LaCie introduces Rikiki portable hard drive, monkey

Apparently, making a sleek, tiny and reasonably affordable hard drive isn't enough for LaCie. No, it has to stoop to using an impossibly adorable monkey to attract attention for its new Rikiki drive (available now in 250GB, 500GB, and 640GB capacities, priced between $75 and $150). Well, that's just not going to cut it this time.... awww, look at the tiny monkey.

[Uncontrol Posted Dec 15th 2009 4:49PM]

More like "AHHH, LOOK AT THAT HORRIFYING MONKEY"

[vlad the inhaler Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:01PM]

@Uncontrol

that thing is frightening.

[Steve2000 Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:08PM]

@Uncontrol My Minions!

[One Love Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:44PM]

Wait till it eats your face!

[MJGAMER 1991 XBL Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:49PM]

@Uncontrol

I like that guy, but if he tries to finger that little monkey for real tomorrow, I'm gonna call the humane society.

[Munk Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:53PM]

@vlad the inhaler yeah. looks like a poster child for rabies :s.

[DTJ Posted Dec 15th 2009 4:51PM]

OK, they got me. I'll take two.
Then breed them so I have some more.

[Rizzo Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:11PM]

@DTJ
1) Buy 2 hard drives with 2 monkeys
2) Breed Monkeys
3)????
4)DIGI-MON DIGITAL MONKEYS
5)RULE THE DIGITAL WORLD!!!!!!
6)Profit?

[Maeztro Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:41PM]

@Rizzo You killed that joke. And not in a good way.

[EI8HT Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:59PM]

i'll take two also.
not to breed them,
to breed with them.

[Rizzo Posted Dec 15th 2009 9:43PM]

@Maeztro
but... digimon digital monkeys......

[CityZen Posted Dec 15th 2009 4:54PM]

Can I touch the monkey?

[geekthree Posted Dec 15th 2009 6:30PM]

@CityZen

Is that your pickupline for the ladies?






You and me baby we ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel

Do it again now...

[CityZen Posted Dec 15th 2009 7:55PM]

@geekthree, no, just showing my age with a reference to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprockets_%28Saturday_Night_Live%29

[GuyWithDogs Posted Dec 15th 2009 4:56PM]

So they do monkey with your data?

[ytilanigiroon Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:07PM]

@(Unverified)

Dad?

[geekthree Posted Dec 15th 2009 6:31PM]

@ytilanigiroon

Mom?

[Plazmic Flame Posted Dec 15th 2009 4:58PM]

I'm interested to know how exactly this hooks up to a PC/Laptop and how would the power work? Is there a separate adapter or does it all work through the USB/Firewire?

[Oli D Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:23PM]

@Plazmic Flame
Have you not used an external drive before?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 15th 2009 4:58PM]

Does that thing use 1.8" hard drives?

Because I might just have to buy that to take it apart for my Dell XT2

[ran Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:04PM]

@(Unverified) I would say no, since they offer the 640GB capacity and that's only available in 2.5" form.

[Exbloder Posted Dec 15th 2009 4:59PM]

Do you have to plug this thing into a banana to make it work?

[JeanMichel Decombe Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:02PM]

I want the monkey; they can keep the drive.

[Oli D Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:26PM]

@JeanMichel Decombe

http://exoticpetco.com/capuchin.html

Buy that one, its wearing a little wool jumper. Naww

[yulebellow Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:05PM]

At least they aren't using the same monkey AT&T is using

[joe23521 Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:25PM]

@yulebellow

Now, that is not nice. Luke Wilson is a very handsome man.

[phx Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:08PM]

i want one, its perfect! my girlfriend can have the monkey for christmas, how long would it live in a box?

[Steve2000 Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:09PM]

That monkey wouldn't happen to be the engineer would it?

[DBG Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:17PM]

LaCie always seems to bring affordability to the storage game and I like them for that. I might snag that 500GB drive to take on the road with my so I have something to offload my RAW/JPEG images onto (cannot wait for everyone to get on board the DNG standard x.x), but the evil monkey will stay in my closet.

[Oli D Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:28PM]

@DBG
So you are a photographer. Well done.

[Waroxy Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:18PM]

I will buy that if buy a hard drive and get a monkey for FREE!

[robifis Posted Dec 15th 2009 5:38PM]

surely the whole point of that harddrive is to be able to store it easily.....that monkey kinda defeats the whole purpose???

[bundok Posted Dec 15th 2009 6:18PM]

Is it 7200rpm and is it bus-powered?

[Nicnac Posted Dec 15th 2009 6:54PM]

are they hoping the monkey distracts you long enough to notice the drive only has a 1 year warranty?

[Darthurs Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:53PM]

@Nicnac actually it has a 2 year warranty, but I do agree that the monkey is definitely umm...eye-catching?

[joelaf Posted Dec 15th 2009 7:31PM]

That monkey + my superfast cat= Kentucky Derby win

[Gregorian Posted Dec 15th 2009 9:20PM]

So, you don't actually get a monkey with the drive?
oh.

Seriously LaCie, include a monkey with the drive. Do it. You'll sell heaps.

[m6 Posted Dec 15th 2009 10:00PM]

that is not merely a monkey: that, my friends, is a pygmy marmoset, the iphone of monkeys.

[mithritades Posted Dec 16th 2009 9:37AM]

@m6 well done sir

PS If the marmoset comes with the Hardrive,I'll take 2 plz..that is all

[chrisped Posted Dec 16th 2009 2:39AM]

The good thing about harddrives (and monkeys) that small, is that when they fail (and they eventually do), you can throw them pretty far...

[sml156 Posted Dec 16th 2009 3:17AM]

Hey you Monkey and hard drive GET A ROOM

[Ridgecity Posted Dec 16th 2009 3:41AM]

That monkey is CGI...

[joelaf Posted Dec 16th 2009 9:46AM]

There's an Ape for that

[vikid Posted Dec 16th 2009 2:04PM]

Just read on gizmodo that LaCie claims the drive is the tiniest 2.5" ext. hard drive! LaCie, Cirago's got you beat! they are tinier at 4.7 x 3.0 x 0.35 inches and they've been on the market for a few months now! i own a few and love them! They look nicer too. www.cirago.com

and yea, the eyes on that monkey are a lil creepy!

[xyglyx Posted May 19th 2010 8:01PM]

I'll buy one if it will accelerate my evolution.