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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 423 reviews

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97%would recommend to a friend

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Customers admire the Rugged 1TB External USB 3.0/Thunderbolt Portable Hard Drive's durability, speed due to its Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 connectivity, and compact size, making it ideal for travel and storage of large files such as HD videos and music libraries. The drive's design also receives positive feedback. However, some customers find the price to be a drawback and have experienced occasional connectivity issues.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lightning Fast

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This drive works great with my Mac. Lightning Fast data transfer speeds. Extremely durable. A little heavy but not bad.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Rugged tech!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nicely protected and rugged piece of tech for my fieldwork. Also a nice feature to be able to partition space for both Mac and Windows applications.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive for everything

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This hard drive is awesome for on the go photography and is very fast at transferring files. I will buy another one when this one fills up!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for portability!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this hard drive for portability and it's ease of use. Works great as a time machine backup for my MacBook Pro.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Rugged, does the job, reliable

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very good product. Now I must have 2 of them!!! The unit is quiet. It is easy to set-up. Requires little maintenance. Does the job intended. Reliable. Dependable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb 3.0

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best HD I have ever had

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Simply amazing, Great for my Mac and IPhoto. Look no farther this is the one

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Thunderbolt

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    i always buy lacie

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    ive been using lacie hard drives for years and they have been great! this one is cool because it has a built in thunderbolt for mac users.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Usb 3.0

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best External Drive. Ever.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have had several externals and this is new new standard. I have literally 4 orange little boxes on my desk and won't buy anything else.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for transfering large amount of dataquickly

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing external hard drive. Will deffinately get another when I need one. Recommend for anyone who has to back up large quantities of data. Transferred 32GB of music (over 8k files) in under 5min

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent for use with thunderbolt connection

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Single thunderbolt connection on my new MBP makes this the fastest most reliable external hard drive currently available from best buy retail stores.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great rugged card.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Still works to this day. A good amount of storage for most people.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great so far

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My last backup drive crashed when I dropped it. Was looking for something durable and portable, this seemed to be one of the best deals on the market.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Rugged external hard drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I use this for travel with work, it is great to just be able to throw it in my bag or luggage and go.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Super Fast. If your looking for a hard drive, this one is it. Thunderbolt bolt connectivity is the way to go now. So long USB lol

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I'm impressed!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have been running 1080p ProRes .mov files off this drive flawlessly for a couple of months. It's pretty impressive!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sturdy and durable

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like using the Lace hard drive as a great back up for my pro tools music recordings. It is durable and works with my iMac.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent drive for Macs

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I need space on my MacBook Pro, so I moved my three virtual machines to this drive and they run just like they were on the internal drive,

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Rugged and reliable

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm a mobile DJ and I have other portable drives to fail on me during a gig but this device has been there for me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Product works well. Too early to know about quality long term.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was looking for a external back up for my wife's IMac. It worked perfect with Time Machine. It has plenty of space for future backups.

    I would recommend this to a friend