Lacie 2big Thunderbolt, Double external drive in the new standard

After his Little Big Disk, LaCie does not stop and continues to expand its offering of HD compatible with 2big Thunderbolt also in the range, with double drive units designed for secure backup.

Announced at CES 2012, was originally offered in USB 2.0, USB 3.0 (primarily intended for Windows), Firewire and eSata. Now it is to unite the party also formed Thunderbolt, offering Mac users a high-speed method for transferring their data and make them safe. The conformation of dual-drive, in fact, ensures that in the case of failure of one of the two, the other is still able to restore the contents of the backup.

The LaCie 2big relies on both the size of the Thunderbolt be provided with only two doors, both in this format. This means that only a Mac (and PC in the future) with a door Thunderbolt can use it, and also makes it possible to use the second to create a multi-link with another device (or other HD monitor, for example).

The body is aluminum and the 2big pleasing to the eye, the two internal drives are hot-swappable (ie, replaceable when they are working) and are 3 times faster than Firewire 800, and even more so when connected to a drive with the second port Thunderbolt. The maximum capacity is 4TB 8TB in Raid 0 and Raid 1.

No word yet on price, but you know that the cable goes Thunderbolt purchased separately for $ 50.