# High Security Hard Drives The LaCie Rugged Safe Comes Equipped With a Fingerprint Scanner By Robyn Currie | Published 2010-05-27 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lacie-rugged-safe References: [engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/lacies-rugged-safe-external-hdd-is-rugged-safe/) The [LaCie](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lacie-mobile-drive) Rugged Safe is perhaps the be all and end all in [external hard drive](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lacie-rugged-ssd4) protection. This baby will take a lickin' and keep on storin' your files. Made out of drop-proof metal, the LaCie Rugged Safe is both safe and rugged. Complete with a recessed fingerprint scanner in the plated armor, it comes in either a 500GB or 1TB variety. Although if you are carrying something that is so important it requires a fingerprint scanner, you should probably have body guards as well. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 16% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fingerprint Security:** Opportunity for companies to integrate fingerprint scanners into hardware for enhanced security measures. - **Rugged Computing:** Opportunity for companies to develop rugged hardware that can withstand extreme conditions and environments. - **Secure Data Storage:** Opportunity for companies to create high-security external hard drives that protect sensitive information from unauthorized access. ### Who This Affects Most - **Technology:** Companies in the technology industry can integrate fingerprint scanners into their products for improved security measures. - **Defense:** Companies in the defense industry can use rugged hard drives to store sensitive information in extreme environments. - **Finance:** Companies in the finance industry can utilize high-security external hard drives to protect sensitive financial data from unauthorized access. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Ruggedly Encrypted USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/encrypted-usb-drive.md) - [Future-Facing External Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lacie-mobile-drive.md) - [Smart Secure Storage Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ironkey-vault-privacy-80es.md) - [Durable Encrypted Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hidrive-encrypted-nvme-ssd.md) - [Dedicated Encryption Storage Keys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lexar-jumpdrive-fingerprint-f35-pro.md) - [Ultra-Durable Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-t17-shield.md) - [Wireless Encryption Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glyph-securedrive-ssd.md) - [Secure Encrypted SSDs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touchlock-unlocks-drives.md) - [Trackable Encrypted Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/move-speed-gd10.md)