Tools of The Trade: LaCie Brick External Hard Drive

May 7, 2008

 

Is it a lego? Is it a hard drive?!

 

I just became the proud owner of a LaCie Brick external hard drive and I couldn’t be happier with it! I first noticed it on my friend Star’s blog and loved the looks of it. It also has 500 GB of space and is super affordable! 

 

It’s such a relief to finally have my computer backed up and the Brick is extremely user friendly. I had it out of the box and up and running in less than five minutes. Finally, this is one hard drive you won’t be embarrassed to keep out on your desk.

13 Responses to Tools of The Trade: LaCie Brick External Hard Drive

1. Ashe Mischief says:

   I’ve been wanting this back-up drive for ages! Sadly, though, I’m not sure my IT boy friends have given it their seal of approval yet (I think it’s because they couldn’t positively ID the manufacturer of the hard-drive… does it happen to say on the box?).

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3. shanel says:

   I was thinking about purchasing the LaCie, but I’ve read reviews that it’s kind of nosy. I think I want it because of the cuteness factor.

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4. Nubby says:

   Ashe: It’s made by LaCie.

   Shanel: You know what? I read a review saying it was noisy also, but was pleasantly surprised. It’s not silent, but it’s also nothing that noticeable! I don’t keep mine plugged in all the time- just to do an occasional backup so that wasn’t an issue anyway.

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5. Aimee Marie says:

   Oh, you gem! I’ve been meaning to get a hard drive for a year (literally) and that one looks perfect! A little out of my price range, but you can’t really put a price on years of photos & documents! I don’t know what I’d do if something happened to all my precious files, haha.
   x

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6. star says:

   mine is loud, but only when it makes contact with my desk, and the desk amplifies it.

   I solved this problem by propping the front up slightly.

   To retain geek factor, I propped it up with a lego.

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7. Nubby says:

   Aimee Marie: I didn’t do much other research, but about $130.00 for 500 GB seemed pretty reasonable.

   star: You’re so crafty!! I didn’t notice the noise people are mentioning, but kept it on the floor…

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8. Casey says:

   I am just about to buy a external hard drive for my computer–so thank you for the little review! this is definitely the cutest one I’ve seen yet… lol.

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9. Guillermo says:

   That’s awesome. Now I want one.

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10. KO says:

    I have this on my desk and it looks cool but it is too noisy. I hear the hum now…hummm!

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11. Lily Doherty says:

    Where can I buy this great looking brick lego looking external hard drive by Lacie please in the U.S.?? Thank you. L. Doherty

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12. Nubby says:

    Lily Doherty: Try Amazon.com. My brother and I both found ours on there.

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13. bandsxbands says:

    Reading these kind of posts reminds me of just how technology truly is omnipresent in this day and age, and I am fairly certain that we have passed the point of no return in our relationship with technology.

    I don’t mean this in a bad way, of course! Ethical concerns aside… I just hope that as memory becomes less expensive, the possibility of downloading our memories onto a digital medium becomes a true reality. It’s a fantasy that I dream about all the time.

    (Posted on Nintendo DS running [url=http://www.leetboss.com/video-games/r4i-r4-sdhc-nintendo-ds]R4i SDHC[/url] DS FFBrows)

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