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LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive
- Price: $129.99
- Free Shipping (USA)
- In Stock
- B&H # LARTU37500
- Mfr# 301983
Product Highlights
- Capacity of 500GB
- USB 3.0 & FireWire 800 Ports
- Works with FireWire 400 & USB 2.0
- Max Data Transfer Rate of Up to 110MB/s
- 7200rpm Disk Speed
- AES 256-Bit Encryption
- LaCie Backup Software
- 10GB of Online Storage
- Rugged Protection
- Windows and Mac Compatible
The 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive from LaCie is a rough-and-tumble ready, high-speed, ultra-portable hard drive. In terms of protection, it features the famous orange, rubberized shock-resistant, exterior sleeve, aluminum anti-scratch casing, internal rubber bumpers, and a 1000g shock-resistant hard drive. Built to military specifications, you can be sure that the drive is protected from damage that can occur during daily use. If off, the drive can withstand drops of up to 2 meters.
The drive features a 7200rpm disk speed and can connect to your computer via the super-fast USB 3.0 port or via one of two FireWire 800 ports.* The USB 3.0 port is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and the FireWire 800 ports are backwards compatible with FireWire 400. With the included software suite, you can setup the drive, establish AES 256-bit encryption on the drive, automatically backup your computer's data, and save up to 10GB of data online. The software also includes an Automatic Eco mode that lowers the drive's power consumption by 40% when it's not in use.
Note! * USB 3.0 for Mac is possible if you download the appropriate driver from LaCie and have installed their USB 3.0 Mac-compatible ExpressCard/34 in your computer. See the specs tab for more info as well as LaCie's website
Triple Interface for the Best Performance
- LaCie Rugged Triple Hard Disk provides universal connectivity: you've got the superior speeds of USB 3.0 and FireWire 800, and full backward compatibility with FireWire 400 and USB 2.0
- You can transfer a 700MB video file in less than 7 seconds with USB 3.0, compared to 25 seconds with USB 2.0. Additionally, you can use the LaCie Mac USB 3.0 Driver to improve data transfer speed on your Mac (up to a 30% performance increase compared to FireWire 800)
Four Levels of Rugged Protection
- The drive conforms to military standard 810-F, and can support drops from up to two meters. It helps you carry your files with confidence, no matter where the road takes you, thanks to its shock-absorbing sleeve, aluminum anti-scratch casing, internal rubber bumpers, and a 1000g shock-resistant hard drive. Calculations are based on average read time
Fifth Level of Data Security
- LaCie AES 256-bit encryption software comes standard with the Rugged Triple. We've made it easy for you to create a password-protected area on your drive where you can securely store all of your confidential information
User-Friendly Software Suite Included
- The Rugged Triple also offers easy setup and automatic backup on both PC and Mac computers. It also features an automatic Eco mode that lowers the power consumption by up to 40% when not in use, increasing the battery life of your notebook. In addition, you get 10GB of Wuala Online Storage included for one year to securely store and share your data online
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The full list of software for PC and Mac included with the drive is as follows:
• Easy setup (LaCie Setup Assistant)
• Automatic backup (LaCie Backup Assistant)
• AES 256-bit encryption: LaCie Private-Public software with password protection
• Automatic Eco mode: lowers the power consumption by up to 40% when not in use (may vary from one drive to another)
• 10GB Wuala Secure Online Storage (1 year included)
Go To
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB |
| Interface |
1x USB 3.0 Port, backwards compatible with USB 2.0 2x FireWire 800, backwards compatible with FireWire 400 |
| Transfer Rate |
Interface Transfer Rate: USB 3.0: up to 5Gbps USB 2.0: up to 480Mbps FireWire 800: up to 800Mbps FireWire 400: up to 400Mbps (cable sold separately) |
| Drive Speed | 7200rpm |
| Buffer | Not specified by the manufacturer |
| Max. Sustained Transfer Rate | Up to 110MB/s |
| System Requirements |
Computer with a USB 3.0, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, or USB 2.0 port High-speed Internet for online storage Latest version of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 / Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 Minimum free disk space: 600MB recommended Time Machine compatible For USB 3.0 Mac compatibility: Mac Pro with LaCie USB 3.0 PCI Express Card (requires available PCI Express slot) MacBook Pro with LaCie USB 3.0 ExpressCard/34 (requires available ExpressCard/34 slot) |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Mounting | Desktop |
| Power Requirements | Bus-powered |
| Environmental Requirements | Not specified by the manufacturer |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 3.5 x 1 x 5.7" / 9 x 2.8 x 14.5cm |
| Weight | 9.2 oz / 260g |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 42 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
95%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to use (25)
- Portable (24)
- Compact (21)
- Quiet (21)
- Easy to set up (20)
Cons
Best Uses
- File transfer (18)
- Video (18)
- Back-up (16)
- Photo storage (13)
- Additional storage (11)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Power user (20), Casual user (4)
- Primary use:
- Business (34), Personal (6)
- Computer Platform:
- Mac (34), PC (5)
Most Liked Positive Review
Quickly becoming a standard
I was not wild about the LaCie ruggeds when they first hit the scene. Inspired by a design from Captain Scarlet seemed to be a bizarre angle to take. At least, if you've SEEN...Read complete review
I was not wild about the LaCie ruggeds when they first hit the scene. Inspired by a design from Captain Scarlet seemed to be a bizarre angle to take. At least, if you've SEEN Captain Scarlet. None the less, these little babies are pretty reliable in my experience. They're perfect for downloading footage in dubious locations. They're bus-powered, so if you have a producer that insists on dumping footage in a 15-pass during a company move, these drives will save your skin. Also, if you're shooting somewhere with wonky power. You'll feel comfy passing them off to whomever at the end of the day. I don't really recommend playing hockey or football with them, despite the fun shape and size, but one mustn't treat them like a house of cards either.
