# Gold Hard Drive La Cie By cosio55 | Published 2007-09-11 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/golden-hard-drive References: [blog.scifi](http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2007/09/11/golden_hard_dri.html) Sick of all hard drives looking like a solid block, designer Ora-Ïto came up with this fancy golden hard drive for La Cie. The very unique [hard disk drive](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lacie-rugged-ssd4) has 500 GB of space, and actually has a bit of real gold in it. Cheap at $200, and it still features all the good applications from La Cie. **Implications** - Modern society is increasingly eager abut products that defy the reasoning that [functional technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/desktop-nas) has to be innately unattractive. As computers and laptops grow increasingly stylish, it's only natural to see companies striving to make [external apparatus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cobble-ssd-enclosure) just as attractive. This is a trend that will only gain momentum in the years to come. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.0/10 - Popularity: 4% | Activity: 19% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Stylish Technology:** The trend of making technology products visually appealing and stylish will continue to gain momentum in the coming years. - **Luxury Tech Accessories:** The demand for high-end and luxurious tech accessories, such as this gold hard drive, presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the tech industry. - **Functional Aesthetics:** The convergence of functionality and aesthetics in technology products offers disruptive innovation opportunities for companies looking to create visually appealing and highly functional devices. ### Where This Applies - **Consumer Electronics:** The consumer electronics industry can tap into the trend of stylish technology by designing visually appealing and innovative products across various categories. - **Fashion-tech Collaboration:** The fashion and technology industries can collaborate to create luxury tech accessories that blend fashion-forward design with cutting-edge technology. - **Design Innovations:** The design industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by infusing functional tech products with innovative and visually striking designs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Skeletal Celebratory Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buffalo-skeleton-hard-disk.md) - [Desk-Mounted Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hard-drive-concept.md) - [Playful External Hard-Disk Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cargo-hard-drive.md) - [Folder-Shaped Hard Drive Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folder-external-hard-disk.md) - [Sci-Fi-Themed Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firecuda-external-hard-drives.md) - [Future-Facing External Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lacie-mobile-drive.md) - [Shipping Container Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cargo-hard-drive1.md) - [Icon-Shaped USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folderdrive.md) - [Bug-Inspired Portable SSDs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beetle-x31.md)