Had to give it three stars as the item, a disk drive, was faulty. Amazon's returns policy is really good though and a new drive is on the way. I have four of these Lacie drives working on my system and this is the first one that has gone wrong for me and I have had no problems with Lacie products in...

no not really too slow

works well; is very portable

i cannot get the thunderbolt connection up in speed

I have a 2T Rugged Lacie drive and it has operated flawlessly for years. On that basis I purchased a 5T unit. Unfortunately the drive overheated immediately and needed to be replaced. Here is where the real trouble begins. The unit is under warranty, I called for replacement directions.

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.

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

At first glance, LaCie's new Rugged Thunderbolt drive doesn't look much different from it's predecessor the Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series, but the company has made some improvements to this iconic drive.

Captive Thunderbolt cable; Good shock and dust protection; Consistant and fast speeds

Bulky case

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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

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.

I like that the thunderbolt and USB-C connection will work when I finally upgrade to a new Mac after my laptop, a late 2011 Macbook Pro finally croaks, though it's just slow, not really failing. I bought two of these and rotate them as A & B time machine backup drives. I sleep well at night.

Tons of space. Rugged enough to take anywhere in the world.