Tough in the Field. Fast Everywhere. • Thunderbolt speeds of up to 387 MB/s • USB 3.0 for universal connectivity • Bus powered for complete mobility • Shock, dust, and water resistant for all-terrain use Use Cases • On-the-Go Content Creators: Universal compatibility, mobility, durability, and lightning-fast transfer speeds let these users move data quickly, wherever they go • Secure Mobile Storage: Protects against drops of up to two meters (6.6 feet), dust, water, being run over by a 1-ton car, and even against unauthorized access with AES 256-bit software encryption. • 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. Specifications: Specifications Capacity: 500 GB(SSD), 1TB(SSD), 2TB, 4TB and 5TB.

This 5TB LaCie drive is the best portable hard drive I’ve ever tested, bar none. It gives you every connection possibility you could really hope for right now, and it packages it up into a rugged enclosure that really gives me peace of mind whether I’m flying with the drive in my bag, or simply navigating the day-to-day hazards of my house (dog, human clumsiness, spilt drinks). I’ve been using the 4TB Rugged RAID version for the last few years, but the downside to that is that it needed an external power supply when you used the USB 3 connection. Being able to power a 5TB volume just through the USB or Thunderbolt cable is a huge benefit with this newer model.

It’s all too easy to knock a drive off a desk, or spill a drink on one. Rugged Thunderbolt/USB-C Details This particular version of the has an extremely universal set of connection options. The drive has a built-in Thunderbolt 2 cable which is great if you’re a Mac user with a laptop or iMac with those connections because it means you don’t need to remember to bring a cable with you at all. Mac snippet shortcut. If you have a Thunderbolt 3 enabled Mac (or PC) then you can use the included USB-C cable and plug that into your Thunderbolt 3 port since USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 share the same connection type. It’s not built right into the drive like the Thunderbolt 2 cable is, but at least they include it in the box.

For example this LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt/USB-C drive we are looking at today is USB-C enabled, but the USB-C port is simply using the USB 3 standard, and not the newer USB3.1 standard. Again this comes down to the fact that the maximum speed of a mechanical hard drive doesn’t even come close to saturating a USB 3 connection, so paying for.

And files are common inside EXE files which are made 'self extracting' on Windows by wrapping them in an EXE file. You open ZIP files by double-clicking them.

Note that although the LaCie 2TB uses a USB Type-C connector, it's a version 1.0 affair, which means that it tops out at 5Gbps, the same as USB 3.0. A USB Type-C to USB Type-A cable is also. Computer with a Thunderbolt, USB-C (Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.1), USB 3.0, FireWire 800, or USB 2.0 port Minimum free disk space: 600MB recommended Operating system: Thunderbolt: Latest version of Windows® 7 / Mac OS® X 10.11 or later.

From now on, this will be my go-to hard drive recommendation when people ask me what drive they should get to store their photos on. Leave a comment or question Your email address will not be published or shared. Please note that if you include a link in your comment, it will have to be moderated first before it appears on the site. Required fields are marked* COMMENT By submitting a comment this form also collects your name, email and IP address so that we can prevent spam. For more info check our. Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email.