I thought LaCie was more reputable which is why I elected to buy this for my RAID solution. What a terrible mistake on my part. DO NOT under any circumstance install the LaCie RAID Desktop Manager software (which you are PROMPTED to install by the setup software that comes on the device). This software is not compatible with the latest versions of macOS and will kill your computer. How badly? Can't boot. Can't boot into safe mode. Can't boot into single user mode and try to stop it from killing the machine on boot. Only option was to restore from a Time Machine backup for about 20 hours.
After a week I thought I would give it another shot, because WTF is the point of having RAID storage without any management software to keep me apprised of issues? Same exact failure, restoring again from backup. LaCie needs to pull this software immediately. I'm sending notices to Apple as well about this so that hopefully they can take LaCie to task for this. Apple blocks everything these days that isn't actually harmful at all, yet allows junk like this to cripple a Mac. Amazing.
The best part is, LaCie has absolutely no support. Not that it would be of any help.
| Brand | LaCie |
|---|---|
| Series | IronWolf Pro |
| Item model number | STHJ16000800 |
| Hardware Platform | PC, Mac |
| Item Weight | 6.17 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 8.54 x 4.65 x 3.67 inches |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 8.54 x 4.65 x 3.67 inches |
| Flash Memory Size | 16 TB |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Manufacturer | Lacie |
| ASIN | B07QF6HY5V |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | April 8, 2019 |
