Remember way back in February when Thunderbolt was unveiled ? Shocking though it may be, a 10Gbps interconnect is useless without peripherals, and thankfully Promise and LaCie also announced compatible drives touting Q2 / summer availability. As promised , Promise’s wares released as expected alongside Apple’s T-bolt cable , but LaCie’s Little Big Disk has been curiously absent. As it turns out, the company’s website has been quietly updated and now reflects a winter 2011 release for these Intel 510 SSD-packable drives, which is just about enough to force a FOF onto even the happiest of faces. Still antsy to pick one up? Better plan to avoid Santa’s naughty list — at this point, waitin’ and wishin’ is about all you can do. [Thanks, Mikhail] LaCie’s Thunderbolt-equipped Little Big Disk sees apparent shipping delay originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink