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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Based on 14 reviews

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Great drive, bad USB3 port

    • Written by from Quebec

    Overall, the drive itself is great. But the problem is the USB 3 port. It's poorly glued to the drive's board, so if the USB cable is connected to it and has a certain angle, this will put a force on the port that will eventually make it detach from the board.

    So my advice is to either get another drive or be careful with the USB 3 port. Don't leave the USB cable connected to it while you carry it around and make sure the cable is parallel to the surface on which the drive is. The FireWire ports still work and seem well glued to the drive's board (to date).

    Was this useful? Great drive, bad USB3 port

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Performs as advertised

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    3 of 3 people found this useful

    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.

    Was this useful? Performs as advertised

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    The one to have.

    • Written by from Manotick

    7 of 7 people found this useful

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

    Was this useful? The one to have.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    So far, so good!

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    3 of 3 people found this useful

    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..

    Was this useful? So far, so good!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    These are awesome!

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    5 of 6 people found this useful

    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.

    Was this useful? These are awesome!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great little hard drive!

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    12 of 13 people found this useful

    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.

    Was this useful? Great little hard drive!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent portable drive

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    13 of 14 people found this useful

    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.

    Was this useful? Excellent portable drive

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love this drive!

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    31 of 32 people found this useful

    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.

    Was this useful? I love this drive!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Very good external HD

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    25 of 26 people found this useful

    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.

    Was this useful? Very good external HD

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

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    • Written by from rochester

    18 of 26 people found this useful

    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.

    Was this useful? Avid

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    works like a charm

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    29 of 31 people found this useful

    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.

    Was this useful? works like a charm

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    loved it, but

    • Written by from New York

    14 of 23 people found this useful

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

    Was this useful? loved it, but

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Rugged Drive

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    40 of 42 people found this useful

    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..)

    Was this useful? Excellent Rugged Drive

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    47 of 50 people found this useful

    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.

    Was this useful? Great product

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