LaCie 500GB Rugged Hard Drive Triple USB 3.0 (7200 RPM)

Reviews for LaCie 500GB Rugged Hard Drive Triple USB 3.0 (7200 RPM)

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    This Rugged drive is brilliant. It's both functional and sexy. I bought the 500 GB version and I haven't been happier. It performs exactly how I need it to while staying quiet and blending in with my other equipment. It's good to finally see an external drive that is both practical and appealing to the eye.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Rugged Drive

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    It's good to know with the Rugged that I don’t have to be overly gentle with it. I' ve lost count of the number of times I've tried carefully to protect my portable drives only to have them drop off the table. The rugged design alone has me resting comfortably let alone the added levels of data protection that come with the drive (encryption, cloud storage..)

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love this drive!

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    I needed a drive for backups while travelling and extra storage. This one is perfectly compatible with Time Machine, I use it to backup data from my Mac Air. All works very well, no complaints at all. It's a tough little drive, I don't worry about my data security anymore and the encryption is a nice bonus. I highly recommend it.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    works like a charm

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    An excellent little drive all around. I bought it purely because of its rugged design and 1 TB capacity, but it's turned out to be much better than that – the speed is awesome, 1 TB is actually more than space than I ever needed and the actual HDD is very quiet. Completely happy with it.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Very good external HD

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    I bought one of these to run Time Machine. I set it up on my desk so I just plug it in and it starts backing up immediately. It runs pretty fast and quiet, and it's hasn't run out of space yet.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent portable drive

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    I'd recommend this HDD to anyone who needs to back up their data on the road. It's well made and quite secure, and the USB 3.0 transfer speed is great. I use it for backing up my project files while on the road and also for some videos for the long plane journeys. I use the cloud storage that came with the drive, too, it's so convenient.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great little hard drive!

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    I got this Rugged just recently, and it's already made a big difference to my workflow. It's very fast, and it has enough space for all of my backups and media. The backup is really easy to run, as the drive is compatible with Time Machine. It's FANTASTIC, as far as I'm concerned.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

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    • Written by from rochester

    Mine failed after 3 weeks. LaCie used to be reliable. I had used them for more than 15 years. Now they seem to have quality issues.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    The one to have.

    • Written by from Manotick

    Great price point for this fast external drive.
    Thank you LaCie and Apple.

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    loved it, but

    • Written by from New York

    Loved this--loads fast, looks good--but just after I'd had it for two years, it died inexplicably.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    These are awesome!

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    This drive is great. It works seamlessly. Easy to setup. Time Machine compatible. It does everything I was looking for and has excellent transfer speeds. I love the fact that it's rugged. Overall very pleased. Thanks.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    So far, so good!

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    Good drive. Well built. Small form factor. As expected the transfer speeds with USB3 are great. The 256-bit encryption option is brilliant. Would buy again..

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Performs as advertised

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    It's been over three months now since I bought this drive, and it works great. I use it primarily with Time Machine for backup. I've had absolutely no issues so far. The drive runs cool, makes no noise. The speeds are great. I also like the rugged design.

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