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product_id: 6746144
title: "LaCie Rikiki Superspeed 500 GB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive 301949 (Black)"
brand: "lacie"
price: "$67.08"
currency: USD
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reviews_count: 9
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# 5Gb/s USB 3.0 speed 500 GB pocket-sized storage Durable aluminum casing LaCie Rikiki Superspeed 500 GB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive 301949 (Black)

**Brand:** lacie
**Price:** $67.08
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> ⚡ Pocket-sized speed meets sleek durability — carry your world in style!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** LaCie Rikiki Superspeed 500 GB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive 301949 (Black) by lacie
- **How much does it cost?** $67.08 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- lacie enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted lacie brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Bonus Cloud Backup:** Includes 1-year free 10GB Wuala online storage for secure, on-the-go file sharing and peace of mind.
- • **Rugged Aluminum Armor:** Sleek yet tough, the aluminum shell protects your data from everyday bumps and drops in style.
- • **Universal Compatibility:** Backward compatible with USB 2.0, ensuring hassle-free connection across all your devices.
- • **Ultra-Compact Powerhouse:** Fits effortlessly in your pocket or bag, combining desktop storage capacity with true portability.
- • **Blazing-Fast USB 3.0 Transfer:** Experience up to 5Gb/s speeds for seamless file access and backup—no more waiting around.

## Overview

The LaCie Rikiki 500GB USB 3.0 external hard drive delivers ultra-fast 5Gb/s transfer speeds in the world’s smallest USB 3.0 form factor. Encased in a stylish, shock-resistant aluminum shell, it offers reliable, portable storage with backward compatibility for USB 2.0 devices. Perfect for professionals on the move, it also includes a 1-year subscription to 10GB of secure cloud storage, blending physical and digital backup solutions seamlessly.

## Description

Product Description The LaCie Rikiki USB 3.0 combines the fastest interface on the market with perfect portability. The tough aluminum casing combines form and function; it withstands bumps and jolts, but its sophisticated style sets it apart from other mobile hard drives. With interface speeds up to 5Gb/s and capacities available up to 1TB, it offers desktop-sized storage in a pocket-sized product. Best of all, it’s backward-compatible with USB 2.0, which means connectivity is never an issue. Ships with: LaCie Rikiki USB 3.0, USB 3.0 Cable (USB 2.0 compatible), Quick Install Guide. From the Manufacturer The LaCie Rikiki is the world's smallest USB 3.0 mobile drive. This ultra-small, ultra-fast mobile hard drive offers USB 3.0 performance, huge capacities up to 1TB, and a tough aluminum casing to protect your important photos, movies, music, and important documents. Featuring a tough aluminium casing for style and protection Rikiki is the world's smallest USB 3.0 mobile drive Ultra-Small with Tough Aluminum CasingThe LaCie Rikiki USB 3.0 combines the fastest interface on the market with perfect portability. The tough aluminum casing combines form and function; it withstands bumps and jolts, but its sophisticated style sets it apart from other mobile hard drives.Ultra-Fast USB 3.0 and Huge CapacityWith interface speeds up to 5Gb/s and capacities available up to 1TB, the LaCie Rikiki USB 3.0 offers desktop-sized storage in a pocket-sized product. Best of all, it's backward-compatible with USB 2.0, which means connectivity is never an issue.LaCie Software Suite for PC and MacDesigned to be intuitive and user-friendly, the Rikiki USB 3.0 comes with LaCie's Software Suite to ensure seamless setup and backup support for Mac or PC. Additionally, the Rikiki USB 3.0 comes with a free 1-year subscription for 10GB of Wuala online storage, so you can securely store and share files online.What's in the BoxLaCie Rikiki USB 3.0 mobile hard drive, USB 3.0 cable (USB 2.0 compatible), Quick Install Guide. System RequirementsFor USB 3.0 Mac Compatibility: Technical SpecificationsInterface: USB 3.0 (USB 2.0-compatible)Interface Transfer Rate: USB 3.0: up to 5Gb/s (600MB/s); USB 2.0: up to 480Mb/s (60MB/s)Software: LaCie Setup Assistant; LaCie Backup Assistant (PC and Mac), 10GB Wuala Secure Online Storage (1 year included)Size: 500 GB: 2.9 x 4.6 x 0.52 in (75 x 118.5 x 13.4 mm); 1 TB/1.5 TB: 2.9 x 4.6 x .7 in (75 x 118.5 x 18.8 mm)Weight: 500 GB: 6.2 oz. (176 g); 1 TB/1.5 TB: 7.1 oz. (200 g)

Review: Excellent hard drive. Still running strong after almost 2 years. - Bought this cute little drive on June 23, 2011 from desertcart as I had no faith in Seagate or WD. It is still running strong and perfectly fine. I never had any hiccups till date and have used it with different Windows operating systems. Pros (from my experience: 1. Reliable for sure 2. Decently built 3. No sound while IO operations 4. Stylish 5. Compact Cons: No cons, but Lacie is always expensive than Seagate or WD. But everyone knows that we have to spare some extra for Quality. In future I may get Lacie 3TB. I think I am not going to change my mind for any other brands. Cheers.
Review: Lacie Rikki 1TB - I chose the 1 TB Model. + The speed is really good, with up to 120 MB/s i am able to work directly off the drive. + Size: This drive is really small. It fits nearly everything + Design/quality: The drive is built very solidly. The design is beautiful and will fit on nearly any desk. It is robust, and you can feel the quality. + Prize: The price is incredibly low for such a high quality product o Software: The software in my eyes is neither positive nor negative. It works just fine, but id rather lose the additional drivers. i liked the time when drives were just drives and had no pre-installed software on them. - Cable: I went for a 3rd party cable for 2 reasons. The important reason is, that the cable was too short for my desk. The second is, that it is very stiff, i could not align it as i wanted. Conclusion: I can highly recommend this product. Some of you might need to buy an additional longer cable, but this is hardly a big negative point. Everything else is quite perfect and has fully deserved a 5* rating!

