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LaCie’s always had a certain flair for external hard drive design, bringing as much style to its hardware as functionality. But the company appears to have just one-upped its past efforts with the stunning Blade Runner that packs four terabytes of storage into an enclosure that looks like it was sculpted by a renaissance master.
However the Blade Runner isn’t Michelangelo’s handiwork. Instead, LaCie called on Philippe Starck once again to come up with its design that surrounds an anthropomorphically-shaped core with a series of sturdy aluminum blades that double as a heatsink, not just eye candy. With four terabytes of storage inside, and ten gigabytes online, the USB 3.0 drive’s £200 price tag is somewhat justified. But if you want one on your desk you’ll have to act fast since LaCie is only producing 9,999 of them in a relatively limited run.
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It certainly looks pretty nifty, but the bones of a few Renaissance sculptors might be spinning at 7,200rpm at the idea of being compared with Philippe Starck…
I looked at the picture and i got all exciting thinking this was some tech news about a new radiator. Wounded
Ah, you’ll have to go to our brother Heatmodo for coverage of that beat.
You cant palm me off that easily! I just googled ‘heatmodo’ and there were no radiator relevant results. Still wounded
For you, good Clarky, the next heating-related story we do will feature the category “heatmodo,” and then we can all squint and pretend it’s a brand new site.
Now that sound like a plan! But can you please make sure that the heating implement you feature doesn’t look anything like a hard drive. Im getting confused in my old age.
Long live ‘Heatmodo” I might register the domain name right now…..
I usually have nothing but hate for over-designed cases, but Bladerunner and Stark, I want that.
I like the look of it and would buy it if I had the money
Though I wish it was made out of metal as that idea some how appeals more to me.
Hi,
The LaCie Blade Runner is made out of metal. For more product info, please check the product page: http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?id=10613.
Thanks,
TL, LaCie
Have all 9,999 sold out already? I would have loved one
You can sign up on the product page to be notified when they are back in stock. -TL
More spec please
Size/ speed?
Hi,
The LaCie Blade Runner is measures 141 x 193 x 74 mm and weighs 2 kg. For more product info, please check the product page: http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?id=10613.
Best,
TL, LaCie
Thanks. Consider me impressed.