The LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB) continues in the footsteps of the other rugged drives from LaCie, with shock, pressure, and rain resistance, along with that high-recognizable orange border. For such a small, and therefore portable, drive it just seems like common sense to build-in so many safety features for your data.
The Rugged Mini is more than just a durable drive though, it's the warehouse of storage with a whopping 1TB of room on a hard disk that features 5400 RPM and a transfer rate up to 5Gb/s. The drive's USB 3.0 / 2.0 interface keeps all that data moving with speed and efficiency as well, no matter if you're using a Mac or a Windows machine.
In addition to its duties as your hard drive, the Rugged Mini comes with special extras done the LaCie way. LaCie Private-Public securely protects your files with password protection software built-in. Other features of the built-in software suite include automatic backups for Mac and PC computers, an Automatic Eco mode that can save up to 49% of power when not in use, and 10GB of free Wuala storage for one year.
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB |
| Interface | USB 3.0 USB 2.0 compatible |
| Disk Speed (RPM) | 5400 |
| Transfer Rate | USB 3.0: Up to 5Gb/s USB 2.0: Up to 480Mb/s |
| System Requirements |
Computer with USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port
High-speed Internet
Windows XP, Vista, 7
Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6
Minimum free disk space: 600MB recommended 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 | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 3.5 x 5.5 x 0.98" / 89 x 139.5 x 25mm |
| Weight | 10.6 oz / 300g |
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Comments about LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB):
great and simple to use. 1T memory is amazing.
i just miss the fire wire connection, but the usb 3.0 has a great transfer rate.
i recomend it.
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Use it to do all backup on my laptop and store all pics)
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Easy to use and install
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These drives are great! Small, tough and they look pretty cool to boot. I just bought my fourth one and love it!
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I hesitate only slightly to give this drive 5 stars because of a problem out of the box: the installer wouldn't work (I'm on a Mac), and I couldn't see the drive without running the installer. The good news is, it was relatively easy to reach customer support at LaCie, and they had me up and running in about 15 minutes. My only criticism in all of this is that they should update their installer software to run on the newer operating systems, and put it prominently on their website for download. The fix was more complicated than most people would know how to do on their own.
Now for the drive itself: So far, I love this drive. It seems pretty fast as it did my initial Time Machine backup much quicker than I expected, and it's quieter than any of my previous desktop drive. I barely even know it's there. I've only had the drive for a couple of weeks, so I can't speak to the reliability yet.
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Great hard drive. Was not able to download the software to get it working. For some reason my macbook would not let it install. Was able to bypass this by finding multiple articles online with people having the same problem. Easy fix once I found it. Would have got 5 stars if this did not happen. Everything is good now.
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Comments about LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB):
A very well designed harddrive. Plenty of cushion from falls both inside and out. Buy as many as you can afford
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I use the drive to backup my work for my companies project daily/weekly. I have not had the device long but it works very well so far. Its fast and rugged. My only complaint is with how I received it, which had nothing to do with the supplier or the manufacturer but with the United States Post Office and their ability to deliver.
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Comments about LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB):
Works great for storage in the field and as a hard-drive when editing the footage later.
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I use this product to backup my Mac. Very quick, simple and not noisy. A litte bit hot on surface, when running for long backup.
Generally, it's a very nice product.
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Comments about LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB):
This is my second portable drive, and so far I'm very pleased with it. It works absolutely fine, has good transfer speeds, password protection option and a nice rugged design. The drive is certainly more rugged that the other drive I had. It's quick, easy, and very portable.
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Comments about LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB):
This is mysecond LaCie external hard drive that I use to backup all of my RAW and finished files. My first was purchased over a year ago and worked flawlessly so this was an obvious choice for me.
Setup was easy; plugged it into my Mac and it was ready to go. Runs quiet. USB powered so that another power cord is not necessary.
No complaints, no regrets.
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Comments about LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB):
This product is doing everything it is asked to do so far. It was easy to install, is small and looks like it will handle my travel needs. So far it has worked flawlessly.
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I purchased this drive to store raw still image files while on extended travel. We use it to backup the raw files we plan to save as well as to keep from loading all files on the laptop we have with us because of its comparatively limited storage capacity.
Whats great; 100% plug and play with our Macbook Pro, was downloading files to it within 2 minutes of taking it out of the box. USB 3 is very fast, uploaded ~20GB of data to it from 3 SD cards in less than 15min. Design is simple and rugged.
Whats not so great; The price was a tad higher than other 1TB drives but this was easily compatible with Mac and Windows and more importantly sported USB 3, rather than 2. You get what you pay for. If you have an aversion to the color orange either get some paint or go without the rubber 'helmet'. I love orange so this goes in the Great category for me.
Great product.
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Comments about LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB):
The drive is very compact, well designed and fast. The build quality is awesome. The capacity meets my needs. And it works perfectly with USB 3.0. The drive is also quite light, so it's easy to carry around. Strongly recommend!
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Comments about LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB):
bigger than i expected, orange rubber thing comes off and not as protective as i assumed. Loud when spinning.
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Comments about LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB):
Love this hard drive! It has enough space to last me a good long while, but it's also compact enough that I can carry it around with me when I need be. And the rugged feature REALLY WORKS. It fell out of my backpack the other day onto a hard, tile floor and everything was still there. Wonderful.
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Comments about LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB):
I use this product to store video editing projects I am working on. It is small and super portable with lots of space. I have no problems with it. Its fast.
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Comments about LaCie Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive (1TB):
I needed a fast and lightweight portable drive for video editing on the go. I've had some experience with Lacie drives in the past. They've never failed me, so I bought this one. I could't be happier with it. It's solidly built, has great speeds and plenty of room, and fits easily into a camera or laptop bag.
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I use this for video and it has been great.
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