LaCie ships Thunderbolt-compatible external drive

20.09.2011
LaCie today launched its first external hard drive with a 10Gbs Thunderbolt port for use with technology.

series of drives are now available in Apple retail stores or on .

A 1TB version of the drive that runs at speeds of 7,200rpm sells for $399.95, and a 2TB, 5,200rpm version sells for $499.95.

The LaCie Little Big Thunderbolt drive

The Little Big Disk Thunderbolt drives offer a 10 Gbs I/O interconnect that's 4Gbs faster than next-generation USB 3.0.

"Performance can come in small packages," Jason Ziller, Intel's director of Thunderbolt Marketing, said in a statement. "LaCie's Little Big Disk with Intel's Thunderbolt technology delivers blazingly fast transfer speeds in a truly portable form factor; we think media creators and entertainment enthusiasts alike are going to love it."