I reformatted this for windows 10 and partitioned it. It was very easy to do using the Windows management tools. The drive is quite quiet. I hear a quiet hum and it clicks when accessing data but is quieter than most of the drives that I own. It seems to be working well- very fast access.

I use this drive for video editing in Premiere Pro, both 1080HD and 4k video files. I picked this model based on my experience with Lacie products and the speed of this drive. I'm 4 and a half months in and it's been solid. I would buy this drive again. A lot of bang for the buck. Update Feb.

After using the LaCie 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 - 16TB for about a year alongside the previous model (LaCie 2big Dock Thunderbolt 2). Pros: The ports on the front of the Hard drive. Cons: It is no faster to use in real life compared to the previous model.

Warning - If you have a Thunderbolt 2 Mac don't expect the 2 additional cables needed to be purchased (Apple Thunderbolt 2 to 3 converter and then cable connecting to drive ￡75) will do the trick they won't........this foxed me for a bit thinking the unit was broken...

Fast shipping and working as expected.

LaCie's 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3, designed by Neil Poulton, is the latest addition to the company's professional product line. A two disk external drive, it offers fast transfer speeds courtesy of its Thunderbolt 3 interfaces; there's two of them, and there's also a USB 3.1 Type-C port as well.

Capacity; Compact design; Interface options; RAID Manager software; 5-year warranty

Pricey; Having to use the power button on the rear panel for RAID change confirmation; Really needs SSD's to get the best of the Thunderbolt 3 interface