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LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C 5TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD – USB 3.0 compatible, Drop Shock Dust Water Resistant, 1 Mo Adobe CC (STFS5000800)

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Digital Storage Capacity 5 TB
Connectivity Technology USB, Thunderbolt
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Special Feature Water Resistant
Hard Disk Form Factor 2.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description Mechanical Hard Disk
Compatible Devices Desktop
Installation Type External Hard Drive
Color Black
Hard Disk Size 5 TB

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  • Enjoy high-speed file transfers and extreme in-field durability with Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C, an external hard drive
  • For those who have a need for speed, transfer files with speeds of up to 130MB/s using the integrated Thunderbolt cable that seamlessly wraps around the enclosure when not in use
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  • LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C 5TB THUNDERBOLT + USB 3.1
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    Hard Drive ‎5 TB Mechanical Hard Disk
    Brand ‎LaCie
    Series ‎Rugged Thunderbolt
    Item model number ‎STFS5000800
    Hardware Platform ‎PC, Mac
    Item Weight ‎1.32 pounds
    Product Dimensions ‎1.34 x 3.58 x 5.84 inches
    Item Dimensions LxWxH ‎1.34 x 3.58 x 5.84 inches
    Color ‎Black
    Flash Memory Size ‎5 GB
    Manufacturer ‎SEAGATE
    ASIN ‎B0727PN9ZX
    Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‎No
    Date First Available ‎April 25, 2017

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    4.4 out of 5 stars
    Best Sellers Rank #523 in External Hard Drives

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    坚韧的领域。 未来的证明。

    传奇般的坚固满足了USB-C的兼容性和超快的Thunderbolt速度。 结果?创造了一款在路上的强大工具,可帮助创意人员比以往更快,更高效地捕获,编辑和交付他们的工作。

    容量负荷

    Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C具有高达5TB的空间,非常适合素材的现场制作到后期制作,或用于存储海量内容库。

    3年数据救援

    如果 Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C出现问题,请轻松对待。 该驱动器具有3年的数据恢复服务。

    易备份软件

    LaCie Toolkit提供按需一键备份,计划自动备份和跨多个设备的文件夹同步

    使用Creative Cloud进行编辑

    通过一个月免费的Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps计划,将原始素材转换为完美的作品

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    容量 4TB 1TB 5TB 4TB 4TB 2TB
    笔记本传输速度 240MB/ s 510MB / s 130MB / s 130MB / s 130MB / s 130MB / s
    接口兼容性 Thunderbolt,USB 3.0 TB,TB 3,USB-C,USB 3.0 TB,TB 3,USB-C,USB 3.0 USB-C,USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB-C,USB 3.0
    防掉落,防飞溅,防尘
    特殊功能 RAID 0/1 系留电缆,SSD性能 系留电缆 迷你外形 迷你外形 高级加密

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    Enjoy high-speed file transfers and extreme in-field durability with Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C, an external hard drive. For those who have a need for speed, transfer files with speeds of up to 130MB/s using the integrated Thunderbolt cable that seamlessly wraps around the enclosure when not in use. Trek confidently with a portable external hard drive that’s drop, dust, and water resistant. Includes a one-month complimentary membership to Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps Plan for access to awesome photo and video editing apps. Enjoy long-term peace of mind with an included three-year limited warranty protection plan and rescue data recovery services

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    Customers find the external hard drive rugged and reliable, with one mentioning it can survive a waist-high drop. The drive is praised for its speed, portability as a compact drive, and storage capacity for large files, while being easy to set up and use. The functionality receives mixed feedback, with some reporting excellent performance while others experienced failures within weeks or months. The connectivity aspect also gets mixed reviews, with some praising the built-in Thunderbolt cable while others report disconnection issues.

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    52 customers mention "Durability"47 positive5 negative

    Customers find the external hard drive rugged and reliable, with one customer noting it can survive a waist-high drop.

