LaCie 5TB Rugged Portable Hard Drive | USB-C (STFR5000800)

Perfect. Functions the way it exactly needed.

I own a few Lacie 5TB external drives. I am just about buy another one. Always have 3 backups on 3 discs, just in case. But so far, they are excellent drives for backups.

I have been working in the computer industry for over 40 years now and when I need a ruggedized external hard disk that will not let you down I always go for a LaCie. They have never let me down and I use they for my external backups as they are so easy to connect/disconnect and so get locked away in a safe. They are used as backup devices for various NAS boxes and various laptop/PC operating systems and I have never had issues with compatibility.

I use this to store all of my 3D printing files on. I store it in the laptop case and haven't been too careful with it and it's lived up the rugged behaviour. Not the fastest being a 5500 mechanical, but if you're after a big, reasonably priced, rugged external to keep all your files on hand without needing an internet connection, this will do the job.

I was glad the package included a cable, which surprised me. I have already used it to do a laptop backup and it worked well and reasonably fast. The only shock was self-made because I had not realised, until I read it on the LaCie website, that this drive goes to sleep after a period of non use. I had left it running all night to do a large backup and when I returned to it in the morning and tried to continue, my backup software said "drive does not exist". I then looked in Windows Explorer and Windows said "there is a problem with this drive" and my heart sank. I did Windows troubleshooting and don't know what, if anything, it found, but now the drive seems to be working well regardless. I think maybe it had gone to sleep and therefore could not be found. However, it may have had a fault, so I am just warning others of the problem. The other thing to note is that the format on the drive is exFAT so if you are using it for Windows only you might consider reformatting it to NTFS which is a little more stable. But, your choice.

This product works fast and keeps on working at a good speed for me, It stays cool and uses the new c type connection used in my laptops and was a good fit in my setup, It has a rubber cover on it and it’s good that I know of it falls by mistake it will be undamaged.

Great external storage which is super easy to use as I simple plug it in my laptop. I don’t carry it with me but if I did, I wouldn’t worry about dropping and it getting damaged as protective case seems to be quite good.

Bought it to backup my MacBook Pro which it does very efficiently. Bought a second one!

Really good external, strong and sturdy.

Jestem bardzo zadowolona, produkt spełnił moje oczekiwania.

Facile d’utilisation. Se lie facilement et très rapidement à l’ordinateur ou au IPad.

Très bon achat, compatible avec ipad (sous usb-c) iphone (usb-c également) et j’ai vu aussi ordinateur ! foncez !

J’avais déjà des DD Lacie. Là, il fait le taf et ultra simple à configurer sur du matériel Apple. Donc pour moi: 5 stars