STORAGE REVIEW

LaCie Safe Mobile Hard Drive (80GB) review

7.3

Editors' Rating

Typical price:£ 149

Verdict

The LaCie Safe Mobile Hard Drive's fingerprint recognition scanner makes it an excellent, inexpensive vehicle for moving large quantities of sensitive data... Read Full Review.

Pros

Fingerprint scanner keeps data secure
USB bus is powered
Reasonably priced
Easy to move from PC to PC

Cons

Not the smallest mobile drive on the market
No backup software included
Mac setup requires extra steps
May drain a notebook's battery
No telephone support

Key Specs

Capacity:	80 GB
Interface:	USB
Rotation speed:	5400 rpm

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