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2022-04-05T18:31:19

Rated 5 out of 5

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I had to purchase a separate USB-C to USB-A cable to fit in my laptop. Enjoying it from the moment I received it. Fast delivery. Great buy!!!

ADILSON S.

2021-03-29T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Value For Money

Love my new LaCie. So clean and efficient

James

2021-02-13T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

good

good

kouichi

2021-01-13T08:16:25

Rated 5 out of 5

Works as I’ve come to expect from LaCie

Worked like it should on the shoot. Now it belongs to the client

JEREMY L.

2020-09-14T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Peace of mind while editing

After having so many portable drives that I constantly worried about breaking-- finding a drive that COMES with its own protection has been game-changing. The rubber jacket gives me the confidence to use and travel with this drive more frequently which means more content is being made! Always a plus. The orange color is actually very nice since most of my gear is black, having this drive be so brightly colored-- I always know where it is.

Beeh

2020-06-25T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Hard drive

IT arrived quickly after I ordered it. I use this to keep my final edits to my photos for my creative instagram. Helps that I have a macbook pro that is usb-c only.

Laura

2020-06-20T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Save my life

Hopefully i can collect all my data in one drive

djawad

2019-07-31T08:50:05

Rated 5 out of 5

Very Satisfied

Works great. USBC is a much better connection.

RYAN F.

2019-05-12T06:44:32

Rated 5 out of 5

Great little drive

Very fast, portable, convenient. It mounts fast and from my experience works perfectly. I cannot comment on "rugged", as I don't think any drive should be mishandled and I'm certainly not going to do a life test. Do note that this is a platter drive, so no matter what "rugged" might indicate to you, if this is dropped when spooled, your data is gone forever as the platter or heads or both will be damaged. if you need truly rugged, you need a true SSD, not this. For me, I need to transfer loads of video from Video, Drone, and Camera when traveling and this thing is blazing fast with a small footprint.

JAMES R.

2019-01-01T23:56:23

Rated 5 out of 5

Good

Very good product! I love it

Victor J.

2018-12-19T08:27:43

Rated 5 out of 5

So far so good

Its fast, bulky, but very secure and durable.

Charles-Lee H.

2018-11-21T00:59:09

Rated 4 out of 5

Great quality and delivery good

Great quality and delivery good

Hassan A.

2017-05-30T10:13:35

Rated 5 out of 5

A Must Have to Accompany the New MacBook Pro.

I use mine for Time Machine backups of my computer. In the past I used the embedded hard drive in my Time Capsule. But with the current released Mac Software, I often get a message that for reliability reasons Time Machine must do a new complete backup. I worked this issue with Apple Care techs and engineers for many months and it occasionally stops only to come back again. I have multiple direct connect LaCie external drives that always work. But the older ones used the older thunderbolt interface and this new drive doesn't require the converter cable. One snipe, the supplied cable is very short and doesn't self store like their 4TB Thunderbolt 1 drive did.

Steven V.

2016-12-23T03:26:31

Rated 3 out of 5

Good, but unnecessary.

To be clear, this is not a bad product. If you only have USB C ports on your computer (ahem, Apple), this could certainly make sense. It's rugged, well-built, and performs as advertised. The problem, though, is that you're paying for speed that you're not actually getting. Because the hard drive is a traditional disc drive instead of an SSD, it can't output data at more than 150Mb/s. So even though USB C/3.1 can theoretically transfer at 5 Gbps, you'll never see those speeds from this drive. The bottleneck is the hard drive itself, so you can't really help that. So if you just need a rugged, quality drive with a USB C output, go for it. But if you don't NEED the USB C connector, there are much cheaper options that will get you just as good speeds. You don't need anything more than FireWire 800, Thunderbolt (even generation 1), or USB 3 to max out the potential of the hard drive in it, and models with those features are considered "outdated" and thus cost a lot less.

ACCOUNTS P.

2016-11-29T20:51:20

Rated 5 out of 5

Its simple and straight forward

The hard drive works great with the new MacBook Pro lineup. Bought it because of the USB-C. Its fast and reliable and the price is reasonable. I recommend this product for people look for an external hard to pair with the new MacBook Pros.

Michael Y.

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Great little drive

By JAMES R.

Very fast, portable, convenient. It mounts fast and from my experience works perfectly. I cannot comment on "rugged", as I don't think any drive should be mishandled and I'm certainly not going to do a life test. Do note that this is a platter drive, so no matter what "rugged" might indicate to you, if this is dropped when spooled, your data is gone forever as the platter or heads or both will be damaged. if you need truly rugged, you need a true SSD, not this. For me, I need to transfer loa...

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Its simple and straight forward

By Michael Y.

The hard drive works great with the new MacBook Pro lineup. Bought it because of the USB-C. Its fast and reliable and the price is reasonable. I recommend this product for people look for an external hard to pair with the new MacBook Pros.

The LaCie Rugged USB-C portable drive marries rugged durability with cutting-edge USB-C. The result is a vault for your data that's compatible with next-generation computers like the Apple MacBook, as well as USB computers.

Featuring the market's highest storage capacity for its size, the LaCie Rugged USB-C gives you enough space to store your digital present - and future. Massive capacity lets you use the LaCie Rugged as a shuttle drive to transport footage from set to post-production or to store a huge Lightroom library.

Creative pros have been depending on LaCie Rugged drives for over a decade because they are the most reliable way to transport and capture data in the field. With resistance to drops, crush, rain and unauthorized access, the LaCie Rugged USB-C is tough enough for extreme conditions - from a sudden rainstorm to a crush of suitcases in an airplane cargo hold.

Future Proof. Always Tough
• New USB-C connector for next-generation computers
• Included USB 3.0 adapter works with PC or Mac
• Bus powered for mobile workflows
• Drop-, crush- and rain-resistant for all-terrain use

What's in the box:

  • LaCie Rugged USB-C 4TB External Hard Drive
  • USB-C (USB 3.1 5GB/s) Cable
  • USB-C to USB-A Cable
  • Quick Install Guide
  • LaCie 2 Year Limited Warranty