    "...It iis very rugged with the orange rubber thing around the edges. I use this with my recording studio and my graphic design projects...." Read more

    "This drive is amazing. 4TB and can't beat that rugged quality. Some people hate the way the orange rubber looks, but I disagree...." Read more

    "...The protective covering definitely helps with small drops!..." Read more

    "I bought it, reformatted it for my MacPro15. Its fast, big and seems reliable so far...." Read more

    45 customers mention "Quality"45 positive0 negative

    Customers find the external hard drive to be of excellent quality.

    "This drive is amazing. 4TB and can't beat that rugged quality. Some people hate the way the orange rubber looks, but I disagree...." Read more

    "...an awesome tool to have, especially for pictures, videos, and finished content. The protective covering definitely helps with small drops!..." Read more

    "...It is a great drive, but is not nearly as fast as indicated in the description when you are moving thousands of small files around...." Read more

    "Very good disk, rought and fast...." Read more

    45 customers mention "Speed"32 positive13 negative

    Customers find the external hard drive fast, with one mentioning that it mounts quickly.

    "...Easy to setup and super fast. It is worth the extra money to get the thunderbolt connection because of how fast it transfers...." Read more

    "...from GoPro, Drone, and Stills Rig when traveling and this thing is blazing fast with a small footprint." Read more

    "...This drive is among the slowest I have encountered. I have a 6 year old USB 1 drive that speedier than this drive...." Read more

    "I bought it, reformatted it for my MacPro15. Its fast, big and seems reliable so far...." Read more

    31 customers mention "Portability"27 positive4 negative

    Customers find the external hard drive portable and compact, with one customer noting it's easy to hold and see.

    "...drive and I may do that in the future, but for now this is a great compact drive that looks classy and holds aa ton of files...." Read more

    "...I think it looks great and makes it really easy to hold and see your drive while you are at a coffee shop, airport, even at home...." Read more

    "...Stills Rig when traveling and this thing is blazing fast with a small footprint." Read more

    "I bought it, reformatted it for my MacPro15. Its fast, big and seems reliable so far...." Read more

    26 customers mention "Storage capacity"20 positive6 negative

    Customers appreciate the hard drive's storage capacity, particularly for large files and content on the go, with one customer mentioning it successfully stored their entire movie collection.

    "...for now this is a great compact drive that looks classy and holds aa ton of files. It iis very rugged with the orange rubber thing around the edges...." Read more

    "...You either have the option to use all 4 TB of storage, or to use 2 TB of storage and have it mirrored..." Read more

    "It appears to be saving all data on our iMac. This will of course be critical should the iMac have a melt down...." Read more

    "...But them what is new. This one is not recognized as a 5TB size by anything -- neither Mac, Linux nor Windows. What kind of fresh hell is this?..." Read more

    20 customers mention "Ease of setup"14 positive6 negative

    Customers find the external hard drive easy to set up and use.

    "...Easy to setup and super fast. It is worth the extra money to get the thunderbolt connection because of how fast it transfers...." Read more

    "Very fast, portable, convenient...." Read more

    "...who like most people, is not a computer or tech nerd, setting it up was anxiety provoking.It is not, plug it in and your set...." Read more

    "...It is so easy to register and set up. I was amazed to see that it can be dual formatted for Mac as well as Windows!..." Read more

    56 customers mention "Functionality"31 positive25 negative

    Customers have mixed experiences with the hard drive's functionality, with some reporting excellent performance, while others mention it failed after a week or within 6 months of use.

    "...It works like a charm!" Read more

    "...I'd say these types of drives are inherently unreliable because they get carried around a lot in bags, briefcases, etc...." Read more

    "...Aside from that, it mounts fast and from my experience works perfectly...." Read more

    "...It's a cheap crappy one just by looking at it but it also doesn't work at all...." Read more

    25 customers mention "Connectivity"10 positive15 negative

    Customers have mixed experiences with the hard drive's connectivity, with some appreciating the built-in Thunderbolt cable, while others report issues with disconnection.

