent (though not high-end) laptop; you can fit your 2TB array and associated computer into a briefcase.
That's a lot.
timothy
Re:you are wrong (Score:1, Insightful)
Claiming ATA100 transfer rate to be 100MB/sec is like claiming to users their DSL can go up to 6mbit (because of the modem) when you know that the isp only has a T1 out to the bone.
Re:Redundancy... (Score:4, Insightful)
Well by my quick calculations based on my own mp3 collection (a measly 11gb and 169 hours), 500gib is about 320 days playback non-stop for an mp3 collection, and although there are people who just collect mp3s like they're matchbox cars, I find it hard to believe anybody can identify 320 days worth of music they actually like.
Re:Redundancy... (Score:3, Insightful)
I don't know about you, and I'm not trying to be snob or stylish or anything, but if I go to HMV, 40% of the Jazz collection attracts my attention. That's a whole floor of CDs probably 500 days worth of music.
And that's *only* jazz.
LaCie Drives (Score:3, Insightful)
All and all, i'm very pleased with it so far. I've transferred about 60+ of files too it, never even a hiccup in speed.
plus, it comes with all sort of diagnostics on the drive (preformatted in HFS+) format.
definitely worth the $270, especially for a powerbook limited by the size of the hard drive you can afford to put into it.
Re:19.6% Sales tax?!?!?! (Score:1, Insightful)
I spend $100k/year on taxable purchases (easily), which in Sweden would be $25k/yr in tax (vs. $0 in here New Hampshire), or more than $2000/month -- and for that I get healthcare and retirement? Thanks but no thanks.
I can BUY outright health insurance for less than $300/month for most of my life, never more than $1000/month (and that assumes my employer gives me nada for it, which is opposite of reality -- they pay all but $20/mo). And that's for some juicy-good BC/BS insurance with no, how do I say in Swedish, "long-ass lines and sub-standard care"?
Of course, I've alrady paid social security tax on the income that lets me spend those bucks which, by my calculations, equals about oh, $0/month at retirement. But, with the avg $1500/month left over after I pay for health insurance throughout my working life, I could stock up a nice nest egg. Why, after 30 years at 8% I'd have more than US$2.2Million. That ignores the fact that I max out a 401k (pre-tax), a Roth IRA (after-tax, but tax-free interest), and contribute a nice fat chunk of after-tax income to investments (taxable on disbursement) before I spend that $100k/yr.
So, I conservatively expect to get > $10M to retire on after 30 years of work (should I decide to go it that long), even at 5% gain (which amounts to more than my current monthly income if managed properly, even after taxes), the best possible health care for free or negligible out-of-pocket expense throughout my life, and enough left over to buy an X-box or 1000.
What's the benefit of that 25% sales tax again, borkaborkaborka?
Re:Portable mp3's? (Score:1, Insightful)