LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Triple 1 TB USB 3.0 Firewire 800 (2x) Portable Hard Drive 301984

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• 1 TB storage capacity with 5400 rotational speed (rpm)
• Drop resistant up to approximately 78 inches (2 meters)
• Interface: 1 x USB 3.0 port (USB 2.0 compatible) and 2 x Firewire 800 ports
• AES 256-bit encryption keeps your files secure
• Enhanced speed and connectivity

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 1 x 5.7 inches ; 8.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0058BDFZ8
• Item model number: 301984
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #38 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Data Storage > External Hard Drives
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 27, 2011

Product Description

Size: 1 TB

From the Manufacturer

Featuring speed and complete compatibility with USB 3.0 and FireWire 800s

The LaCie Rugged Triple Hard Disk provides universal connectivity: you've got the superior speeds of USB 3.0 and FireWire 800, and full backward compatibility with FireWire 400 and USB 2.0. You can transfer a 700MB video file in less than 7 seconds with USB 3.0, compared to 25 seconds with USB 2.0. Additionally, you can use the LaCie Mac USB 3.0 Driver to improve data transfer speed on your Mac (up to a 30% performance increase compared to FireWire 800). Whether your goal is super speed or complete compatibility, the Rugged Triple has everything you need.

Four levels of rugged protection so you can carry your files with confidence

Easy setup and automatic backup with the included software

Four Levels of Rugged Protection

The Rugged is one of LaCie's most popular hard disks, and it's the best way to protect your data. It conforms to military standard 810-F, and can support drops from up to two meters. It helps you carry your files with confidence, no matter where the road takes you, thanks to its shock-absorbing sleeve, aluminum anti-scratch casing, internal rubber bumpers, and a 1000g shock-resistant hard drive.

A Fifth Level of Data Security

LaCie AES 256-bit encryption software comes standard with the Rugged Triple. The Triple makes it easy for you to create a password- protected area on your drive where you can securely store all of your confidential information. AES 256-bit encryption technology is one of the most robust on the market today, and makes the Rugged Triple more secure than ever.

User-Friendly Software Suite Included

The Rugged Triple also offers easy setup and automatic backup on both PC and Mac computers. It also features an automatic Eco mode that lowers the power consumption by up to 40% when not in use, increasing the battery life of your notebook. In addition, you get 10GB of Wuala Online Storage included for one year to securely store and share your data online.

What's in the Box

LaCie Rugged Triple Hard Disk, USB 3.0 cable (USB 2.0-compatible), FireWire 800 cable, Quick Install Guide.

Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 500GB/1TB
• Rotational Speed: 5400/7200RPM
• Maximum Transfer Rate: Up to 110MB (500GB); up to 80MB (1TB)
• Interface: 1 x USB 3.0 port (USB 2.0-compatible), 2 x FireWire 800 port
• Interface Transfer Rate: USB 3.0: up to 5Gb/s; USB 2.0: up to 480Mb/s; FireWire 800: up to 800Mb/s; FireWire 400: up to 400Mb/s (cable sold separately)
• Dimensions (WxDxH): 90 x 28 x 145 mm / 3.5" x 1" x 5.7"
• Weight: 260 g / 9.2 oz.

Product Description

The LaCie Rugged Triple Hard Disk provides universal connectivity: you've got the superior speeds of USB 3.0 and FireWire 800, and full backward compatibility with FireWire 400 and USB 2.0. You can transfer a 700MB video file in less than 7 seconds with USB 3.0, compared to 25 seconds with USB 2.0 With the Rugged Triple's 7200rpm model, you can even achieve speeds up to 110MB/s. Additionally, you can use the LaCie Mac USB 3.0 Driver to improve data transfer speed on your Mac (up to a 30% performance increase compared to FireWire 800). Whether your goal is super speed or complete compatibility, the Rugged Triple has everything you need. The Rugged is one of our most popular hard disks, and it's the best way to protect your data. It conforms to military standard 810-F, and can support drops from up to two meters. It helps you carry your files with confidence, no matter where the road takes you, thanks to its shock-absorbing sleeve, aluminum anti-scratch casing, internal rubber bumpers, and a 1000g shock-resistant hard drive. Calculations are based on average read time. LaCie AES 256-bit encryption software comes standard with the Rugged Triple. We've made it easy for you to create a password-protected area on your drive where you can securely store all of your confidential information. AES 256-bit encryption technology is one of the most robust on the market today, and makes the Rugged Triple more secure than ever. The Rugged Triple also offers easy setup and automatic backup on both PC and Mac computers. It also features an automatic Eco mode that lowers the power consumption by up to 40% when not in use, increasing the battery life of your notebook. In addition, you get 10GB of Wuala Online Storage included for one year to securely store and share your data online.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Perfect, but the best out there so far... July 23, 2012

