Bought this to use with MacBook Pro 2016 after seeing the positive reviews. It failed while I was overseas. When I returned I was outside the 15 day return period of Best Buy. So I had to return it to LaCie, who sent me a refurbished drive. I would have preferred to get a refund, but that was not an option. Today I began to use the refurbished drive. I followed the instructions in the setup assistant to the letter. Unfortunately, inexplicably, the software created two volumes--one very small one apparently with some drive software in MS-DOS format, and a second very large one in Mac extended journaled, presumably available for backup with Time Machine. But Time Machine recognized only the first, which means I would have very little space for backups. I then searched for and followed the instructions to erase both volumes. I restarted the computer multiple times throughout the processes. But Time Machine still recognizes only the useless volume. It is not worth any more time trying to get this to work. I will not buy another LaCie produce.

Excellent in every way. I use this physically small external drive (with large data storage space) for Time Machine backup with my desktop iMac. No formatting, no installation hassle, no problem. Every Lacie product I've bought has worked perfectly and still works while some other brands have fallen by the wayside. And it's nice that it is powered by the computer's Data port so there's no charger or power cord to add more clutter to my desk.

I bought this for my MacBook Air 2018 time machine, and also for my Mac desktop, it works great, only thing is if you are backing up your desktop or laptop with a lot of stuff it will take a long time, but at the end it does the job and for the price its a great buy. very nice design, very portable, and looks great.

Bought one Rugged LaCie external drive; it failed just before the 2 yr warranty ended; had to pay shipping and they replaced. Later bought another one; it failed 1 1/2 months after the 2 . yr warranty was over and they refused to give me a courtesy extension. The WD My Passport for Mac (and their other PC products) at least give you a three year warranty! I would advise avoiding all LaCie allegedly "rugged" products.

My Toshiba External/Portable Hard Drive broke after 5 years. I purchased the new 2017 MacBook Pro w/Touchbar which has only USB-C. The Apple store recommended me to buy this hard drive or G-Tech. Price is insanely high. But...I am a sucker for "nice design". It works well, fast, and it comes with USB-C ->USB-C & USB-C to regular USB adapter which was a plus. Saving me $10-XX on a dongle.

This is my second Porsche backup drive and for me the best thing about it is that it is simple. I'm one of those guys who is easily frustrated when technology is more complicated that it seems it should be, so this is my kind of product. Easy to use and plenty fast for my needs. I appreciate the recommendation I received from the employees in the store.

I needed a new external drive in order to make sure I had my older 15.4" MacBook Pro laptop backed up before I had some major work done on it. I wanted a reliable product, but didn't want to make a major "investment level" purchase for this drive and definitely did want something I felt would be competent for the job. This product was a good size, good price and did a perfect job for me.

I bought this as a backup (Time Machine) drive for me Mac. It’s very fast when using USB-C (thunderbolt) and only slightly slower on USB. It’s well built, looks nice, and is very slim. My only complaint is that it gets pretty hot when it’s been running a bit. Overall good buy.