Name: LaCie 4TB Rugged Thunderbolt & USB-C Mobile External Hard Drive
Brand: LaCie
SKU: VDLS4000800
Price: 234.99 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.7 (23 reviews)

LaCie 4TB Rugged Thunderbolt & USB-C Mobile External Hard Drive

LaCie Mobile HDD

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Top Rated Gear: LaCie 4TB Rugged Thunderbolt & USB-C Mobile External Hard Drive Buy now & save $15. Color: Orange, Operating System: Macintosh, PC/Windows

Legendary Rugged toughness meets USB-C compatibility, blazing-fast Thunderbolt speeds and HDD performance for up to 130MB/s. Also featuring a tethered cable and IP54-rated resistance to the elements, this Rugged drive means you don't have to compromise between durability, mobility and speed.  Tough in the Field. Fast Everywhere &#149; Thunderbolt speeds of up to 130MB/s&#149; Up to 4TB for large project storage&#149; USB-C for universal connectivity&#149; Bus powered for complete mobility&#149; Shock, dust and water resistant for all-terrain use Use Cases &#149; On-the-Go Content Creators: Universal compatibility, mobility, durability and lightning-fast transfer speeds let these users move data quickly, wherever they go&#149; Secure Mobile Storage: Protects against drops of up to 1.2 meters (4 feet), dust, water, being run over by a 1-ton car,2 and even against unauthorized access with AES 256-bit software encryption&#149; Large File Sharing: Professionals, consumers and students benefit from universal connectivity and USB 2.0 compatibility to share large amounts of data with any standard computer

MOMENT got this to me in a decent time, & the set up for this hard drive is very thorough (especially when it comes to formatting choices).

LOVE IT

Portable, powerful, reliable

Good for video editing

Seems pretty good out of the box. Haven't tried it in the field yet but I'm optimistic.

Seems pretty good out of the box

The 2TB drive was easy to setup as as a Time Machine drive for a MB Pro with Thunderbolt. The drive is only Thunderbolt 1. It is not clear if the USB-C connector is Gen 1 or 2.  Overall happy with the unit.

2TB for Time Machine Backup

This drive failed after less than 6 months of moderate use.  I use the drive as the primary store for my photos and paid the premium price thinking that the drive would have high reliability in addition to being a rugged unit.  Fortunately I do multiple backups to other external drives (much less expensive than this LaCie) so no data loss.

My advice, only consider this drive if you need ruggedized drives... And check out other manufacturers.

My biggest complaint is that Seagate replaced this drive with a "refurbished" unit.  I have no idea what that means given todays drive technology.  Back in the 80's we used to rebuild disk drives but they were massive 162 pound units where all the components were accessible and replaceable.

I would have been much happier with Seagate had the just shipped me a new drive given the moderate use and short time I had it.  In the future, I will stick with the less expensive external drives.

Drive failed after 6 months

Great product

The memory is big (5TB). It has optional faster ports for future use. It works now with with my thunderbolt ports. It's up and working.

Compleatly satisfied

Great drive for storing big files while away from home.  Have owned smaller versions of Rugged with no problems to report.

Rugged Performs

Has the older Thunderbolt 1-2 connector built in (attached on a cord to the drive) which I needed for my older computer to transfer "from".  Also had the connection and the cable for the new Thunderbolt 3 (USB C), which is the only kind of port my new computer had for transferring  "to".  Could use only one connection at a time though.  If I find the need, I will definitely purchase another.

Perfect for me

I had to format the drive before I could use it in time machine on a mac. it's very fast on USB c and Thunderbolt ports. Well worth the price.

Fast hard drive. Well worth the price.

Installed in minutes. Works without a flaw. Performance is excellent. And 5TB is awesome.

LaCie is still the best with a Mac

I thought it had a faster speed, but for me it's like a regular hard drive

External hard drive

I bought this with the intention of upgrading my computer in the next year or so and this drive has the ports to connect both with my current laptop and any future computer I may purchase. It's fast and has drop protection as well.

Perfect balance of old and new

Great drive

Great drive, fast light and dependable. Will buy another one.

A must have for video editors

This ruggedized hard drive came with all the necessary cabling to work with USB-C and USB-3.0 connections. It fits right into my workflow by attaching it to my laptop when shooting in the studio without loss of performance. Its capacity allows me to carry multiple years worth of shots with me so that I can work on the road when needing to composite images. It seamlessly interfaces with Lightroom and Photoshop.

Very Rugged Backup

Since I received the drive I had no hiccups. Very solid and reliable drive. So good I ordered two.

5 TB Lacie

Great product. Huge amount of storage space, very fast, and super portable and reliable.

La Cie 5TB Thunderbolt - Great!

No problems with set-up.  So far, works great.

I was using a run of the mill 4TB USB 3 drive for a nearline archive that I travel with. It was slow, but not a huge deal. But then the connector started to get a little loose, and the drive would mysteriously unmount at random times. I thought it was time to get a little more serious. This drive is great. Almost 3 times faster than the other drive, and built in TB is great. And if that cable ever shows wear, there is a USB-C port and included cables to switch over to. Also, the 5TB model is only $20 more than the 4TB one. Overall, I am very satisfied.

Perfect for remote near-line work.

Needed big dependable backup and this worked flawlessly thru 18 airports, tsa & other security plus countless other moves. Highly recommend

Excellent

Fast, quiet and compact. At 5TB of storage, I can take years of files with me anywhere I go. I own many Lacie drives and have never had a failure. Why would anybody buy something else?

LaCie 4TB Rugged Thunderbolt & USB-C Mobile External Hard Drive

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