USB-C External Drive For The New MacBook Unveiled
LaCie, the premium brand of Seagate Technology, announced the Porsche Design Mobile Drive as the world's first external hard drive with a built-in USB-C port. The newly announced drive sports a reversible cable that supports Apple's latest MacBook that sports just one port to handle power and connectivity.
"The LaCieTM Mobile Drive features a USB-C port - the user-friendly connector of the future. This new technology makes the LaCie Mobile Drive incredibly easy to connect, since both ends of the cable are identical and the connector is reversible. As a result, there is no need to worry about which end goes to which device or about plugging it in upside down," read a press release.
The new USB-C drive supports transfer speeds up to 100 MB/s.
It's expected to hit shelves next quarter in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities. The external hard-drive will also include an adapter with standard USB 3.0 (Type-A) or USB 2.0 ports for backwards compatibility.
Company did not disclose the information regarding the pricing of the hard-drive.
