Lacie Rugged Thunderbolt Drive Review

Lacie rugged portable hard drives are the most trusted way to capture and transport data in the field.

Lacie rugged thunderbolt drive review.

The lacie rugged thunderbolt is a fast portable drive with a reasonable price per gb. The storage device has two layers of casing to protect it against. 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. Select the version optimized for your use.

The drive measures 3 85 inches by 2 55 inches. The lacie rugged ssd pro is available in 1tb 400 and 2tb 700 capacities the same prices as samsung s x5. If you re working in the field or desert or war zone the rugged thunderbolt is designed to handle just. Lacie s latest rugged thunderbolt all terrain is the new height among portable drives in terms of both design and performance.

The majority of lacie external hard drives can be found in the 1 to 10. Most external hard drives offer at least 500gbs worth of storage. Ssd and hdd versions are available both feature an integrated thunderbolt cable and a usb 3 0 port if needed. 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.

It only has two platters each with a 1tb capacity. 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. 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. We tested the less capacious unit.

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. The rugged thunderbolt portable drive puts a new spin on lacie s lineup by enhancing shock dust and water resistance.