Lacie Little Disk tiny 40GB hard drive

Lacie's new Little Disk crams a massive amount of storage into an incredibly small space. It can hold 40GB of data but measures a minuscule 67x43x17mm - about the size of a cigarette lighter.

This is all possible thanks to Samsung's latest 1.3in hard disk which is available in capacities ranging from 12GB up to 40GB but is the size of a Compact Flash II memory card.

There's a retractable USB cable so you don't need to worry about it getting lost and it will draw its power from the USB port so it doesn't require a separate adapter. It comes preloaded with Lacie's 1-Click Backup software and LacieSync utility which will keep copies of updated files, emails and personal settings synchronised between two PCs.

The Little Disk is available now for £99.90 from Lacie.