The triple interface ensures that you'll be able to use these on whatever crazy computer you're saddled with, be it your own blazing DIT station, or some hand-me-down laptop that a shoe-string budget production slaps in front of you.
I'd buy more of these things.
VS
Most Liked Negative Review
I'd love to support LaCie, but...
Unfortunately I have been through 2 of these drives, neither of which lasted more than....well as soon as I received them. Both drives were DOA. Returned both and will probably not ...Read complete review
Unfortunately I have been through 2 of these drives, neither of which lasted more than....well as soon as I received them. Both drives were DOA. Returned both and will probably not order another...ever. Oh and their customer service seemed like it was cumbersome to work with, so I returned it to the store I bought it from.
REVIEWS
Reviewed by 42 customers
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Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
Quick to move data, reliable, usb 3.0 and firewire great to have
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
great for traveling, do not need a power source
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
This is a great drive. Our production company owns 8 of these and use them on a daily basis to move media within the office or to clients. Highly recomend this product. You will not be disapointed!
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Compact
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
As a video professional, I have had the opportunity to use many portable drives to store video files when on a shoot.
In my opinion the Lacie tripple interface is about the best "hand-off" option there is. The qualities I want to see are speed, ease of use, reliability, and quality of design and construction.
When we shoot on SXS or P2 cards we need a good reliable portable storage to hand to the client, the LaCie aside from being well made gives the client the option of using USB, Fire wire 400 or 800 to get the files into their NLE.
Time after time this is the drive clients request.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Compact
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
- Rugged
Cons
- No Power Switch
Best Uses
- File Transfer
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
USE: Pro use for large shoot files and dubbing back the whole edit. I like the 7200RPM drives and the triple interface is handy for choices - including if you can only find obne working cable or one port goes bad. We have purchased close to 100 of these Rugged drives and have very very few failures. I have one with a bad FW800 port but since the others work, NP. I have some that get "old" but basically these rfeally hold up. The orange wrap around is supposed to be removable but I have seldom taken off the orange bumper. It just helps to absorb the shock of a fall and it nice to grip in your hand or non slip on a table. A little heavier than some drives but sturdy and they don't tend to slip and fall off a table.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
-- durable, cheap, what more do you want. a little ugly but does the job.
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
Solid. Works like you want it to. Nothing exciting but it gets the job done.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I use these when i shoot abroad, perfect for downloading from P2 cards at the end of the day when on short trips (I leave the heavy 2 or 3TB drives back at our main base of operations, and copy from the 500GB drives to the big drives when we are back at the ranch). Appreciate the stability -- have taken them in just the past 6 months on multiple trips to sizzling hot rural Bulgaria, springtime Berlin, deep frozen wintry Maine. Never a problem! Just basically reliable storage and so light i can take 3 of them in my carry-on and still have room for the obligatory English mystery novel, makeup kit, MacBook Pro, and healthy snacks bag. Excellent
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
Great for dumping footage while on shoots and for storage back at the office. It's rugged design is a godsend for those who have a habit of accidently knocking over drives with their feet or off their desk. Nothing is worse than having your hard-earned files disappear because you bumped a drive. All-around great product.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
Cons
Best Uses
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
For travel with a laptop this is the best drive to have for photo file transfer and storage.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
best thing you can get for a portable HD that runs at 7200rpm. Wish they made 1TB @ 7200RPM, maybe by now they do. but they're prefect and reliable. way more than my g-drives
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
Had a drive from a different company fail on set when a PA accidentally kicked the power cord and it fell during file transfer. Got a couple of these little guys right after and so far, so good (knock on wood).
