LaCie Rugged USB-C, 4TB, Portable External Hard Drive, Drop, Shock, Dust, Rain…

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LaCie Rugged USB C is a powerful, trusted external hard drive for Mac and Windows computers. Quickly and easily connect to the latest laptops and PCs using Rugged’s reversible USB C cable—or the included USB 3.0 adapter for legacy USB 3.0 devices. Enjoy a high speed USB C 5Gb/s interface and confidently tackle any terrain with drop, crush, and rain resistance. Plus—take advantage of a complimentary one month membership to the Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps Plan for access to awesome photo and video editing apps..
Quickly and easily connect to the latest Windows and Mac computers with Rugged’s reversible USB-C cable, or legacy computers using the included USB 3.0 adapter
Enjoy fast USB-C 5Gb/s file transfers, backups, and image browsing
Confidently tackle any terrain with drop, crush, and rain resistance
Take advantage of a complimentary one-month membership to the Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps Plan for access to awesome photo and video editing apps
The available storage capacity may vary.

Reviewer: Jessica
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent Drive
Review: This drive is very small, despite it being 5TB! Great value for what I paid for and it is still holding up to this day. It does not get super hot and it performs great. I use it to store large logic and Final Cut projects as well as photos…so I put it to great use. Highly recommend!

Reviewer: raven278
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Most Reliable External Drive
Review: I first discovered the LaCie drives during a music video shoot in the middle of nowhere.The DP would dump his footage into the drive. Which in turn was dumped into a computer later.The DP chose the LaCie brand because he used it in rough climates and places without failure.Today, I chose this drive for the same reasons.3D creation produces massive amounts of data.I needed a drive that could hold all that data and take a beating if it were dropped.Backing up to the cloud is okay, provided I have an internet connection. But, using the cloud as a server came with problems.Reality CheckI needed an external drive that could hold more data than my computer.The drive would act as a server for the computer.The drive must be rugged. There would be times when it would be used in the field.The lack of funds left me looking at HDD models instead of SSDs.Nonetheless, this drive has not let me down.And because it is a 5TB drive, it can handle my data storage needs.What I likeCompatible with my Macbook ProPlug-and-play technologyRuggedNo overheating problemsPlenty of data storageI recommend this external drive for the budget conscience, graphic, or 3D editor.

Reviewer: Dan F
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good product
Review: The drive is a solid product. We use this as a back drive for our computers.

Reviewer: D. Thomas
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Ideal for time machine backups.
Review: So far, so good. Arrived quickly, easy set up with Time Machine, excellent transfer speed. Needed more capacity for my backup, and my last LaCie served me well.

Reviewer: Daiana
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excelente
Review: Lo compre hace unos meses y funciona a la perfección, lo utilizo para editar y corre a la perfección.

Reviewer: Coastalcamper
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This isn’t just bad. It’s REALLY bad and their customer service is even worse than that.
Review: This drive stopped working after about six weeks. It stopped mounting. The light on the drive would come on, but nothing else would happen. No internal noise. The drive didn’t and doesn’t appear in the Finder, Disk Utilities, DiskWarrior, TechTools or even in Terminal on my Mac. It’s sat on my desk since I bought it. No drops, no water, nothing. Other USB devices work just fine.I contacted the manufacturer, Seagate (LaCie is now owned by them). The drive was under warranty and could be replaced by them. They also said, “Data recovery is not covered under the warranty.” They gave me a link on the Seagate website (Seagate also runs their included 2 year DataRescue plan). I clicked that link. Here’s what that site says:”US $49.00 Engagement Fee & US $650.00 Recovery Fee with return mediaENGAGEMENT FEE DUE NOW (NON REFUNDABLE)FINAL PRICE MAY INCLUDE LOCAL TAXESRECOVERY FEE AND OTHER ADDED OPTIONS WILL BEDEDUCTED AUTOMATICALLY UPON SUCCESSFUL RECOVERYFINAL PRICE MAY INCLUDE LOCAL TAXES”I’m not in the position to lend Seagate almost $700 to rescue the data from a drive that cost under $200. Yes, I might get some of that back, but the drive lasted only about SIX WEEKS.Undaunted, I got the box out of the closet and found the brochure about the Data Rescue plan. It also has a link. That website has lots of information about the plan and purchasing the plan. There’s nothing about actually using the plan.UPDATE: After discussions with Amazon, the vendor and Seagate, they didn’t charge me the $699 or the $49. They told me that they would recover the disk under the included Data Rescue plan. So, I sent them my disk to be recovered. The sent me back a BLANK DISK.When I asked Seagate what was going on, they told me that my original disk was still being recovered. Um… I really wish that they’d told me that. Getting a blank disk with no note attached that explained things led me to logically conclude that my files were gone for good. At the very least, Seagate could have emailed me a note that gave a status update. They didn’t. I took me writing them, politely letting them know that I wasn’t exactly happy, to get updated status information. That disk was the replacement for my crashed disk.AND WAIT, IT GET’S BETTER: It’s now October 4. I purchased it on March 28. They sent me back a drive that arrived today. It supposedly has my recovered files on it. This drive is password protected. The original wasn’t. I can’t access the files without the password, but did they send it to me? Nope. Once again, I’ll have to spend time on the phone and write emails.It seems like they’re really trying hard to blow it every way that they can.Update: On Saturday, October 5, I sent an email to the CEO of Amazon and the CEO of Seagate about this ongoing saga. I didn’t expect to hear from either of them until Monday. Amazon called me within 20 minutes, even though it was a Saturday!!! Amazon was willing to bend over backwards, but the problem clearly is with Seagate. Have I heard from Seagate? Of course not. I’ll send them a certified letter in a few days.October 8, 2 pm: After contacting Seagate yet again via yet another email, they sent me a text and an email with the password. I also got a call from them. Yes, the nightmare is over, but I will NEVER buy another Seagate/LaCie product.

