LaCie Rugged XL external drive announced

LaCie announced the latest offering in their Rugged series yesterday with the Rugged XL, an external hard drive than can hold up to 1TB of information–that's double what the older model could hold.

This drive definitely lives up to its rugged moniker with a rubber sleeve to protect the aluminum casing, and a bumper inside to protect the components from dropping and shock.

The Rugged XL supports both Windows and Mac operating systems It also has support for eSATA 30Gbps and USB 2.0. Various software is included as well like the Genie Backup Assistant for Windows, Intego Backup Assistant for Mac, and LaCie Setup Assistant. You can get the LaCie Rugged XL now for $159.99.

[via Electronista]