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Nov 4, 2010

Freecom CLS External Drives an Homage to Obsolete Storage


Freecom's CLS external hard drive series take an aesthetic page from cassettes and floppies of our already distant memory. Each 2.5" drive is minimal, durable, and can be hand-labeled for quick reference to its contents.

The German-made, Belgian-designed drives can also be docked three at a time, via a single USB connection, allowing you to consolidate space and admire the retro look. Why do things look cooler when they're vertical?

32 comments:

The Liquor Guy said...

This is very sweet. I might actually have to break down and buy this one!
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Foul Bachelor Frog said...

I might buy 2 or 3 of these :D

The Liquor Guy said...

You can have a drink on me next time you're in New Orleans! Me and my wife will show yall how to get officially drunk!

Anonymous said...

wow this is very good for old timers :D

Anonymous said...

Those are really neat looking.

Luigibomb said...

Curious how big they are?

Shimizu said...

they will come overpriced as hell IF they come here to brazil :(
i'll stay with my usual flash drives...

Giant Robot Hitler said...

Nice~

JRam said...

Hm... the only references to floppies is the 2.5"?

Oxygen for Everyone! said...

Speaking of external enclosures, I've been needing to get one, so i don't have to keep swapping hdd's on my laptop

CookingManiac said...

I shall buy one of these awesome devices.

Jim said...

They appear to be still of use. Like a flash drive but slightly less convenient.

Gurney said...

oh wow nice iw ill have to get one of these

Copyboy said...

That is soooo retro-cool.

Anonymous said...

wow never seen anything like that before im thinking of getting it now

Willow said...

Those are cool, I want lol

Lexington said...

Yeah I have too many hard drives around clutering up the place.

The Informant said...

Wow, this is actually pretty cool!

Sikori said...

Pretty cool. might have to look into these.

ego_rko said...

Belgian-designed - no thanks =)

Craig Phillips said...

I've been wanting to replace my old external drive for some time now. I was originally planning on just choosing a case and drive to work with, but this is much cooler looking.

Impracticality wins with sleek design every time.

You Piss Me Off said...

This is awesome, I totally want it. XD

Sam said...

The docking idea is great, i like it

Sebastian said...

They just do, haha.

SuciƓ Sanchez said...

Gadget viagra?

dntmtr said...

Does it say anything about the capacity of each drive? That could be a fucking good little unit, letting you add more and mroe space as you can afford it. Be like having a 6tb external.

I want one!

Anonymous said...

wow cassettes very nostalgic

Green_Magix said...

I love it mate! I'm a bit of a techie myself and I love the retro storage look!

jinx said...

looks quite useful!

Anonymous said...

Great looking hard drives!

Should save a lot of space.

SoreLosersGaming said...

Looks pretty awesome :P I think I still have a crate of old VHS tapes labelled just like that somewhere...

TravisTouchdown said...

hah wow this is awesome! def brings back mental images of cd racks