Reviewer: wdritchey
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great drive! Needs longer cable.
Review: It’s a fast and durable, good looking little drive. Great price for what you get. The cable is laughably short. I know usb c drives throttle speeds with usb a to usb c cables, so I used an Amazon cable advertised to be like 10gb/s and my speeds with this were 30mb/s or slower. So slow photoshop froze and I lost two fully designed files when I force shut down my system… I used a usb a to usb c cable that came with my old Samsung external ssd and it was faster… like 300mb/s. I’ve yet to find a cable fast enough to hit anywhere close to the advertised speeds for this drive, but honestly I’m content with the 300mb/s. Just know you may have similar issues so pay attention to transfer speeds with whatever cable you’re using.

Reviewer: H. Thorson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great little drive to port around, don’t know why there are so many 1-star reviews.
Review: I’ve had 2 of the 5TB hard drives for about a year or so now and haven’t had a problem with either one of them *knocks on wood*. One I travel with to work daily the other gets a lot of hard use at home, files being transferred off and on and shuffled around throughout the day. It has gotten some dirt and debris on it and definitely has gotten banged around while traveling in my backpack although I try and keep it as secure as I can, it’s even gotten some light water on it from my backpack being soaked from the rains down here in Texas, throughout all of that it’s stayed in working order. Not much more I can say about this drive. So long story short, TL;DR this is a great little drive that’s ultra-portable, can withstand a few bumps and bruises and can weather the elements fairly well (please forgive the pun) and it definitely earns a well deserved 5-stars from me.

Reviewer: Melinda Owens
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: PRODUTO:Eu comprei o “LaCie Rugged (Robusto) SSD Externo” de 2TB (STHR2000800).O produto é uma fofura, super pequeno e do tamanho da palma da mão (e não é o “Mini Robusto”). Pena que a porta de saída USB-C (lugar onde conecta o cabo que vem junto) do SSD externo não tenha uma tampa de proteção. O que é estranho, pois a LaCie afirma que esse SSD tem o IP67 de segurança, mas com a saída USB-C sem nenhuma vedação, recebe poeira e, se for o caso, água também. Então, não entendo esse selo da LaCie, se é seguro realmente. Bom, eu que não vou correr o risco de testar. Mas a LaCie pecou muito nisso porque recebe sim poeira. O cabo é bom e espesso, o que evita quebra ou rompimento fácil, demonstrando nenhuma fragilidade.O produto em si parece ser bom e não parece apresentar defeitos, mas só com o uso que eu poderei saber e ter certeza, pois eu ainda não efetuei a instalação para usá-lo. Mas ele abriu normalmente no meu computador (Windows 10) para fazer a instalação.AMAZON:A entrega foi super rápida, bem antes do prazo.EMPRESA VENDEDORA (RHA TECH):A empresa que me vendeu o “Rugged SSD Externo” de 2TB da LaCie é séria e comprometida em atender o cliente de forma rápida, ágil e eficaz. O atendimento foi excelente, inclusive o vendedor foi muito rápido e eficiente em me auxiliar. A empresa cumpre com o que promete e atende a todas as especificações do produto anunciado. Sem reclamações. Eu compraria novamente com eles porque demonstraram total confiança e bastante respeito e honestidade com o cliente. Estou muito feliz e satisfeita com a compra!! Muito obrigada a todos!!!

Reviewer: GORAN BILBIJA
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Very good quality!

Reviewer: Cliente Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Cómodo de transportar, pequeño, liviano y con muy buena capacidad

Reviewer: Klaus Sauer
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: While working on contract in UAE I bought the Rugged Raid Shuttle 8TB drive on 15.03.2020, it was delivered on the 17.03.20, set up and operational as Raid drive 2*4TB on the 18.03.2020. Not even 1 week later the drive started to disconnected itself from the notebook. no difference whether it was connected via USB-C, USB 3.0 or connected to external power supply. And always when it was in operation, copying files or working in one of the saved word, autocad, excell documents.Tested on other Notebooks, even one Max, same result or rather no success.Verdict — it appears that either the controller or the reader set up is not as rugged as it should be.I have other, up to 10year and older LaCie drives, which are still reliable. Hoped that the quality is still good and hoped in vain that Seagate drives used with LaCie are ramped up in robustness and reliability. Unfortunately that hope was in vain.Contacted support on the 01.04. and the sea gate support offered to replace a brandnew drive with a repaired one. after a bit of back and forth we agreed they send a new one as replacement. However i was advised that SeaGate cannot send to the UAE. The proposed workaround, Seagate send to Germany, and my partners in Germany forward, own account to UAE. the same procedure for returning the broken drive back to Seagate.all in all, 1 star is already one to much.I am now in Germany and reopened the docket. let see what is happening now. will keep you posted.

Reviewer: Anish Andheria
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Fantastic buy. Worth its weight in gold. Very sturdy to carry around.

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