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What is it? Most external hard drives aren’t at the leading edge of design, instead being defined almost entirely by function. But LaCie have rethought the hard drive as a thing of beauty, something to be admired as much for its gorgeous looks as its storage specs. Coated in reflective Gorilla Glass and held in an ebony wood stand, the Mirror is a conversation piece crafted with a design ethic front and centre, rather than as an afterthought. When’s it due? Available now. Why are we excited? We’ve finally got an external hard drive to match our Macs for style. Will we spend more time gazing longingly at it than actually doing work? Perhaps, but who can blame us? Sigh...

Coated in Gorilla Glass and held in an ebony wood stand, the Mirror is a conversation piece