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Your price for this item is $169.99
The comparable value price is $179.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 830 reviews

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  • Value

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

  • Ease of Use

    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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93%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers love the Rugged 5TB External Hard Drive for its outstanding durability, ample storage capacity, and quick speeds. The drive's compact size for its storage and USB-C connectivity are also appreciated. Some customers have noted potential connectivity issues and consider the price to be a bit high.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Reliable and affordable redundant backup

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Simple backups and very reliable drive. Perfect for my daily needs. Combined with my online storage it makes for reliable and redundant backups

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast transfer.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    great shuttle drive, fast and easy. For the price it is the best option.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A Hard Drive That Lives Up to Its Name

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    LaCie drives are as rugged as their name implies. The orange casing is a sure-fire way to product your product and the data that it holds.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Workhorse backup solution

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Reliable, rugged, fast. The only downside is the cord is a bit short.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    LaCie

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I use these for all my photo storage and backup! They're wonderful and super reliable! I even broke one once and the company replaced it no charge! They have a 2 year warranty with purchase!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Storage

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great storage device they sell here couldn’t ask for anything better

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    External HD

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent external HD! I just wish my new Mac computer had the save capacity as this external one does.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this item!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    love this item. it's so robust and dependable. love it. will be getting another one

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great as always

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

    can never go wrong with a Lacie rugged hard drive!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect Backup!

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very rugged and durable. It's an excellent backup for all your large files.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good value

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product at a very reasonable price. Rugged little hard drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    rugged and fast

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This external storage is very rugged so it will continue to work on accidental falls. I use it to backup MAC Laptop with time machine and it's ultra fast.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    it works great.

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works great. so far is so good. But the only cones is that the connection to device is sometimes loose which cause disconnection and stops device from working!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Hard Drive

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

    I’ve been using these hard drives for years! There is something g about that orange rubber that makes me feel safe if I ever have an accident and drop it

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Rugged

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very strong device. I have already recommended it to friends and family

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Hard drive Available

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The best hard drive money can buy. I can take this anywhere I need to with no worries.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These are the best hard drives, super reliable, I've never had one fail on me.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Im very happy with this product. Very good for what i needed it for

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

    Easy to use

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

    Easy to use. Definitely enough space! Definitely recommend

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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

    I love this hard drive and it was that reason why I bought a second one for one of my family members to try it out.

    I would recommend this to a friend