Apr 08, 2013

LaCie Debuts Largest Range of Thunderbolt™ Solutions Certified for Mac® and PC at the NAB® Show

Today, at the NAB Show® in Las Vegas, LaCie announced it has the largest range of Thunderbolt™ solutions certified for use with Thunderbolt equipped Mac® or PC. As the preeminent provider of Thunderbolt peripherals, LaCie is the only manufacturer to ensure five products in its Thunderbolt Series are compatible with Mac OS X® and Windows® 7 and 8 computers.

Intel's Thunderbolt certification program is a thorough process put in place to ensure an optimal end user experience with both Mac and PC. As a result, LaCie ensures its Thunderbolt product family offers universal compatibility and delivers reliable performances up to 800MB/s for the most challenging media applications.

"Thunderbolt delivers unparalleled performance, flexibility and simplicity to personal computing," said Jason Ziller, Intel's Director of Thunderbolt Marketing and Planning. "We are pleased with LaCie's support for Thunderbolt technology and ensuring end users have access to a variety of Thunderbolt solutions certified for connectivity on Mac and PC."

The Thunderbolt market continues to grow with a variety of Thunderbolt-enabled Mac and PCs available now. LaCie guarantees creative professionals and power users have the fastest storage available with the flexibility to choose the solution that best fits their workflow whether it's dependent on mobility, speed, capacity, or security.

LaCie continues to showcase its commitment to Thunderbolt technology and customers by delivering the largest range of certified Thunderbolt products for Mac and PC to date:

  • LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series
  • LaCie d2 USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series
  • LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series
  • LaCie 2big Thunderbolt Series
  • LaCie eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series

Users looking to purchase a Thunderbolt enabled solution should check for certification and compatibility before purchasing. LaCie makes it simple by including this information on all packaging, web pages and on the Thunderbolt Technology web page at http://www.lacie.com/thunderbolt. Users wanting to update an existing Thunderbolt solution should visit http://bit.ly/10vWT2l.

To learn more about LaCie's Thunderbolt Series, visit http://www.lacie.com/more/?id=10149.

SEE THUNDERBOLT IN ACTION AT NAB

LaCie invites NAB Show attendees to visit its booth (SL9327) to learn more about the company's products and see its latest Thunderbolt solutions in action. Product managers will be on hand to showcase how Thunderbolt solutions shave hours off the video editing workflow on both Mac or PC.

Attendees can enter to win the LaCie Dream Thunderbolt Duo, which includes the Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series and 5big Thunderbolt Series, at the LaCie booth. Those not attending the show can enter to win the duo on LaCie's Facebook page, www.facebook.com/lacieworldwide.

ABOUT THE NAB SHOW

NAB Show is the world's largest event covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, the NAB Show is home to the solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways. For more information, http://www.nabshow.com/.

ABOUT LACIE

With operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia, LaCie is a leading manufacturer of storage devices for Apple®, PC and Linux. LaCie has differentiated itself through sleek design and remarkable technical performance. Find out more about our products atwww.lacie.com.

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©2013 LaCie S.A. All rights reserved. When referring to drive capacity, one terabyte, or TB, equals one thousand billion bytes. Your computer’s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and will not be available for data storage. Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors, including file size, file format, features, and application software.

Press Contact:

Kristin Macrostie
kristin.j.macrostie@seagate.com