Review: LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series

I review the LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt portable hard drive.

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LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series Review
LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series Review
LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series Review

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[EsedonaBiz-Sedona_real_estate]

Just had to make a comment on the video... Alex, you and your team did an outstanding job with the camera work and concise, quick explanation of the Lacie Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Drive.  Everything was easy to understand with the right visuals.  Thank you for your outstanding work!

[GrippenTech]

Im 15 too and its really great to see other people be as interested in technology as I am

[TerrafrostGames]

The "other end" of the USB cable is a regular micro-USB 3.0 connector and shouldnt be difficult to find at all.

[purplebeard]

WHY ARE YOU SPEAKING LIKE YOU FORGOT TO TURN OFF CAPS LOCK?

[annasimbeck]

Thanks for the no bull, to the point review. You answered all of my questions and more. Very helpful!

[oledcrt]

No, it's not a "funky cable."  It's actually a standard microUSB 3.0 connector.  You see, USB 3.0 connectors have five extra pins on them, and because of the small size of the microUSB connector, they had to add an extra portion onto it.  The same goes for the B type USB connectors.  Hope that helps.

[MatthewPatrickComedy]

Very detailed review! You really covered all the things I was not sure of. I'll be getting one now!

[MrButchersboy]

What a great review, I wasn't sure about buying his drive, but you have convinced me its a great buy. Currently using a passport to hold events on FCP, and the transfer times are measured in hours. Need portability and this drive looks the shizzel.

[LoicReviews]

I have a MBP Retina 13' and I use the 2 USB ports and was looking for a good external hard-drive that I can use without getting a USB-hub just because I didn't wanted the speed to be affected.

Thanks for your video because now I'm really sure of which product I'm going to use for my file savings and Time Machine ;)

[treeozalion]

Excellent Video. Covers all the key points, and yes, with the negligible differential in performance between USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt for this drive, for anyone with a recent MBP, with both interfaces, there are probably cheaper portable drives available.

[chasd]

I just scored one of these 500 Gb models at goodwill new in box and it works for 6$ :) i got lucky!

[everythingipod]

It is called Screentaker. It's from the Mac App Store, and can puts iPhone screenshot inside of an iPhone frame to use for news article pictures and video thumbnails.

[onestep]

Excellent job. Precisely the same results I had testing with my MB Air. Very nice job.

[spitemeta]

its actually easy to find replacements for the *funky* cable i see them on the google shopping tab for $5

[levienmark]

So if the speed of the usb3 and thunderbolt is comparable, the only advantage of getting this drive over a standard usb3 is the ruggedness?

[davidlopezphotography]

Probably going to buy this soon because my current USB 3.0 TB Seagate is taking way too long to export 2000 photos at no more than 10MB

[everythingipod]

No, I had the 13-inch for a few days but I returned it and got the 15 inch instead.

[mcdon]

Solid review. Sold me when I saw the speed tests. Thank you!

[GrippenTech]

Also: PCs do have Thunderbolt now. Many motherboards and laptops have come out with it.

[macg]

It`s actually the industry standard micro-usb 3.0 cable, and can be bought for <5$ in most electronic stores or on ebay