## Features

- Ultra-small
- Ultra-fast USB 3.0 performance
- 500 GB capacity
- Made of resistant aluminum
- USB 2.0 Backward compatible

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0042KFLIK |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,470 in External Hard Drives |
| Customer Reviews | 3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars (125) |
| Date First Available | September 16, 2010 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 4.8 ounces |
| Item model number | 301949 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | LaCie |
| Product Dimensions | 2.9 x 4.6 x 0.52 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** LaCie
- **Color:** Black
- **Compatible Devices:** Desktop
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Digital Storage Capacity:** 500 GB
- **Hard Disk Description:** portable
- **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 2.5 Inches
- **Hard Disk Interface:** USB 1.1
- **Hard Disk Size:** 500 GB
- **Installation Type:** External Hard Drive

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Capacity** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent hard drive. Still running strong after almost 2 years.
*by O***E on January 31, 2013*

Bought this cute little drive on June 23, 2011 from Amazon as I had no faith in Seagate or WD. It is still running strong and perfectly fine. I never had any hiccups till date and have used it with different Windows operating systems. Pros (from my experience: 1. Reliable for sure 2. Decently built 3. No sound while IO operations 4. Stylish 5. Compact Cons: No cons, but Lacie is always expensive than Seagate or WD. But everyone knows that we have to spare some extra for Quality. In future I may get Lacie 3TB. I think I am not going to change my mind for any other brands. Cheers.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lacie Rikki 1TB
*by S***N on September 17, 2012*

I chose the 1 TB Model. + The speed is really good, with up to 120 MB/s i am able to work directly off the drive. + Size: This drive is really small. It fits nearly everything + Design/quality: The drive is built very solidly. The design is beautiful and will fit on nearly any desk. It is robust, and you can feel the quality. + Prize: The price is incredibly low for such a high quality product o Software: The software in my eyes is neither positive nor negative. It works just fine, but id rather lose the additional drivers. i liked the time when drives were just drives and had no pre-installed software on them. - Cable: I went for a 3rd party cable for 2 reasons. The important reason is, that the cable was too short for my desk. The second is, that it is very stiff, i could not align it as i wanted. Conclusion: I can highly recommend this product. Some of you might need to buy an additional longer cable, but this is hardly a big negative point. Everything else is quite perfect and has fully deserved a 5* rating!

### ⭐⭐⭐ Requires 2 cables for Macbook pro
*by H***K on January 4, 2011*

Was so excited to finally have USB 3.0 for Mac. But as you'll see their are some issues. Now you can download a driver from Lacie so that you can attach these along with their PCI-E usb 3.0 cards or their usb 3.0 expresscard/34 to your Mac ... It's all a fairly good idea. Be warned ahead of time a few things!!! One, to be fair I did know this before I bought mine, is that their USB 3.0 devices are propietary in other words you have to use Lacie products and download their Mac driver from their website not compatible with non Lacie PCI-E cards or ExpressCards/34... no big deal just buy Lacie, their most of the time good products and fairly competitive in price. However the bigger problem for me is issue number two, when I plugged in this new Lacie Rikki USB 3.0 hard drive to my mac via Lacie's USB 3.0 ExpressCard/34 it just beeped and no drive showed up. I then tried uninstalling and reinstalling their driver. Same thing it just beeped and no drive showed up, I did know the drive worked ok because it plugged into my desktop just fine but I was really bummed about it not working on my Laptop as this was the main reason I bought it! So I sent in a ticket for support via Lacie's online web support and so far what we have deduced is that there is not enough 'buspower' for my brand new Macbook pro to power this little drive and I now supposedly have to buy an additional "usb power sharing" cable from Lacie. The Lacie rep said they include it with every drive... but be warned this cable is not included with this drive. And now I'm forced into another purchase if I want to use it on my Macbook pro. I've requested that Lacie send me this cable since I had no idea I needed it, and since their rep said it was included with every drive... but we'll see. It does mention inside the box on the back of a card, "Note: Mobile drives may require additional power. Visit [...] to purchase a USB power cable for improved power." Lacie should Note: This is not visible from the outside of the box! and for their rep this cable is not included. This should also be something that Amazon makes a note of since they do not list this possible requirement anywhere in their description either. If I do get a usb power sharing cable sent to me by Lacie then I would probably throw in another star or 2 but this has been a little frustrating and I'd just like for people to know what they're getting. Other than that it seems to work fine although it is still brand new. We'll see if the usb power sharing cable allows me to use it on my laptop... Ok I'm am updating this 2 days later Lacie has been very nice and they suprised me and said that they would be happy to ship me a USB power sharing cable. It's a bummer that I've had to wait this long to use it on my Laptop but fortunately I'm not in a huge pressing need to use it right away. If your in a huge pressing need to buy this and use it on your Mac Laptop do yourself a favor and buy a USB power sharing cable from Lacie unless you can verify that it's included in the box. Hope that helps.

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