LaCie's impressive Rugged USB3 Thunderbolt Series portable drive has all of the features that the modern media professional could want.

With a shock-absorbing sleeve the LaCie Rugged USB 3 Thunderbolt Series combines a sturdy design with good performance, as well as USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt interfaces. Here's our LaCie Rugged USB 3 Thunderbolt Series review.

This drive is very easy to use. I store music applications with their contents on it. It's works as expected, although not as fast as an SSD drive. I use it with a MacBook Pro. Note: there's only one TB connection, so you can't daisy chain it.

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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

Still pricey on a GB per dollar basis

Used as a library drive with Final Cut Pro X - idea for that purpose and love that the Thunderbolt cable is built in and can't be lost!

Built-in Tb Cable; Durable; Great Features; Massive Capacity

Not cheap

Good harddrive....spacious and really like the raid capabilities and the diferrent options to use raid based on the users personal uses.

We take a look at the Rugged, a portable Thunderbolt solution from LaCie. Read on as Tyler tells us all about the 500GB SSD version and what it can do.

LaCie's been supplying Mac users with drives since 1987, but the company's still able to surprise and delight the Mac community with new and innovative products. One that I had been looking forward to testing just showed up at the office -- the new LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt SSD (starting at...

This is now my main backup drive and everything about it is fast. Besides, for me (I work in petroleum exploration), ruggedness a very important factor, which is why I went with the SSD design in the first place.

Fast, fast, fast..; and reliable

All good; as far as I am concerned

Bought to link directly with a new MacBook pro this Hard drive is simple plug and play as is super fast. It will be travelling with me everywhere and this is the reason for this particular drive. This is my second drive now.