LaCie's XtremKey: it's pretty rugged, we guess
By Paul Miller 
posted July 13th 2010 11:57PM
posted July 13th 2010 11:57PM
LaCie XtremKey: The World's Most Adventurous USB Flash Drive
13. juli 2010
LaCie announced today the LaCie XtremKey – offering industrial-strength protection for your data. With capacities up to 64GB and an impenetrable shell, the XtremKey is a truly rugged USB key that stands up to the elements.
LaCie, originator of the flat, award-winning key-shaped USB flash drives, shields the XtremKey's premium flash memory modules inside a 2mm metal pipe casing. Sealed with wear-resistant screw threads and a rubber O-ring, it is watertight up to 100 meters. The LaCie XtremKey is also resistant to 5-meter drops, fierce heat and bitter cold – it holds up in any environment, no matter where you take it (+200°C / -50°).
XtremKey is constructed with zamac, a metal alloy composed of zinc, aluminum, magnesium and copper that's so strong, it can withstand the pressure of a 10-ton truck. Less than three inches tall, this flash memory drive puts strength, security and storage right on your keyring.
"The XtremKey offers extreme durability and capacity in a convenient, well-protected and fun form factor," said Alexis Kobassian, Product Manager, LaCie. "Despite the robust, industrial-strength protection we've added, it's still a LaCie key that brings ease-of-use and reliability to customers looking to keep their data secure while on the go."
Equipped with the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface, XtremKey offers instant compatibility, outstanding transfer speeds and cross-platform convenience to all PC and Mac® users. With writing speeds up to 30 MBp/s and reading up to 40 MBp/s, you don't have to sacrifice performance for protection.
Designed by Constance Guisset exclusively for LaCie, XtremKey works relentlessly to keep your data protected, all while being portable, powerful and perfectly suited for your life's adventures. The key, when placed on a desktop, even shows some playful personality with a perfectly balanced wobble effect.
Availability
The LaCie XtremKey comes in capacities from 8GB to 64GB and will be available in August through the LaCie Online Store, LaCie Corner, and LaCie Reseller+. For more product information, visit www.lacie.com.
13. juli 2010
LaCie announced today the LaCie XtremKey – offering industrial-strength protection for your data. With capacities up to 64GB and an impenetrable shell, the XtremKey is a truly rugged USB key that stands up to the elements.
LaCie, originator of the flat, award-winning key-shaped USB flash drives, shields the XtremKey's premium flash memory modules inside a 2mm metal pipe casing. Sealed with wear-resistant screw threads and a rubber O-ring, it is watertight up to 100 meters. The LaCie XtremKey is also resistant to 5-meter drops, fierce heat and bitter cold – it holds up in any environment, no matter where you take it (+200°C / -50°).
XtremKey is constructed with zamac, a metal alloy composed of zinc, aluminum, magnesium and copper that's so strong, it can withstand the pressure of a 10-ton truck. Less than three inches tall, this flash memory drive puts strength, security and storage right on your keyring.
"The XtremKey offers extreme durability and capacity in a convenient, well-protected and fun form factor," said Alexis Kobassian, Product Manager, LaCie. "Despite the robust, industrial-strength protection we've added, it's still a LaCie key that brings ease-of-use and reliability to customers looking to keep their data secure while on the go."
Equipped with the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface, XtremKey offers instant compatibility, outstanding transfer speeds and cross-platform convenience to all PC and Mac® users. With writing speeds up to 30 MBp/s and reading up to 40 MBp/s, you don't have to sacrifice performance for protection.
Designed by Constance Guisset exclusively for LaCie, XtremKey works relentlessly to keep your data protected, all while being portable, powerful and perfectly suited for your life's adventures. The key, when placed on a desktop, even shows some playful personality with a perfectly balanced wobble effect.
Availability
The LaCie XtremKey comes in capacities from 8GB to 64GB and will be available in August through the LaCie Online Store, LaCie Corner, and LaCie Reseller+. For more product information, visit www.lacie.com.
but does it blend?
@cdobsonwv
For once, probably not.
@Clyzm I am looking forward something finally beat the Blender. It seems this is the one.
@Clyzm Everything blends. EVERYTHING!
@DrScope
Not Chuck Norris.
@cdobsonwv
This could be the chosen one to beat the blender...
