The LaCie Rugged Hard Drive gets an upgrade making it not only tougher but also faster in the shape of SSD version armed with an integrated Thunderbolt cable.
The combination of SSD and Thunderbolt provides data speeds of up to 387MB/s according to the company.
In comparison the HDD version performs at speeds of up to 122MB/s.The drive also includes a USB 3.0 port for use with other devices, and the integrated Thunderbolt cable stows neat when not in use.
LaCie also says the drive features a more rugged MIL-compliant design providing protection from drops of up to 2m and IP 54 dust- and water-proofing.
Adding security from snoopers is AES 256-bit encryption.
The upgraded LaCie Rugged will be available from July 2014 in 250 and 500GB capacities (SSD) and 1 or 2TB (HDD) sizes.