I was told that LaCie made "generic" hard drives. Meaning that you don't know about the make of the actual hardware inside the frame containing the external hard drive. But I must say that, so far this machine works great This is the third one I purchased.

Best hard driver ever and really safe

Works really well, does what it's suppose to and looks really nice and clean.

simply brilliant. very fast. great qualitysimply brilliant. very fast. great quality

This mobile drive is compact yet very tough. The design is well thought out for protecting data on the drive - both electronically, by encrypting and password protecting files, and physically - rugged metal case and strong rubber bumper. The USB3 speed is great. I couldn't be happier.

Nice looking and rugged feeling hard drive. Using it mainly to store 4K videos to be edited on a MacBook Pro. Despite the number and size of the 4K files - there was no lag in imports and exports to the LaCie. Very happy. The rubber grip makes it easier to handle without fear of dropping it.

I can't believe such a high quality product was available at such a reasonable price. It holds TONS if data and is very quick. Could not ask for more.