Lacie Rugged Thunderbolt Drive Review

The lacie rugged usb 3 0 thunderbolt 2tb is a relatively speedy portable hard drive that takes full advantage of both the thunderbolt and usb 3 0 interface.

Lacie rugged thunderbolt drive review.

Lacie s latest rugged thunderbolt all terrain is the new height among portable drives in terms of both design and performance. The storage device has two layers of casing to protect it against. The majority of lacie external hard drives can be found in the 1 to 10. Choose from thunderbolt usb c usb 3 0 and firewire 800.

Lacie rugged portable hard drives are the most trusted way to capture and transport data in the field. While that s plenty of space for a casual user s collection of photos videos and documents some users may want more space for large hd video files games and photos. 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 usb 3 1 hardware would have no benefit at all but.

Most external hard drives offer at least 500gbs worth of storage. It only has two platters each with a 1tb capacity. Ssd and hdd versions are available both feature an integrated thunderbolt cable and a usb 3 0 port if needed. The drive measures 3 85 inches by 2 55 inches.

Performance capacity or compatibility or all three. If you re working in the field or desert or war zone the rugged thunderbolt is designed to handle just. Lacie has used a seagate hard drive the st2000lm007 which is a mobile hdd with a 7mm profile and that explains why the device is so small. The lacie rugged thunderbolt is a fast portable drive with a reasonable price per gb.

The rugged thunderbolt portable drive puts a new spin on lacie s lineup by enhancing shock dust and water resistance. In our testing results were slightly higher than what lacie quoted for this product delivering read speeds of 112 2mb s while write activity hit 113 8mb s in a thunderbolt mac environment. This capacity is commonly found in la cie s portable mobile and rugged designs.