I was looking for a fast and reliable portable drive to carry files when I travel. This one had a rugged design and seemed to be exactly what I was looking for, so I gave it a try. I've been using it for a few months now, without any issues.

I bought this drive a few months ago, been using it for backups and storing my music library. It's very simple to use - play-and-play, very fast, it works perfectly with Time Machine and the USB 3 speed is great. The casing doesn't get scratched easily, still looks like new.

I got this Rugged just recently, and it's already made a big difference to my workflow. It's very fast, and it has enough space for all of my backups and media. The backup is really easy to run, as the drive is compatible with Time Machine. It's FANTASTIC, as far as I'm concerned.

If you need the fastest rugged portable storage, the LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt ($199.99 list) is the external drive you want. This solid-state drive (SSD) is made for a Mac, but is strong enough for a PC, especially now that Thunderbolt is available on Windows laptops.

Speedy SSD; Thunderbolt Interface; USB 3.0; Both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt cable included; Ruggedized to take commuting abuse; SSD can be moved while in use.

Still pricey on a GB per dollar basis

The Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt that LaCie announced today is the third bus-powered Thunderbolt drive to hit the market and the second one that also supports USB 3.0. Its two contenders are the Elgato Thunderbolt SSD, which is the very first Thunderbolt drive that's bus-powered, and the recently...

The LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt offers great performance; USB 3.0 support; and is rugged and competitively priced

The LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt offers just one Thunderbolt port and its SSD version offers only 120GB of storage space

This is a good, compact, quiet and fast drive. It doesn't weigh much at all. I would like if it was 7200rpm but 5400rpm is good too. The product suits my needs perfectly and hasn't given me any hiccups yet.

I've owned this drive for about a year and I like it; I just bought a second one. I have the 1TB, 5400 RPM version; there are also two 500GB versions of this "Rugged Triple" with the dual FW800 ports and single USB3 port; one of these 500GB versions runs at 7200 RPM (as Lacie's literature and...

The former one was strong (I used it for 18 months and I travel constantly) and well-protected (although with time, the aluminium enclosure of the original rugged would suffer somewhat - it did). The new one looks really indestructible.

Great product, does what its supposed to do, comes with attached thunderbolt cable and also USB 3 cable.

Product used to transfer & store large pic files and video multimedia files from Mac. By moving these files from Mac hard drive to this portable drive, computer speed is enhanced. Product size is rather bulky but since it's bomb-proof, maybe it's worth it.

Compact yet rugged; Fast

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