Lintae72
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2025
Works.
Mamapea08
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025
This was a suggested drive for my husband … it’s a great quality and has exact storage capacity that he needed!
Cullen
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2025
For the price at the time, this external hard drive was the best option I could find. It feels extremely durable and is not too big at all. Capacity is great for the price and works well via the included usb to usb connection cord. Easy to backup files and pictures stored on cameras or computers.
MikeB
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2025
I ordered this to back up the home movie & pictures I have saved on my desktop computer harddrive. Just a safety measure on my part, in case anything ever happens to the desktop's harddrive. Seems to be a great device, and is working very well for me.
Jellisa
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2024
Haven't had any issues with it. Quick and easy to transfer files to. No hassle or errors.
quiller steve
Reviewed in Canada on October 10, 2023
I hook this hard drive up to my PS4 and it work great good product.
Brant Miller
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2022
This unit performs as promised and expected. I've been buying these for a few years now. I was introduced to SP in Taiwan a few years ago at an electronics store. I was hesitant because I figured the service man might just be promoting a Taiwanese company whether it was a good product or not. I found out later several things - the general honesty of the people you encounter in Taiwan for one thing, and the general high quality and reliability of Taiwan products for another. These drives are fast enough for me and reliable at a good price point, and I like the way they're built. They're very easy to operate and I like the design, feel, color. They're great as far as I'm concerned.
Black Belt
Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on July 23, 2022
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Amanda Franklin
Reviewed in India on March 26, 2021
So far so good. We have had this for a few weeks and it is easy to use and works well with our macbooks. Lets hope it lasts well....
The YEG Reviewer
Reviewed in Canada on June 27, 2020
Being "rugged" is one thing, the case is rubber which should help those who are a bit clumsy and like to drop from low altitudes and protect the contents.The device has been plugged into my Win10 laptop and does not complain at all.Transfer speeds are oft measured by the nerdy ones but not me, I drag/drop and it doesn't complain nor take much time on large files (in excess of 9GB took all of 22 seconds)I bought this for my video and photo work and sync with the cloud so always back up your back up.Build quality is very good for what one can see, I like the fact the sync cable is included and has a nifty holder on the device itself.Size is a bit bigger than an old blackberry phone (for those who know and remember what that is), but thicker due to the protective outer cover.On a scale of 10, I can give this an 8.5
Chris
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2020
A sturdy case, handy cable holders. Good product.
DigitalDave
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2018
All in all this is a great drive for the price and size of storage. I purchased this drive for the sole purpose of editing my video and photo files on the go and switch from computer to computer without uploading large gb files to the cloud.Here are my conclusions:The drive is quite small and lightweight. I have used quite a bit of the LaCie rugged drives in the past and they can be fairly bulky. This drive could slip easily into a slim laptop neoprene case or even a jacket pocket. (See photos). The marketing says its scratch resistant but I dont see that being a reality. The plastic casing on top and bottom is your standard ABS so im sure you will be able to get a scratch or ding or 2 over time.The USB port on the drive itself is a full size USB-C type connector and it is colored the correct Blue (pantone 300) indicating it is in fact a USB 3.0 port. The packaging states USB 3.1 Gen 1 however that confused me because technically USB 3.1 is Gen 2. I tested the speed (see photos) and the average rate was 120.5 MB/s read and 122.5 MB/s write. This is where the drive gets the most stars. USB 3.0 average speed tables are around 60 MB/s so the 3.1 format is clocking at x2 the speed which is just about right, comparative to other 3.1 USB drives. Now to put that into comparison for folks who really need all the speed they can get, the average internal HD clocks in about 300 MB/s so keep that in mind. A USB external drive isnt going to give you the same kind of results. So choose your use case for these types of drives carefully. Testing against my Seagate 5tb tabletop external drives which are also USB 3.1 the write speed is about the same but the read speed on my Seagates are only 95 MB/s. The bench computer is a 27" iMac i7.The drive comes formatted as FAT32. I reformatted it to be a standard Mac OS Extended (journaled) which is compatible with Time Machine so you can use this for your Mac OS backup drive.I like the convenience of attaching the USB cable to the exterior so you don't have to find another place to store a cable, or possibly forgetting it all together. Keep in mind the clips that hold the USB cable are removable. They slip into a silicone rubber channel and do come out if you pull the USB cord hard enough. I don't see a reason why this should be an issue but its also designed not to be permanent so keep that in mind. The cable is also short. I would say 12" port to port.There's 2 non-slip rubber channels on the base so that it wont slide around too much on your desk and the same soft silicone rubber around the entire edges of the drive. They don't stick out past the hard plastic top and bottom however so not sure how effective they would be in dampening the shock from a fall on the corners which is probably the most lethal spot. Keep in mind this drive is NOT a SSD drive (or it would cost a lot more) so don't drop it while it's in use.PROS:LightweightFast 3.1 USB r/wSmall SizeConvenient Cable StorageLow CostCONS:Not as durable as can be. I give it 4 stars for its construction/durabilityNot a SSD driveIf you like my review please give it Helpful thumbs up!
Kimberly Wilcox
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018
I purchased this to back up pictures, songs, etc from my MAC computer. It arrived earlier than expected. I like it because it is compact and easy to use. I like the way the connecting cable is stored on the unit itself. It is light weight and fits in the palm of my hand. I got the green one so I could see it easier among my clutter in my desk drawer. It has rubber strips on the back to prevent it from sliding around on your desk while you are transferring files. It is waterproof and you have to open the silicone cover to insert the connecting cable.I did my first transfer of over 5k of songs and 5k pictures. It took only a just couple minutes. This is a 2TB storage external hard drive with no moving parts. It is like using a thumb drive. It is so easy to drag and drop the files on to it. It will take me forever to fill 2TB. This is the best external hard drive I have ever had. I don't have to find a power cable to use it and then plug a data transfer cable. It is so easy to use and it is small enough you can take it with you anywhere and transfer data to it. If you are looking for a compact external hard drive, this is the one. It is waterproof, scratch proof, shockproof, so I don't have to panic if one of my grandkids picks it up. It is a good price for the amount of storage and protection you get for the case. jw