LaCie to offer 8 GByte USB key for $150

Iria · Sep 20, 2005, 01:04 AM

Westlake Village (CA) - LaCie, a company known for portable hard-drive systems, is entering the USB Flash-Drive market in a big and colorful way. Next month, LaCie will introduce their orange colored, credit-card sized flash memory device. The new 'Carte Orange' USB key, containing either 4 or 8 GByte of memory, will sell for far less money than a traditional flash drive.

While other companies have crammed Gigabytes of memory into their gumstick-sized flash drives, LaCie seems to have taken a different route. The Carte Orange spreads memory chips over its credit-card sized frame, allowing the card to stay a thin 6mm thick. The metal frame is surrounded by orange plastic, which in addition to absorbing some shock also provides an eye-catching color.
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Necrosis · Sep 20, 2005, 03:00 AM

Yup figures, I buy a 2gig stick for work. Looky what comes out!

**dj_stick** · Sep 20, 2005, 03:35 AM

still can't beat my 40gb MP3 player

- that's what i use instead of a flash drive, might be a little bigger, but it's also got other features too

but that flash "card" isn't a bad idea actually

Sep 20, 2005, 01:04 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	LaCie to offer 8 GByte USB key for $150 Westlake Village (CA) - LaCie, a company known for portable hard-drive systems, is entering the USB Flash-Drive market in a big and colorful way. Next month, LaCie will introduce their orange colored, credit-card sized flash memory device. The new 'Carte Orange' USB key, containing either 4 or 8 GByte of memory, will sell for far less money than a traditional flash drive. While other companies have crammed Gigabytes of memory into their gumstick-sized flash drives, LaCie seems to have taken a different route. The Carte Orange spreads memory chips over its credit-card sized frame, allowing the card to stay a thin 6mm thick. The metal frame is surrounded by orange plastic, which in addition to absorbing some shock also provides an eye-catching color. __________ Read More / Source: Tom's Hardware Guide

Sep 20, 2005, 03:00 AM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Yup figures, I buy a 2gig stick for work. Looky what comes out!