@Peacock
so what if it blends, it cant stop me from forgetting it or misplacing it.
@cdobsonwv
My sandisk cruzer has been through the washing machine at least 5 times and it still works perfectly. I dont know what you would need to do in order to make it stop working short of hitting it with a hammer or putting it in a blender both of which I think I can avoid doing.
@Peacock Get a bigger blender!
@cdobsonwv
I don't know if it bends or not, but that graphic makes it look like it is being blasted by the the avatar, Aang, and surviving.
@cdobsonwv No, the more important question: why the French is water on fire?
@cdobsonwv
I want to get that kind of SSS(Super Strong Smart-phone)
When I was makin luv I stepped on my g1 in my jean(which was on the ground) accidentally....
I'm thinking about Vibrant or Droid X
@Atkins or a blender with diamond blades
diamonds cut through ANYTHING :p !!!!!
I think you can drop any flash drive from 16 foot drops. Correct me if I'm wrong. But mine can.
@iamjeffhong you have not met REAL chinese usb sticks.
@iamjeffhong
That had me scratching my head too.
Next up.Flash memory with GPS locators that include Android, IOS4 and WM support.
There's a Final Fantasy joke in here somewhere... I can't find it though.
@Kosikutioner
The LaCies. thier not human!!
If only it was actually a perfect cylinder, instead of having that slightly larger radius base...NOT ALL FAT THINGS ARE DURABLE, OK?!!!
@kapanak That's what she said.
That is definitely impressive. Not practical for most people but there definitely is a niche market that would desire this tech.
@keyl10 batman is the only person I could think of that may need this. or maybe bear grylls.
@keyl10
Well, I'm just happy to find a flash drive that can withstand being left in my car in the hot AZ sun :D
Is Paul Miller the author of Geekologie? The writing style is spot on.
Totally getting one for travel.
"A drive that's waterproof up to 100 meters, temperature proof from -58 degrees Fahrenheit to +400, and resistant to 16 foot drops, and can withstand the pressure of a 10 ton truck rolling over it. Like that would ever happen that one time."
I'm pretty sure ALL of that happened at the end of Terminator 2.
@Dante of the Inferno +1
What happens if you lose it? Huh Lacie?
10-ton truck resistant! Never worry about dropping it on the expressway ever again!
wow. that looks more badass than my corsair flash survivor. wonder which one's more rugged
So you can run it over, freeze it, fry it, and even hurt it's feelings and it will go, but if you don't hang your Macbook off the edge of a table (see 1:00) you will screw up the connector and be hosed anyway.
I dropped my kingston into a intake of a 1/8 hp ducted fan (for hobby aircraft) and low and behold the case survived, the connector did not... and the data came off with alligator clips and a USB-A pinout adapter.
Gimme a Kingston Data traveller mini slim with a titanium or ceramic body and you'll have my attention.
@someguy7234
Do you, by chance, wear a mullet?
one word...
cloud
@RAMenthusiast
Another word...Privacy.
@RAMenthusiast
The Cloud is susceptible to strong winds, the XtremKey isn't.
@MajKnuckles True...but what altitude can this thing go to? Clouds can go pretty high...
That kinda looks like doornob...
There's strong, then there's Army strong, and then there's XtremKey strong.
Those darn LaCie, we try to smash 'em, burn 'em, and encase them in crystal. Somehow they still survive!
I bet it won't survive in a burning hot lava
@zuyn
liquid hot mag-ma!
No keyhole, no deal
not usb 3.0?
What if you leave the cap off?
what are those in normal measurements?
"The key, when placed on a desktop, even shows some playful personality with a perfectly balanced wobble effect."
Since it's cylindrical, you know what's gonna happen? It's going to roll off the table when you aren't looking. And fall in the Lava and survive for future generations to uncover.
@Gregorian The perfect time capsule!
Lucky they will still have the software (Good old XP) to read it's contents( http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/microsoft-says-74-percent-of-work-pcs-still-use-windows-xp-exte/ ) in the future!
That's pretty impressive. What I want to know is if the memory can go bad for any other reason... great that a truck can run over it, but if the manufacturer can assure us it'll still mount in Windows XP happily in 2020 then it becomes very interesting as a time capsule.
why did nobody ever thought of putting in a usb in a strong aloy cilinder-like thing,