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I have had these before and they have failed, as will all drives. this one is fast with a usb 3.0, but at they say in the news business, "only time will tell". Well not in the news business, but you know what i mean.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
- Slow
Best Uses
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I bought this hard drive to back up footage while I was shooting a documentary. It was great because at the end of a long day of shooting, I could dump all the footage onto the drive. I needed a sturdy drive because we were traveling around a lot and it was going to be in a backpack much of the time. Pros: Sturdy, reliable thus far, fairly fast transfer rate.Cons: The drive can be a little slow when reading files. I made the mistake of editing off of it once and it's not really great for that. From now on, I will probably use it just to dump footage onto and then use something else for editing.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I use this portable hard drive when on location getting assets for multi media productions. Not only can it handle my photographic raw files easily. It can also handle my movie files quickly and reliably.
In fact, when on location, I edit my work on my laptop, keeping all the asset files on the Lacie portable drive. The workflow is seamless.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
Works great as a portable drive.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I have used this drive for years and they keep getting cheaper in price larger in capacity. Love it.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Transport heavy files
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I work with video editing, video post and animation an very often have to move to different places with my projects, so this is an excellent way to, not only transport heavy volumes of digital footage, so you can avoid manipulating your desktop hard drives (like in my case) but also work directly in the drive, because of its high speed and stability. I've been working with this model of portable hd, and with the LaCie brand for many years and never have any problem. Is an excellent choice.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I use this drive to record sensitive acoustic music, often it sits only 3-4-5 feet from the music source with no problem of acoustically bleeding into the mics.
It's the quietest drive I've ever used, it's the most dependable drive I've ever used (NEVER had one fail after 5 years and other drives crashing left and right - NOT THIS ONE!).
I'm thinking to slowly replace all other drives I own with Lacie Rugged - just great. And it almost looks good! It's actually nice looking if you get the non-orange rubber covers, but at least I can find the orange ones anywhere I've put it down.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy to use
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- File Transfer
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
i dump video/audio files on the this item to send to clients both locally and overseas. i have never had a problem. very durable
I use them to back up all my mac files..
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 42 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
95%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to use (25)
- Portable (24)
- Compact (21)
- Quiet (21)
- Easy to set up (20)
Cons
Best Uses
- File transfer (18)
- Video (18)
- Back-up (16)
- Photo storage (13)
- Additional storage (11)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Power user (20), Casual user (4)
- Primary use:
- Business (34), Personal (6)
- Computer Platform:
- Mac (34), PC (5)
Most Liked Positive Review
Quickly becoming a standard
I was not wild about the LaCie ruggeds when they first hit the scene. Inspired by a design from Captain Scarlet seemed to be a bizarre angle to take. At least, if you've SEEN...Read complete review
I was not wild about the LaCie ruggeds when they first hit the scene. Inspired by a design from Captain Scarlet seemed to be a bizarre angle to take. At least, if you've SEEN Captain Scarlet. None the less, these little babies are pretty reliable in my experience. They're perfect for downloading footage in dubious locations. They're bus-powered, so if you have a producer that insists on dumping footage in a 15-pass during a company move, these drives will save your skin. Also, if you're shooting somewhere with wonky power. You'll feel comfy passing them off to whomever at the end of the day. I don't really recommend playing hockey or football with them, despite the fun shape and size, but one mustn't treat them like a house of cards either.
The triple interface ensures that you'll be able to use these on whatever crazy computer you're saddled with, be it your own blazing DIT station, or some hand-me-down laptop that a shoe-string budget production slaps in front of you.
I'd buy more of these things.
VS
Most Liked Negative Review
I'd love to support LaCie, but...
Unfortunately I have been through 2 of these drives, neither of which lasted more than....well as soon as I received them. Both drives were DOA. Returned both and will probably not ...Read complete review
Unfortunately I have been through 2 of these drives, neither of which lasted more than....well as soon as I received them. Both drives were DOA. Returned both and will probably not order another...ever. Oh and their customer service seemed like it was cumbersome to work with, so I returned it to the store I bought it from.
REVIEWS
Reviewed by 42 customers
Sort by
Displaying reviews 1-20
Previous | Next »
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
Quick to move data, reliable, usb 3.0 and firewire great to have
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
great for traveling, do not need a power source
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
This is a great drive. Our production company owns 8 of these and use them on a daily basis to move media within the office or to clients. Highly recomend this product. You will not be disapointed!
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Compact
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
As a video professional, I have had the opportunity to use many portable drives to store video files when on a shoot.
