With a capacity of 5TB, the Rugged USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C External Hard Drive from LaCie marries a USB 3.0 Type-C interface and data transfer speeds of up to 130 MB/s with rugged durability that provides a drop resistance of up to 4′, crush resistance of up to 1 ton, and rain resistance, making this drive suitable for all-terrain storage, whether you’re in the field or in your home. It can be used to store large Lightroom libraries, as a shuttle drive to transport footage from a set to a post-production house, or just for general tasks.
LaCie’s 5TB Rugged USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C External Hard Drive is compatible with Windows 7 and later and macOS 10.12 and later, but should also work on earlier versions of macOS, such as 10.9 and 10.11. It is powered using the USB bus, meaning that no external power adapters are required for use. Included is a USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C cable, a USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C to Type-A cable, and two years of Seagate Rescue Data Recovery Services. General protection is provided by a limited 2-year warranty.
Note: In order to take advantage of the 1-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud, customers will need to register this drive on Seagate.com once it has been received. Upon registration, they will then receive an email with code redemption instructions for one complimentary month of all Adobe Creative Cloud apps, including Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Adobe XD CC, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, 100GB of cloud storage, and more. This offer is stackable with existing Adobe Creative Cloud memberships and expires July 21, 2020. It is not available in all countries, so please check eligibility.
For any LaCie product purchased on or after April 1, 2018 that does not contain the Adobe activation code flyer in the box, please contact Customer Support at https://support2.lacie.com/ with a valid proof of purchase for your code.
Amparo Johnson
Verified Purchase
This is the third time I bought this Hard Drive from BH. When I opened it, There was only one orange wire to connect with mac. The black wire that to connect with pc was missed. Some one opened it and took it before. That is bad.
Ken Zulauf
Verified Purchase
I have two of these units, each of which came with their own /USB-C connectors I use with my Mac. The units cannot make a secure connection, if you look at the connection the wrong way, it disconnects. When trying to reconnect it takes extremely long usually up to 20 minutes. Other devices I have no issues with….until Lacie fixes the issue, I definitely would not recommend these units. When they are connected, one unit works OK, the other is extremely slow. Lacie has not been able to determine why one is so slow, all home tests show nothing is wrong with it.
Jaqueline Hahn
Verified Purchase
Ejects via USB-C too easily… I get the impression that Im going to lose my data via corruption because of this.
Lysanne Ullrich
Verified Purchase
Transfer rate is amazing so it makes creative work flows very easy.
Stephanie Haag
Verified Purchase
Been using these for years! I can rely on it!
Makenzie Schowalter
Verified Purchase
Simply the Best Hard Drive
Toney Hamill
Verified Purchase
Don’t fall for the hype on these, or the rugged good looks. It’s just a crappy Seagate drive stashed in an enclosure with a USB connection that can’t keep a good connection.
Kari Brekke
Verified Purchase
Cable is a little stiff so I tend to position the hard drive based on how the cable rests. Other than that great product so far.
Raphaelle Gerhold
Verified Purchase
I’ve had a few of these now and if there is anything to say about them is that they do what they were created for. No fuss. Just plug in, format, and store until you run out of room. May not be as fast as a modern ssd, but still a great piece of equipment.
Jan Satterfield
Verified Purchase
The hard drive is basically bullet proof, and noticeably sturdier than anything else. I have like four of them for various projects, and now I can’t go back to anything flimsier. I feel like I can crush other hard drives if I look at it wrong. It’s a bit expensive, but if you’re already paying for Adobe CC every month as are most photographers, and can therefore include the savings from the free month voucher, then this hard drive effectively costs about as much as those cheaper, flimsier models I mentioned earlier. So it’s basically a no brained to get this.
Jules Reilly
Verified Purchase
I always buy LaCie Rugged HD’s. I have used them for many years and have yet to have one fail on me
Destany Roberts
Verified Purchase
Hard drive protested – too fully of audio and video files. The LaCie did the trick!
Jaime Hansen
Verified Purchase
Great hard drive
Jordy Hills
Verified Purchase
This is the top of the product line (for external back-up drives), and an excellent companion for an Apple Time Machine.
Leon Schamberger
Verified Purchase
Needed a solid external drive for Time Machine backups. This appears to do the trick. So far, very good.
Russell Marvin
Verified Purchase
Fast and stable drive. Can use it for backup or even as a startup drive. LaCie got a bad rap years ago, but their new drives are solid. Comes with a cable for USB-C and USB 3.0
Johnnie Marks
Verified Purchase
Perfect companion for a MacBook Pro Time Machine. You won’t misplace it with its bright orange collar.
Kenyon Ryan
Verified Purchase
These guys are touch info-stor-ers, but this one had a terrible cable that didn’t work. Guess that happens some times.
Deven Cronin
Verified Purchase
I have not had an issue with this unit. I only store items with it so far. I will use it to work on my audio productions soon. I will see how fast it performs at that point.
Roderick Braun
Verified Purchase
I uploaded 2TB of data onto this hard drive as a backup which worked successfully. I went to plug the drive in again a few days later and couldn’t access the drive at all.