LaCie Rugged SSD (NVME) Review

You can buy the LaCie Rugged SSD (NVME) 1TB version on B&H:

The 1TB version of the LaCie Rugged SSD pro (NVME) is currently on sale and worth checking out as well:

The very capable LaCie Portable SSD (that we reviewed in the past) is not almost half price:

Our LaCie Portable SSD review:

From our the LaCie Rugged SSD (NVME) review:
A few weeks ago Lacie introduced a number of new portable storage solutions including the Rugged SSD, the Rugged SSD Pro, and Rugged BOSS SSD Drives. This review will focus on the Rugged SSD and hopefully, we can get to the two other units on future videos.

Both the Rugged SSD and the Rugged SSD Pro use NVME technology to produce ultra-fast transfer speeds. The Rugged SSD is officially rated at 950MB/s which is almost twice the speed of our current fastest portable SSD that we tested here earlier this year - the LaCie Portable SSD. The Lacie Rugged SSD Pro is even more impressive with an official rated speed of up to 2800MB/s using a Thunderbolt 3 connection (the non-pro version uses USB 3.1 Gen 2 which goes up to 10Gb/s, but not Thunderbolt 3 which maxes at a theoretical limit of 40Gb/s).

So let's take a closer look at the design and build of the Rugged SSD.

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[MyRackley]

I have the Pro Thunderbolt 3 version and am very happy with it. The cable that comes with it is ideal for my Mac Mini.
Fun fact: "LaCie" is actually a pun. The parent company is Seagate and "La Cie" is French for "The Company". Lol! The enclosed chip is called a "FireCuda", which of course is a mythical sea monster. 🐟🌊

[tzeffsmainchannel]

And now..there's a 8Tb version! Just...wow!