    "...My only niggle is that there are two modes of connection: Thunderbolt 1+2 and Thunderbolt 3 [USB-C] but the TB1+2 cable is hard connected and the..." Read more

    "...The drive comes thoughtfully packaged and accessorized with cables for multiple power and data connections...." Read more

    "...to connect to most any computer, but there is a pre-installed cable that wraps around the drive and tucks in at the end...." Read more

    "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..." Read more

    BE ADVISED...TRANSFER SPEEDS ARE MUCH SLOWER THAN STATED!
    1 out of 5 stars
    BE ADVISED...TRANSFER SPEEDS ARE MUCH SLOWER THAN STATED!
    They state, "Thunderbolt speeds up to 510MB/s with SSD (HDD up to 130MB/s)". This was not true for me! I own about 20 external drives, so I am quite familiar with what to expect. This drive is among the slowest I have encountered. I have a 6 year old USB 1 drive that speedier than this drive. Using a MacBook Pro 2018 with Thunderbolt 3 USB 3.1 connections, this drive transfers data at the rate of about 25 MB per second, not the 510 MB stated on the product. I am less than impressed at these speeds. For example, I am transferring 2 TB of data right now, and it will take about 24 hours to complete the process. If you do the math, it is about 25MB per second...a far cry from their advertised speeds. Even at 130MB per second, the minimum of what they state, this job would take 4 hours, not 24 hours. The other annoying thing about this drive is that it states that it is USB 3.0 compatible but it is not Thunderbolt 3. They do provide all of the cabling you will need to connect to most any computer, but there is a pre-installed cable that wraps around the drive and tucks in at the end. If you own a computer that uses this connection, then you are good as gold. But if your computer doesn't have this connection, then you are stuck with the cable wrapped around the drive that you will never use. It's annoying and it is in the way and it cannot be removed. While I agree with the idea of what Lacie is trying to do, it only serves those people who own computers that use that specific cable connection. If you don't have a computer with that connector, then it's a useless appendage and an annoyance. I would expect to see better performance and product from a company like Lacie. I own many of their older drives, so I thought to give them another shot, but sadly disappointed. And lastly, I paid a premium of about 80% more for this drive over a similar drive, just so that I could take advantage of the USB Thunderbolt speeds, only to find the speed to be about 5% or at best 10% of the stated transfer speeds. One final point of fact, I took a 335 GB group of files and simply duplicated them on the drive itself....meaning that the information was not transferred from one device to another device...they were just copied on the same drive itself. That task took more than 4 hours. If you do the math, you will find that the transfer (duplication) speed was 23.3 MB per second!
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    • Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2021
      Capacity: 4TBStyle: Thunderbolt +USB-CPattern: HDDVerified Purchase
      This drive comes loaded with documents on it that are helpful. I did not know this before I formatted my drive, but I still got it all set up in the first night I got it. I was just not catching on at first to the right way to do it.

      I use a MAc and my wife had to show me the invisible partition, because at first it looked like my drive was not showing full capacity data limit. All that said, I got through the set up, and I love this unit! My wife wants me to go wireless wifi drive and I may do that in the future, but for now this is a great compact drive that looks classy and holds aa ton of files. It iis very rugged with the orange rubber thing around the edges. I use this with my recording studio and my graphic design projects. It works like a charm!
      4 people found this helpful
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    • Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2018
      Capacity: 4TBStyle: Thunderbolt +USB-CPattern: HDDVerified Purchase
      This drive is amazing. 4TB and can't beat that rugged quality. Some people hate the way the orange rubber looks, but I disagree. I think it looks great and makes it really easy to hold and see your drive while you are at a coffee shop, airport, even at home. Easy to setup and super fast. It is worth the extra money to get the thunderbolt connection because of how fast it transfers. Plan on buying another 4TB drive to be backup, but great work on this drive LaCie!
      One person found this helpful
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    • Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2020
      This Lacie Rugged Raid Pro is such an awesome tool to have, especially for pictures, videos, and finished content. The protective covering definitely helps with small drops! The fact that you have flexibility in terms of choosing your storage plan is also really cool. You either have the option to use all 4 TB of storage, or to use 2 TB of storage and have it mirrored (this is definitely something that I wish other external hard drives had too).
      One person found this helpful
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    • Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2018
      Capacity: 4TBStyle: Thunderbolt +USB-CPattern: HDDVerified Purchase
      Very fast, portable, convenient. My only niggle is that there are two modes of connection: Thunderbolt 1+2 and Thunderbolt 3 [USB-C] but the TB1+2 cable is hard connected and the TB3 isn't... it's not a huge deal but it does mean that if you want or need TB3 speed, you have to carry the TB3 cable separately. Aside from that, it mounts fast and from my experience works perfectly. I cannot comment on "rugged", as I don't think any drive should be mishandled and I'm certainly not going to do a life test. Do note that this is a platter drive, so no matter what "rugged" might indicate to you, if this is dropped when spooled, your data is gone forever as the platter or heads or both will be damaged. if you need truly rugged, you need a true SSD, not this.

