Testseek.com have collected 74 expert reviews of the LaCie Rugged Pro USB3 / Thunderbolt STFS and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for LaCie Rugged Pro USB3 / Thunderbolt STFS.
December 2013
(85%)
74 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
1484 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent physical data protection
Great performance for read and write
Integrated Thunderbolt cable
Top Build Quality
IP 54 Certified Rugged Housing
Design (By Neil Poulton)
Up To 5TB Capacity (SSD Models Also Available)
Excellent Performance
Thunderbolt & USB 3.1 Connectivity
Good Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 performance
Very durable for a portable drive
Value-add software bundle
Plenty of connection options
Rugged enough for most in-field situations
Thunderbolt cable tucks away nicely
Good software
The LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt offers great performance
USB 3.0 support
And is rugged and competitively priced
Speedy solid-state drive (SSD). Has both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 interfaces. Easy storage for permanently attached Thunderbolt cable. Ruggedized to take travel abuse. SSD can be moved while in use. Easy setup utility. Three-year warranty.
Durable non-slip coating and weather-resistant
Competitive Thunderbolt 3 performance
5-year warranty with data recovery services
Compatible with USB-C devices
Speedy SSD. Thunderbolt Interface. USB 3.0. Both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt cable included. Ruggedized to take commuting abuse. SSD can be moved while in use. Easy setup utility.
Captive Thunderbolt cable
Good shock and dust protection
Consistant and fast speeds
The LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt All-Terrain Portable Drive has extremely fast Thunderbolt performance
Innovative casing design
And also supports USB 3.0
Competitive
Consistent performance
Durable and weather-resistant
256-bit AES hardware encryption
5-year warranty w/ data recovery services
Wellbuilt
Portable and bus powered
Ultrafast interfaces
Included cables
Relatively affordable.
The editors didn't like
Lose USB 3.0 port and activity light when port cover is in place
Price (For Some)
No daisy-chain ability
Very expensive
The LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt offers just one Thunderbolt port and its SSD version offers only 120GB of storage space
Detachable port cover is easy to lose. A little pricey
Small SLC write cache
Lacks 256-bit AES hardware encryption
Still pricey on a GB per dollar basis
Bulky case
The SSD version of the drive is pricey
And its USB 3.0 performance is not the best on the market
Published: 2012-09-25, Author: Sam , review by: gizmodo.com
If you need backup storage (and you do), you might be willing to spend extra dough for the fastest possible speeds. In that case, yes, this should be the one you buy. Its the best Thunderbolt drive Ive used yet—one of the best external hard drives, peri...
I'm a fan of the LaCie Rugged SSD, and I'd recommend it highly to anyone who works in less than ideal conditions and for whom price is no object. I personally like the form factor and grippiness of the covering better than the like-priced X5's and to be h...
Abstract: For those of you looking for portable storage solutions, there is certainly no shortage of options available on the market. Whether you're looking for something with intense performance or tremendous durability, LaCie has always filled their portfolio wit...
The LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt All-Terrain Portable Drive has extremely fast Thunderbolt performance, innovative casing design, and also supports USB 3.0
The SSD version of the drive is pricey, and its USB 3.0 performance is not the best on the market
If you want to keep your data safe from handling mishaps while getting the top Thunderbolt performance on the market, look no further than the LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt All-Terrain portable drive....
The 1TB Rugged drive is well built and efficient and it's easy to set up and use. The bundled software provides good automatic backing-up facilities and the option for cloud storage could be useful for photographers on the move.Although we weren't able to...
Published: 2012-10-01, Author: Sam , review by: gizmodo.com.au
If you need backup storage (and you do), you might be willing to spend extra dough for the fastest possible speeds. In that case, yes, this should be the one you buy. It's the best Thunderbolt drive I've used yet — one of the best external hard drives, pe...
Durable non-slip coating and weather-resistant, Competitive Thunderbolt 3 performance, 5-year warranty with data recovery services, Compatible with USB-C devices,
Small SLC write cache, Very expensive, Lacks 256-bit AES hardware encryption
With a durable silicon-coated casing and performance of up to 2.8 GBps, LaCie's Rugged SSD Pro is a fast IP-67 rated beast that works over both Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C...
Published: 2017-03-11, Author: Simon , review by: kitguru.net
Data Protection, Choice of connections
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LaCie are Seagate's premium brand and the Rugged range of external drives sit under the company's Professional banner. Instantly recognisable by their bright orange Neil Poulton designed protective enclosures, the Rugged series has been around for over a...
