LaCie has expanded its Rugged series of portable hard drives, introducing the Rugged Mini. The new offering is said to be 40 percent smaller than its predecessors, without sacrificing a durable build. The compact drive features a rubber edge for resistance to shock and falls, while the aluminum housing is also claimed to be water resistant.
Users can choose from 500GB or 1TB capacities, each providing a USB 3.0 connection and 7200rpm disk to help maintain fast transfer rates. The connection is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 for compatibility with a wider range of devices.
The Rugged Mini drives will be available “soon” with prices starting at $95 for the 500GB variant. The drives ship with LaCie’s Private-Public software for AES data encryption.
