Testseek.com have collected 73 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%)
73 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
Great performance, Great protection, Multiple connection options, Large Capacity and SSD options, Bus-powered,
None, “The LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt and USB-C is as versatile as it is protected. A great choice for anyone that wants an extra layer of physical protection for their files.”, Thank you, LaCie, for providing us with this sample,
The LaCie Rugged series is amazing and it is no different with this Thunderbolt and USB-C 2TB version that I've tested today. We saw some of the best performance figures that we've gotten from portable 2.5-inch HDD drives with chart-topping results. These...
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....
For general-purpose everyday data storage, the LaCie Rugged could prove the most practical choice. It offers fuss-free storage with a choice of two high-speed connections, and while not the fastest off the blocks it will be ample for all but the most dema...
The Rugged drive also surged back when copying smaller files, pulling well ahead of Elgato in those tests. That combination of results made the Rugged drive the overall winner on performance – and at a considerably lower price than the Elgato drive.Tags:G...
Abstract: If you need speedy local storage for lots of files (say, music or movies you carry around, or all those pics and videos you collect on your phone or camera), you may want to consider a portable solid-state drive (SSD) rather than a portable hard drive. O...
Abstract: The LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt (500GB SSD) makes improvements to a proven design and gives a half-terabyte of solid-state drive (SSD) storage to power users on the move. It's a little pricey, but it's worth every penny...
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Published: 2014-06-18, Author: Albert , review by: pcworld.in
The LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt is a fast, portable drive with a reasonable price-per-gb. If you're working in the field (or desert or war zone) the Rugged Thunderbolt is designed to handle just about any situation. I'm surprised they don't make matching Mac...
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Published: 2012-09-26, Author: Sam , review by: gizmodo.in
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...