In my opinion the Lacie tripple interface is about the best "hand-off" option there is. The qualities I want to see are speed, ease of use, reliability, and quality of design and construction.
When we shoot on SXS or P2 cards we need a good reliable portable storage to hand to the client, the LaCie aside from being well made gives the client the option of using USB, Fire wire 400 or 800 to get the files into their NLE.
Time after time this is the drive clients request.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Compact
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
- Rugged
Cons
- No Power Switch
Best Uses
- File Transfer
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
USE: Pro use for large shoot files and dubbing back the whole edit. I like the 7200RPM drives and the triple interface is handy for choices - including if you can only find obne working cable or one port goes bad. We have purchased close to 100 of these Rugged drives and have very very few failures. I have one with a bad FW800 port but since the others work, NP. I have some that get "old" but basically these rfeally hold up. The orange wrap around is supposed to be removable but I have seldom taken off the orange bumper. It just helps to absorb the shock of a fall and it nice to grip in your hand or non slip on a table. A little heavier than some drives but sturdy and they don't tend to slip and fall off a table.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
-- durable, cheap, what more do you want. a little ugly but does the job.
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
Solid. Works like you want it to. Nothing exciting but it gets the job done.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I use these when i shoot abroad, perfect for downloading from P2 cards at the end of the day when on short trips (I leave the heavy 2 or 3TB drives back at our main base of operations, and copy from the 500GB drives to the big drives when we are back at the ranch). Appreciate the stability -- have taken them in just the past 6 months on multiple trips to sizzling hot rural Bulgaria, springtime Berlin, deep frozen wintry Maine. Never a problem! Just basically reliable storage and so light i can take 3 of them in my carry-on and still have room for the obligatory English mystery novel, makeup kit, MacBook Pro, and healthy snacks bag. Excellent
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
Great for dumping footage while on shoots and for storage back at the office. It's rugged design is a godsend for those who have a habit of accidently knocking over drives with their feet or off their desk. Nothing is worse than having your hard-earned files disappear because you bumped a drive. All-around great product.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
Cons
Best Uses
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
For travel with a laptop this is the best drive to have for photo file transfer and storage.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
best thing you can get for a portable HD that runs at 7200rpm. Wish they made 1TB @ 7200RPM, maybe by now they do. but they're prefect and reliable. way more than my g-drives
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
Had a drive from a different company fail on set when a PA accidentally kicked the power cord and it fell during file transfer. Got a couple of these little guys right after and so far, so good (knock on wood).
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I have had these before and they have failed, as will all drives. this one is fast with a usb 3.0, but at they say in the news business, "only time will tell". Well not in the news business, but you know what i mean.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
- Slow
Best Uses
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I bought this hard drive to back up footage while I was shooting a documentary. It was great because at the end of a long day of shooting, I could dump all the footage onto the drive. I needed a sturdy drive because we were traveling around a lot and it was going to be in a backpack much of the time. Pros: Sturdy, reliable thus far, fairly fast transfer rate.Cons: The drive can be a little slow when reading files. I made the mistake of editing off of it once and it's not really great for that. From now on, I will probably use it just to dump footage onto and then use something else for editing.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I use this portable hard drive when on location getting assets for multi media productions. Not only can it handle my photographic raw files easily. It can also handle my movie files quickly and reliably.
In fact, when on location, I edit my work on my laptop, keeping all the asset files on the Lacie portable drive. The workflow is seamless.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
Works great as a portable drive.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I have used this drive for years and they keep getting cheaper in price larger in capacity. Love it.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Transport heavy files
- Video
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I work with video editing, video post and animation an very often have to move to different places with my projects, so this is an excellent way to, not only transport heavy volumes of digital footage, so you can avoid manipulating your desktop hard drives (like in my case) but also work directly in the drive, because of its high speed and stability. I've been working with this model of portable hd, and with the LaCie brand for many years and never have any problem. Is an excellent choice.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy to use
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
I use this drive to record sensitive acoustic music, often it sits only 3-4-5 feet from the music source with no problem of acoustically bleeding into the mics.
It's the quietest drive I've ever used, it's the most dependable drive I've ever used (NEVER had one fail after 5 years and other drives crashing left and right - NOT THIS ONE!).
I'm thinking to slowly replace all other drives I own with Lacie Rugged - just great. And it almost looks good! It's actually nice looking if you get the non-orange rubber covers, but at least I can find the orange ones anywhere I've put it down.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy to use
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- File Transfer
Comments about LaCie 500GB Rugged Triple Interface USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive:
i dump video/audio files on the this item to send to clients both locally and overseas. i have never had a problem. very durable
I use them to back up all my mac files..
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
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