Reviews for LaCie 3TB USB 3.0 Porsche Design P'9233 Desktop Hard Drive

It is decently fast and quite, nice industrial design with a big thick aluminum heat sink on top, works like a charm with the new usb3 macs, it's second gen usb3 allowing scsi over USB protocol. Very happy with the fanless design, great for musicians or anyone who hates noise.

Among the things I appreciate about the design of the Porsche, besides its data transfer speed, is that there is no fan noise (it's not a power hog, so there's no fan) and you can neither hear nor feel the drive vibrating as it comes to speed (this is particularly, um, NOT noticeable if you use the power-saving capability of the preloaded software).

Subject says it all. Sleek, industrial grade design, robust performance, runs quietly with minimal heat and set up is a breeze. Plug and go. Made for a Mac.

I got this drive a couple of months ago and I'm very pleased. The transfer speeds are very good with USB3. It's great that there's plenty of storage. I've accumulated lots of video and photos over the years, so I always welcome an opportunity to offload files to an external hard drive. It's also worthwhile mentioning that the drive is very quiet. Overall great product.

The drive was very easy to install, and so far it's been working well for me without any issues. I'm using it on a daily basis for Time Machine backups and for regular file copying. It's pretty quiet, and has good transfer speeds. So far no complaints.

got this for my new iMac , to use for my iPhoto library. My original Lacie USB 2 was painfully slow and I noticed that iPhoto now runs about twice as fast with USB 3. That's pretty good but it does not impress me, especially after hearing all the marketing talk about how fast USB 3 is supposed to be. Don't get me wrong, this USB 3 drive with 3 TB of storage is a good one to get, especially at this price point but my super large iphoto library still seems slow. I plan to get Thunderbolt in couple months and hope that Thunderbolt will provide the super fast speed i need. It does run quiet like others have said. The case looks great but is a little cheap compared to my older Lacie Quadra drives which are made of thick aluminum. I've had this 3TB USB 3 drive for about two weeks and was shocked at how hot it runs compared to the USB 2 model. The case sometimes feels hot, like around 90 degrees whereas my older Lacie USB2 has always stayed cool to the touch for past two years. So don't stack this with your other USB drives, in case it hits 90 degrees on you.

This drive works very well, and takes up little space on my desk. It looks awesome - the aluminum enclosure is well built and it matches the color of my mac perfectly. The USB3 interface is fast. I'm very satisfied.