You only have to look at the $17,000 Apple Watch Edition to see that there is a significant market for luxury tech items. Damn the common-sense arguments. With the 1TB Mirror ($279.99), a portable external hard drive, LaCie hopes to cash in on that segment of the market. If you favor a super-deluxe aesthetic, it's definitely going to catch your eye, but in our tests it was merely a competent, rather than an extraordinary, performer.

Design and Features
The Mirror measures 3 by 5 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and weighs about a half-pound. The bling is evident as soon as you take the drive out of its packaging, since all six faces are wrapped in silvered Corning Gorilla Glass. The mirrored surfaces are reflective enough to see yourself in, but be sure to keep the included microfiber cloth and carrying pouch close, as this drive is a real fingerprint and smudge magnet. The single USB port is the sole break in the Mirror's gleaming visage.