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LaCie Safe Mobile Hard Drive (80GB) review

7.3

Editors' Rating

Very Good

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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