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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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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    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

    Worth the Money

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

    We're using this as an external hard drive for an Apple laptop. We do broadcast recordings and needed a portable hard drive to store these files on. So far it's not disappointed.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Survived an 11 year old

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

    I bought this for my 11 year old. He can easily operate it, it plugs into both his Mac and pc, and it has survived him without a scratch for over 6 months.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very reliable

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

    Sturdy and dependable external hard drive. I'm backing up most of my life's work on it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    external drive

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    my daughter loves this it saves storage on her college lap top

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

    A photographers must have hard drive

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

    My Favorite External Hard Drive. I love the hard drive; the price and quality.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It’s Fast and Tough!

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

    This unit is tough! Love it I use it for all of my files.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as advertised

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

    The external HD does exactly what I need to do and the transfer speeds are great!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    File Search

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

    My third LaCie Rugged drive. Easy to use. I use it as a backup for my hard drive and to store files I want to travel with.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great backup tool

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

    This is the 3rd LaCie Product I bought. Should have started with the biggest, baddest one. Holds alot. Easy to backup everything. Can grab it in a minute if fire/tornado hit!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    MF Hard drive, Drives hard.

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

    This is the bench mark of all portables. It’s rough and rugged. It also has 5tb and formatted for both Mac and windows.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    LaCie - Rugged 5TB External USB-C

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    5TB External USB-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive - Is a must have and holds a lot.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for travel

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

    5TB whit USB C faster copy from any other USB C port great for travel data backups

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great but USB-C cord

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

    Great storage space but need an extra USB-C card because the cord will short out after a 2 month

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Im going to build a large house with these one day

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

    Perfect. My go to hard drive for all things video editing

    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.

    Portable and tough. Dropped it a few times and no issues.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good enough

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

    Great storage capacity. Downside, unable to edit. There is another model by the same maker which allows you to edit while reviewing. That model is currently on sale which brings it to the same price as this one. Wish I knew.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I have used these for 20 years...never failed me!!

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

    I seem to buy a new one every 10 years not because the last LaCie Rugged is faulty but they are so incredibly reliable for the professional audio and video.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    LaCie drives are great

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

    Works as expected. Like the color. “Bump proof” is good… problem was actually with computer, not previous LaCie external drive so now have a spare…

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sturdy and faster then expected.

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

    We got the 5 tb usbc version. Faster then i would expect from a non-ssd. Good price, performance and capacity ratio.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Tough rugged take anywhere 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.

    Had to return this product simply because it was not the thunderbolt version which is much faster than this one but, as far as hard drives go it works perfectly fine.

    I would recommend this to a friend