      For me, I need to transfer loads of video from GoPro, Drone, and Stills Rig when traveling and this thing is blazing fast with a small footprint.
      4 people found this helpful
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    • Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2019
      Capacity: 5TBStyle: Thunderbolt +USB-CPattern: HDDVerified Purchase
      They state, "Thunderbolt speeds up to 510MB/s with SSD (HDD up to 130MB/s)". This was not true for me!

      I own about 20 external drives, so I am quite familiar with what to expect. This drive is among the slowest I have encountered. I have a 6 year old USB 1 drive that speedier than this drive. Using a MacBook Pro 2018 with Thunderbolt 3 USB 3.1 connections, this drive transfers data at the rate of about 25 MB per second, not the 510 MB stated on the product. I am less than impressed at these speeds. For example, I am transferring 2 TB of data right now, and it will take about 24 hours to complete the process. If you do the math, it is about 25MB per second...a far cry from their advertised speeds. Even at 130MB per second, the minimum of what they state, this job would take 4 hours, not 24 hours.

      The other annoying thing about this drive is that it states that it is USB 3.0 compatible but it is not Thunderbolt 3. They do provide all of the cabling you will need to connect to most any computer, but there is a pre-installed cable that wraps around the drive and tucks in at the end. If you own a computer that uses this connection, then you are good as gold. But if your computer doesn't have this connection, then you are stuck with the cable wrapped around the drive that you will never use. It's annoying and it is in the way and it cannot be removed. While I agree with the idea of what Lacie is trying to do, it only serves those people who own computers that use that specific cable connection. If you don't have a computer with that connector, then it's a useless appendage and an annoyance.

      I would expect to see better performance and product from a company like Lacie. I own many of their older drives, so I thought to give them another shot, but sadly disappointed.

      And lastly, I paid a premium of about 80% more for this drive over a similar drive, just so that I could take advantage of the USB Thunderbolt speeds, only to find the speed to be about 5% or at best 10% of the stated transfer speeds.

      One final point of fact, I took a 335 GB group of files and simply duplicated them on the drive itself....meaning that the information was not transferred from one device to another device...they were just copied on the same drive itself. That task took more than 4 hours. If you do the math, you will find that the transfer (duplication) speed was 23.3 MB per second!
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      BE ADVISED...TRANSFER SPEEDS ARE MUCH SLOWER THAN STATED!

      Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2019
      They state, "Thunderbolt speeds up to 510MB/s with SSD (HDD up to 130MB/s)". This was not true for me!

      I own about 20 external drives, so I am quite familiar with what to expect. This drive is among the slowest I have encountered. I have a 6 year old USB 1 drive that speedier than this drive. Using a MacBook Pro 2018 with Thunderbolt 3 USB 3.1 connections, this drive transfers data at the rate of about 25 MB per second, not the 510 MB stated on the product. I am less than impressed at these speeds. For example, I am transferring 2 TB of data right now, and it will take about 24 hours to complete the process. If you do the math, it is about 25MB per second...a far cry from their advertised speeds. Even at 130MB per second, the minimum of what they state, this job would take 4 hours, not 24 hours.

