LaCie launch ultra small external HDD, Rikiki and Minimus

LaCie subscribe to the theory that ‘small is good’ and just to prove it they have unleashed two new super small external HDDs the Rikiki and Minimus. Not only will these drives slip easily into your pocket, but they’ll transfer zeroes and ones at USB 3.0 rates. This of course assumes you have USB 3.0 ports on your box. Here’s the full specification of the LaCie Rikiki and Minimus external hard drives

LaCie Rikiki specification

* 500 GB
* USB 3.0 (USB 2.0-compatible)
* USB 3.0: up to 5Gb/s (600MB/s)
* USB 2.0: up to 480Mb/s (60MB/s)
* Software - LaCie Setup Assistant; LaCie Backup Assistant (PC and Mac®), 10GB Wuala Secure Online Storage (1 year included)
* 75 x 118.5 x 13.4 mm / 2.9 x 4.6 x 0.52 in.
* 176 g / 6.2 oz.
* Requirements - Computer with a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port**
* Latest version of Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7 / Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6
* 2-Year Limited Warranty

LaCie Minimus specification

* 1 TB
* USB 3.0 (USB 2.0-compatible)
* USB 3.0: up to 5Gb/s (600MB/s)
* USB 2.0: up to 480Mb/s (60MB/s)
* 110.7 x 29.4 x 172.8 mm / 4.4 x 1.2 x 6.8 in.
* 850 g / 1.87 lbs.
* Requirements - Computer with a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port
* 2-Year Limited Warranty

The LaCie Rikiki has a starting price of $100 and the Minimus $130. Currently the models are not available at Amazon, but we’re sure they will be soon enough. In the meantime here are a couple of links to Amazon that should show the LaCie Rikiki and LaCie Minimus once they are available.

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Posted in Hardware by JB