Tools of The Trade: LaCie Brick External Hard Drive
by Nubby, 05.07.08 at 8:37 am :: permalink :: rss
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.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:10 am
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?).
May 7th, 2008 at 9:12 am
[…] Bill Pitcher wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI 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. After all, it is red, looks like a jumbo Lego and is stackable! … […]
May 7th, 2008 at 10:31 am
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.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:04 am
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.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:40 am
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
May 7th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
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.
May 7th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
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…
May 7th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
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.
May 8th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
That’s awesome. Now I want one.
September 21st, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I have this on my desk and it looks cool but it is too noisy. I hear the hum now…hummm!