      The other annoying thing about this drive is that it states that it is USB 3.0 compatible but it is not Thunderbolt 3. They do provide all of the cabling you will need to connect to most any computer, but there is a pre-installed cable that wraps around the drive and tucks in at the end. If you own a computer that uses this connection, then you are good as gold. But if your computer doesn't have this connection, then you are stuck with the cable wrapped around the drive that you will never use. It's annoying and it is in the way and it cannot be removed. While I agree with the idea of what Lacie is trying to do, it only serves those people who own computers that use that specific cable connection. If you don't have a computer with that connector, then it's a useless appendage and an annoyance.

      I would expect to see better performance and product from a company like Lacie. I own many of their older drives, so I thought to give them another shot, but sadly disappointed.

      And lastly, I paid a premium of about 80% more for this drive over a similar drive, just so that I could take advantage of the USB Thunderbolt speeds, only to find the speed to be about 5% or at best 10% of the stated transfer speeds.

      One final point of fact, I took a 335 GB group of files and simply duplicated them on the drive itself....meaning that the information was not transferred from one device to another device...they were just copied on the same drive itself. That task took more than 4 hours. If you do the math, you will find that the transfer (duplication) speed was 23.3 MB per second!
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    • Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2025
      Capacity: 2TBStyle: Thunderbolt +USB-CPattern: HDDVerified Purchase
      I haven’t needed to use this yet, but, so far it’s as described and very highly recommended by friends.
    • Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2019
      I bought it, reformatted it for my MacPro15. Its fast, big and seems reliable so far. I have many of these with lessor memory and have not had even the oldest ones fail.

      I wish the connectors could be tougher/tighter. They can get loose over time.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2019
      Capacity: 2TBStyle: Thunderbolt +USB-CPattern: HDDVerified Purchase
      This LACIE 2TB drive is very fast on my MacBook Pro! It is so easy to register and set up. I was amazed to see that it can be dual formatted for Mac as well as Windows!
      Now I wish that I had purchased a 4TB or larger drive! I do plan on buying another LACIE USB 3.0 1TB as well for my MacBook Pro for use with Mac Time Machine as soon as I can afford to do so.
      Hope Santa reads this? 😳
      Last of all Amazon was GREAT because they stopped a previous order I made in order and QUICKLY refunded me on my Amazon Account. I’M IMPRESSED AL THE WAY with my product and Amazon
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      3.0 out of 5 stars Nice shape
      Reviewed in India on June 17, 2019
      Capacity: 5TBStyle: Thunderbolt +USB-CPattern: HDDVerified Purchase
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      Reviewed in India on July 2, 2020
      Capacity: 2TBStyle: Thunderbolt +USB-CPattern: HDDVerified Purchase
      This is the second LaCie lightning 2Tb external hard drive I have purchased in India. They are more expensive here but I needed them. So had to bite the bullet. Having said that, the units work well and with the lightning connection made, are very fast in downloading photos etc. They are ruggedly built but I’m not sure of the built in lightning cable as it is not a plug in unit. So if damaged can not be replaced. Would have preferred a plug in cable. So all in all, a good prosuct and lives up to its specifications. Only other comment is that the unit gets a bit warm sometimes when used extensively. Very good product.
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      Reviewed in India on July 2, 2020
      This is the second LaCie lightning 2Tb external hard drive I have purchased in India. They are more expensive here but I needed them. So had to bite the bullet. Having said that, the units work well and with the lightning connection made, are very fast in downloading photos etc. They are ruggedly built but I’m not sure of the built in lightning cable as it is not a plug in unit. So if damaged can not be replaced. Would have preferred a plug in cable. So all in all, a good prosuct and lives up to its specifications. Only other comment is that the unit gets a bit warm sometimes when used extensively. Very good product.
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