LaCie Fuel: wireless hard drive now also in the 2TB version

A wireless hard drive for iPad, iPhone and Mac to take anywhere. Result of the first product collaboration between LaCie and Seagate. The new version 2TB short on the market.

LaCie Fuel, a wireless hard drive for iPad, iPhone and Mac to take anywhere, comes to 2 TB. Users can then now store up to 1000 movies, 320,000 songs or 380,000 photos and share them with up to five devices simultaneously. The compatibility with AirPlay lets you stream movies on the big screen via Apple TV or music to compatible speakers.

The accessory is designed to access vast libraries media directly from your iPad (just select the content and load on the mobile device). Fuel allows you to access your files even outside the network. The product is able to create its own Wi-Fi network, similar to a router, allowing you to connect directly with other devices without the need to access the Internet. It can also work as a hotspot when connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi; This feature, called "Surf & Stream", allows you to share Internet access with other connected devices.

The compatibility with AirPlay Mirroring allows you to perform content running on a mobile device into a TV. It will therefore be possible to see on the big screen everything from photos of a vacation at home videos stored on the drive.

The disc can be used as an external drive of a computer, to upload and download files in wired mode without consuming the battery of your laptop. The integration with Dropbox also allows you to automatically synchronize files between a computer and the unit. Each time you add music, movies and photos to your Dropbox folder on your Mac, the change is reflected on the LaCie Fuel - and vice versa. To speed up the transfer process, the unit features a USB 3.0 port for transferring media libraries at speeds up to ten times higher than the USB 2.

The wireless hard drive differs from others for a simplified file access with free Seagate Media app - available for iOS, Android, and Amazon Kindle. The files are automatically organized by type, in order to facilitate the search. Users can stream video, music and open office documents using the full-screen browsing. Thanks to this app browse your media library becomes a visual experience, with support for thumbnails of photos and videos, and the possibility of creative covers for music.

The new version 2 TB which differs from the 1TB version, already known, only in the storage space available with a price increase of just $ 50; if the version 1000 GB in fact you can already purchase on the official website at a price of $ 199.99, the new version with twice the space will be available by the summer at a price of $ 249.99.

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