LaCie slides Samsung's 1.3-inch HDD into Little Disk, USB Key Max

Remember that 1.3-inch hard drive that Samsung cut loose at CES? Even if that somehow managed to get lost in the blur, you can refocus a bit now that LaCie has decided to slip it into its forthcoming Little Disk and USB Key Max. Reportedly, the devices will be available (as in, real soon) in 30GB / 40GB flavors, and yes, they'll now fit into even tighter jeans. We'll hand it to 'em -- that's quite a bit of space for Deep Purple jams, receipt scans and interoffice love letters, but you'll have to pony up at least $119.99 for the Little Disk (now with more little!) or $109.99 for the USB Key Max.

[Via Tech-On]

[foobar Posted Jan 16th 2008 1:19PM]

Its not that its such a bad idea, but it makes me wonder why they are spending R&D money on HDD when everyone knows that SSD is where its going towards...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 1:37PM]

Guys! That's just ignorant. As long as the companies make money of current technology they will continue developing products with it. And with the current prices of SSD I welcome the approach. SSD is still a baby and has a long way to go to be number one in both sales and performance. I look forward to the day they're up there, but it won't happen anytime soon. Just look at HD-TV or BR/HD-DVD etc. New technolgy take loads of time cutting prices and performing better than technology with many years of refinement.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 1:39PM]

lol I read that "little dick"

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 2:09PM]

Because a 30gb SSD is $300-$400, this is $100. Yes, SSD is the future, but the future is called the future for a reason! $100 for 30gb in your pocket is a pretty good deal today.

Bill

[Superevil Posted Jan 16th 2008 2:36PM]

Whats the RPM on these?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 5:10AM]

Looks like a fragile gimmick. That retractable USB cable will break just as quickly as the one in the Freecom FHD-xs did.

Do not want!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 11:19AM]

A dual technology strategy (disk and SSD) makes business sense. Seagate is doing it also. There's lots of life left in disk drives, even at capacity points that flash can hit.
It's not the specs that drive adoption; it's having the right price for those specs.