By Adam Vasilakis

Size Name:500 GB

Understandable you might be frustrated. But as a Video Professional who has used quite a few of these more recent 7200rpm 500G USB3/FW800 drives, I can state for the record that a simple format before beginning to use these products has taken care of any unwanted software I have encountered. These are the only smaller, portable drives we use here professionally. They stand up to abuse and are much less likely to run hot or blow-out their rear circuitry than other high-speed smaller drives on the market. We were using the G-Technology G-DRIVE mini 500GB 7200RPM Portable External Hard Drive, USB 2.0, Firewire 400, Firewire 800 Interfaces 0G01650 at first. We use their larger counterparts and these mini drives looked so cool as they were a miniature version of their larger, sleek aluminum drives from which they were born. They were 7200rpm drives and were quite fast as well. After plugging a few in (FW800 via MAC Pro) and hearing a little "pop" and in one case seeing a little "poof" of acrid smelling smoke come out of the rear of the unit, we discovered the rear circuitry and just fried itself. I'm sure the little laptop drive sealed so nicely inside was just fine, but, as you might imagine, it was more than enough to make us look elsewhere. Over 50 Lacie Rugged Drives later (all 7200 rpm), we couldn't be more pleased. Because these are hub-powered, only a shorter USB 3.0 cable can be used, a 6ft USB3 cable we purchased would not power up the drive. The FW800 connections always work without incident. If USB3.0 is your main medium, I highly recommend purchasing Lacie's USB 3.0 "Y" cable which has one 3.0 data port and a 2nd USB 2.0 plug just for power. It is my opinion that the extra power supplied via this "y" cable, allows this speedy 7200rpm drive to reach its full potential in read/write speed capability.

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great combo mobile drive August 9, 2011

By rexounet

Size Name:500 GB

I have been owning some rugged drives already for the past years and have never been disappointed. I use them at work to exchange large files between PCs and Macs and the Rugged Triple USB3.0 is the best version so far as it is the fastest on Mac with FireWire 800 and fastest on PCs with USB 3.0. It is more than 3 times faster on PC thanks to the SuperSpeed USB 3.0. The product is great and secure with the rubber sleeve and anti shock design.

43 of 50 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice drive--terrible software February 25, 2012

By A Reader

Size Name:1 TB|Amazon Verified Purchase

I've used an earlier model LaCie rugged drive and like it quite a bit. Before that, I'd gone through three or four external hard-drives, all of which had serious problems. For example, they drew more power than standard USB ports could deliver, they were fragile or they would inexplicably stop working. LaCie's drive worked great from the instant I plugged it in, and it's been through some pretty rough handling.

But since I last purchased a LaCie product, they've been infected by the bizarre impulse to supply a suite of programs designed to help you manage backups, journal your files and allow some limits to sharing when using "sneakernet". Fair enough. Two major problems. The installation program is highly cryptic and secretive about its intention to load these programs on your computer and the programs are just awful.

How awful? Think pre-iPod mp3 player management software, or some of the more intrusive anti-malware code that your less sophisticated friends buy and which turns out to be harder to remove than the most persistent virus. The "Genie" backup solution helpfully rebuilt my desktop after blowing it away, only now, post-Genie, I can't right-click icons, I can't see my taskbar and I can't open new explorer windows. If you're going to feature a piece of software that's designed for mass use by unsophisticated users why go cheap? All it's going to do is make people very very angry at you.

I've managed to undo the worst of the depredations visited on my system by LaCie's aggressive and buggy software. My drive is still oddly partitioned into two 500 gb NTFS partions (why? the manual and the installer are silent) but otherwise it seems to be working just fine.

So if this drive looks like a good deal, be sure to factor in the cost of four hours of your time spent undoing the blitzkrieg assault on your system that LaCie seems hell-bent on deploying.