the elusive rugged 500

[TxTitanSA]

I really want a Lacie Rugged 500g portable harddrive
heres the link
Everywhere I go that size is sold out
There are no 500's only the 320g and 250g are available
does anyone know whats going on w/ these things?
any suggestions would also be helpful
thanks in advance

Bryan

[RightAngle]

I didn't even know they had a 500 to be honest. I have the 250g and I love it. It's a great little drive so I'm sure you'll be happy once you finally get it. Best of luck.

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by TxTitanSA

I really want a Lacie Rugged 500g portable harddrive
heres the link
Everywhere I go that size is sold out
There are no 500's only the 320g and 250g are available
does anyone know whats going on w/ these things?
any suggestions would also be helpful
thanks in advance

Bryan

Why not buy the $250 and replace the drive inside with:

Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0 or Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb

[texfoto]

I have a 500 gig. I got it because it was 500 gig with a firewire 800 connection. It is very portable and fast. It does not require external power. I use it on my Macbook Pro 17".

If this is the reason you bought it I don't know of a good alternative that has firewire 800 and no external power requirement at 500 gig.

They are sold out everywhere but I have no idea why. All sites say it's a 1 to 2 month wait.

[venchka]

texfoto:

It's sold out because it's good and unique. You convinced me that I want one.

[TxTitanSA]

I dont know how to change a HD, is it simple?
I can change the HDD on my playstation3 is it similar to this operation?
thanks in advance

PS someone sell me their slightly used 500rugged for a nice price


PPS hey is that the sonny of snn studios in houston?

[texfoto]

Originally Posted by TxTitanSA

I dont know how to change a HD, is it simple?
I can change the HDD on my playstation3 is it similar to this operation?
thanks in advance

PS someone sell me their slightly used 500rugged for a nice price


PPS hey is that the sonny of snn studios in houston?

I wouldn't do a replacement on a Rugged. It voids the warranty. I would buy a dedicated external housing and find the HD you want to put inside it. I just don't know if there are any out there that don't require separate power and that are firewire 800.

[toverman]

The Apple store near me (but not near you) had at least one of the 500s in stock they were trying to sell me.