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Â€¨ 'Macsimum News' is a proud supporter of Planet Gumbo, which feeds the hungry. LaCie Backup Assistant (easy way to set up automatic computer backups) LaCie Private-Public (protect data with AES 256-bit encryption) Dimensions: 89 x 140 x 24 mm / 3.5 x 5.5 x 1 in. Intego Backup Manager Pro can also make bootable backups of a Mac OS X startup volume and synchronize data between two computers, such as a desktop Mac and a laptop. Intego Backup Assistant can back up files to LaCie hard disks and network storage devices, and Intego Backup Manager Pro can make backups to any hard drive, network volume, iDisk, optical disc or iPod. Intego Backup Assistant and Intego Backup Manager Pro are backup solutions for Mac OS X that protect users from data loss by systematically making copies of their documents, applications, and system files. Intego Backup Assistant will be included with all LaCie hard drives and some of its network storage devices, and Intego Backup Manager Pro will be provided with LaCieâ€™s professional network storage devices. Intego will be providing two backup programs - Intego Backup Assistant and Intego Backup Manager Pro - that are derived from Integoâ€™s Personal Backup X5. Educational Institution and Student Discounts.The AJA tests confirmed the strong read/write speeds of the drive, finishing at 28.1MBps and 36.8MBps-on par with the Mercury Pro’s USB read/write speeds. In fact, the times were slightly better than OWC’s Mercury Pro AL Mini’s USB 2.0 results (the Mercury Pro is a quad interface portable drive). Its copy tests finished at 42 seconds and its duplication tests took almost 70 seconds-both average times for USB 2.0. In our tests, the Rikiki performed adequately, but not exceptionally. For a portable hard drive, you can’t get much cheaper than that. The 500GB model retails for $110, giving it a price per gigabyte of $.22. We tested the 500GB model, but LaCie also offers 640GB and 250GB models. (Macworld Lab doesn’t make any special requests on hard drive mechanisms, only that the mechanism be a final version that will be available to the public.) Regardless of the mechanism’s manufacturer, the hard drives used the in Rikiki are all 5400 RPM.

Many have strong opinions about the difference in reliability between the company’s drives, but like many companies, LaCie feels that after qualification they are all on par. Our drive’s mechanism was a Seagate 5400 RPM ST9500325AS-566. For the Rikiki drives, LaCie qualifies a number of drive mechanisms from different companies, including Hitachi, Seagate, Samsung, and Fujitsu.

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