LaCie d2 Safe Encrypted Hard Drive
The solid, relatively inexpensive d2 Safe is one of the few encrypted hard drives suitable for both Macs and PCs.
Andrew Brandt, PC World
Tuesday, February 03, 2009 06:45 PM PST
The LaCie d2 Safe ($350 for 1TB) was third among eight encrypted portable drives that we recently looked at.
This hefty drive features a fingerprint reader and can connect to your computer over FireWire 400 and 800 in addition to USB 2.0. I found LaCie's software setup more time-consuming than some others, but it has an obvious benefit: LaCie's built-in fingerprint software allows you to plug the drive into either a Mac OS system or a Windows box and to work in the encrypted partition. The drive also features the sturdiest housing I've seen, plus a Kensington lock port so you can secure it to a desk.