LaCie has already announced its first Thunderbolt 3 external storage drive, the Bolt3. LaCie wants to take advantage of the fact that the Apple’s new MacBook Pro has abandoned all legacy connectors for four Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports (and one 3.5mm headphone jack). LaCie took just 24 hours to announce the new Bolt3 external drive after Apple announced the new series of MacBook Pros. The Bolt3 uses a pair of PCIe SSDs for a total of 2TB of storage, and can transfer data at speeds of up to 2800MB/s, which LaCie claims makes it “the world’s fastest desktop drive.” LaCie also announced two enterprise level Thunderbolt 3 drives, the LaCie 12big Thunderbolt 3 and 6big Thunderbolt 3, which come in 48TB – 120TB and 24TB – 60TB capacities, respectively. The LaCie Bolt3 will cost a hefty $1999 and it will be released sometime in Q4 of this year. The enterprise drives start at $3199 for a 24TB 6big Thunderbolt 3 and $6399 for a 48TB 12big Thunderbolt 3. In comparison, the new 13 inch MacBook Pro will cost you $1799, a hefty $200 less than the basic $1999 LaCie Bolt3. For this price, you could buy a $89 hard drive-based USB 3.0 2TB external drive, one of Apple’s $19 USB-C to USB adaptors, and a second new $1799 13-inch MacBook Pro with some money left over.
