| Logitec's < Precious > is a shock-proof and dust-proof portable hard disk. Compared to similar products with aluminum casings, the stainless steel casing of < Precious > has a several times stronger resistance to deformation. However, there was a difficult point, and that were high unit manufacturing cost. In the market of PC peripherals where pricing is highly competitive, it can be imagined that the manufacturer decided on this specification to establish and maintain the brand image. On the other hand, the design gives a feeling that it was designed with a proposal for a new way of portable use in mind. This portable HD has been modified to have more capacity and it makes it possible to take one's familiar PC environment anywhere, and it works with Windows or Mac OS X environments alike. This allows users to start-up a different PC with their own HD and use it with an environment similar to their own PC. In a way, it can be said that this portable HD itself is a PC. The design of < Precious > asserts itself as a unit, which is not seen that often in PC peripherals. This is a hint that < Precious > is not a supporting player, but plays a new role as described above. It gives a tough and mature impression like carrying important things around in a metallic bag. |