LaCie Rugged Mini Portable External Hard Drive, 4TB, 2.5", for PC, Mac, iPad, and iPhone, with Data Rescue Service

Very rugged and sturdy external hard drive. That holds over 5000 of my high memory files. Absolutely extraordinary. It runs day and night and stays cool. No degradation, and I did not have to form at it to windows. It just worked right out of the box.

I love the LaCie Rugged drives. We used them as our preferred drive at the service bar for a particular large computer company for all eleven years I was with them. These drives are wonderfully reliable and have an added layer of protection in the form of a bright orange rubber bumper. The one odd thing is they have not transitioned to usb-c connectors on the drive. They are still using the odd extended micro USB, and have included a cable. So you’ll need to make room for this cable in your life. The drive comes formatted as exFAT, which is fine. macOS can easily reformat to macOS journaled in a few moments using disk utility. Your choice, but it’s accessible as soon as you mount it in macOS. The drive itself is super quiet and has very low vibration when running. And this price is great! I needed extra storage for my 128gb M1 MacBook Air and when I saw this it had already hit buy before I realized I was doing it.

Great hard drive. I put all my photos on it.

I regret that my two year experience with this drive using Mac machines is not positive. I have not found it to be reliable. To recover files on the drive now...again...I must fire up an antique Chromebook, which sees my files so I can back them up elsewhere. It worries me and I'm not messing with this drive further. -- Same issues on newer UnionSine drive. Drives mount one time but not the next...Disk Utility hangs trying to find it...workaround is to mount the drive on my ancient Chromebook...which sees the drives and files fine...then retry on Mac...usually this works but it is really weird...I see now it has to do with how I formatted these drives as exFAT as advised...both my Macs randomly spit it out and say yuck...nerve wracking as these are important back up drives...honestly WTH why are we still having drive compatibility crap like this? So apologies LaCie it does not seem to be your fault...

Easy installation. I take it everywhere. It’s light but it sure packs a punch. Definitely a good buy. It works for my life, storage wise. I have an Apple ecosystem, but I’ve used it on windows compatible devices so it’s very compatible with both systems.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆ (4/5 stars) Reliable and Tough—Pricey but Worth It The LaCie Rugged Mini 2TB drive is definitely on the expensive side, but it does what it promises. I’ve used it for backups and file transfers, and it’s been fast, consistent, and durable. The rugged design gives peace of mind—especially if you’re on the move or working in rough environments. USB 3.0 speeds are solid, and it’s backward compatible with USB 2.0, which helped with older systems. No setup needed—just plug and go. It’s a bit bulkier than sleeker drives, but that’s the tradeoff for the shock resistance and water-resistant casing. Pros: Reliable performance with USB 3.0 Rugged build—shock, rain, and pressure resistant Plug-and-play simplicity Trusted brand for creatives and pros Cons: Higher price than similar-capacity drives Slightly bulky for ultra-portable setups

I think the connection-drop concerns have been addressed. My drive's cords are wicked solid, both on the drive side (mini USB 3.0) and the laptop side (USB-C). Both connections are very solid. As to backup function, wicked fast. 2-3 minutes for me for backup.

I’ve loved this storage for the ease of use, storage capacity, and price. I use this as an everything storage. You can’t beat the compact size either.

Ótimo produto

Buen producto. Es muy fiable y bien protegido. Tal vez un poco pesado.

Perfekt

I bought this external hard drive few months ago (3 months to be exact) and suddenly all my data is lost , it just broke/crashed itself. I have used it with all the necessary cares so there was no reason for it to break and this is clearly a technical problem with the hard drive. Now I am going to see how it works with the warranty, I hope this doesn't become a nightmare.

safe backup well protected. already formatted for MacBook.