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LaCie Mirror portable hard drive

Put on a dressing nobody could guess that is a hard disk. Magic Mirror, mirror, tell me … The LaCie Mirror is a real beauty. It’s a portable hard drive glass finish that looks like an exquisite object amenities. You can hide many secrets inside, as it has a storage capacity of 1 terabyte (TB). It is the work of French designer Pauline Deltour. The designers of the brand have used the metaphor of the mirror, to reflect who we are; consider that the digital data we collect are a reflection of the ideas and experiences of users. The portable hard drive with a finish mirror glass can be placed on a beautiful wooden base made from a single piece of ebony from Makassar (Indonesia). This natural material has unrepeatable forms so that each product is unique.

 The design provides an attractive contrast of colors and textures. The mirror finish used to make glass unit is not fragile. It’s actually a crystal Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with a treatment resistant Native Damage Resistance (NDR) from scratches and chips. This chemical treatment makes the glass is sturdy and support everyday use, including transfers. The LaCie Mirror is not only beautiful, but also a reliable product. At the end of the day, LaCie belongs to Seagate, which has applied its know-how in this storage device intended for the consumer market.

 The hard drive weighs 230 grams (excluding ebony base). The USB 3.0 interface is capable of transferring data at a rate of 5 Gbps (gigabits per second); it is also backward compatible with USB 2.0 ports, although in that case the transfer rate is reduced to 480 mbps (megabits per second). It does not require external power, receiving power via USB. Among the software that comes preinstalled contains a tool to backup automatically (LaCie BLACKUP Assistant) and an encryption utility (LaCie Private-Public), which protects system files with AES 256-bit encryption. It also includes software that helps reduce energy consumption, automatically putting on hold the unit when not in use.

 Disc dimensions are 80 x 128 x 13 mm. Moreover, the wooden base and measures 80 x 155 x 14 millimeters . LaCie Mirror can work with PC and Mac computers, because it is compatible with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Mac OS X 10.5 later. The user can transport it safely inside the carrying case provided by the brand, which is included in the price. Inside the package are a USB cable provided and a cloth to clean the glass of the unit. There is still time to order a LaCie Mirror the Magi. However, orders will not start arriving until late January; its retail price for a 1TB capacity amounts to 300 euros.

LaCie Mirror - portable hard drive