The LaCie Hard Disk was designed by Neil Poulton and is a sleek black box with an ambient underside blue LED glow to emphasize the style. Bound to show fingerprints and any tiny module of dust, this desktop external hard drive is great for a professional who wants modern looking electronic equipment in their office. It contains a smart fan cooling system to keep the device efficient but still quiet. It includes USB 2.0, eSATA and Firewire 400 ports for I/O connectivity and is ready to go with either a PC or Mac with a simple plug and play setup. The LaCie Hard Disk comes pre-formatted but also allows the user to customize its formatting on their own. It comes with LaCie '1-Click' Backup Software that will work on both PCs and Macs, which helps the user handle use their new desktop hard drive as a integrated backup system.
