With a capacity of 4TB, the Rugged USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C External Hard Drive from LaCie marries a USB 3.0 Type-C interface and data transfer speeds of up to 130 MB/s with rugged durability that provides a drop resistance of up to 4′, crush resistance of up to 1 ton, and rain resistance, making this drive suitable for all-terrain storage, whether you’re in the field or in your home. It can be used to store large Lightroom libraries, as a shuttle drive to transport footage from a set to a post-production house, or just for general tasks.
LaCie’s 4TB Rugged USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C External Hard Drive is compatible with Windows 7 and later and macOS 10.12 and later, but should also work on earlier versions of macOS, such as 10.9 and 10.11. It is powered using the USB bus, meaning that no external power adapters are required for use. Included is a USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C cable, a USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C to Type-A cable, and two years of Seagate Rescue Data Recovery Services. General protection is provided by a limited 2-year warranty.
Note: In order to take advantage of the 1-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud, customers will need to register this drive on Seagate.com once it has been received. Upon registration, they will then receive an email with code redemption instructions for one complimentary month of all Adobe Creative Cloud apps, including Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Adobe XD CC, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, 100GB of cloud storage, and more. This offer is stackable with existing Adobe Creative Cloud memberships and expires July 21, 2020. It is not available in all countries, so please check eligibility.
For any LaCie product purchased on or after April 1, 2018 that does not contain the Adobe activation code flyer in the box, please contact Customer Support at https://support2.lacie.com/ with a valid proof of purchase for your code.
Pete Pacocha (verified owner) –
I’ve always been fond of LaCie hard drives in the past and my older model is doing well. Unfortunately this hard drive that I recently purchased does not do well with my new mac book. It self-ejects itself from my Macbook whenever my screen is idol for more than 15min, even when I have an adobe project open linked to it. Often disconnecting all the footage and leaving me without an option to save. I updated the external drive per LaCie’s suggestion but no luck as of now. Not at all a reflection on B&H, just a software hiccup that’s unfortunate.
Kayleigh Eichmann (verified owner) –
I’ve bought and used 4 of these drives and think they’re great but the connection issue I’ve had when it comes to the reliability of the cable/port for USB-C, in general, isn’t super great which is why I’m giving it 4 stars.
Logan Wiza (verified owner) –
The Lacie device is great, but it came with no instructions and the associated application did not download. I had to go to their website.
Dulce Lynch (verified owner) –
I’ve had a few of these now and if there is anything to say about them is that they do what they were created for. No fuss. Just plug in, format, and store until you run out of room. May not be as fast as a modern ssd, but still a great piece of equipment.
Jameson Armstrong (verified owner) –
No problems at all on a new late 2018 MacBook Air. The only reason I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 is I have two 320 gig LaCie hard drives I cant get into anymore and I cant figure out how to fix that problem through LaCies website.
Raina Beer (verified owner) –
Transfer rate is amazing so it makes creative work flows very easy.
Alfred Gislason (verified owner) –
Needed a reliable and affordable backup for my photos. I have another LaCie, with half the memory, that has worked; but I needed more room. I could not believe the price of this life saver.
Leslie Collier (verified owner) –
Just plugged it in and it works, no problem. Using it to store my photos and videos.
Trevion Connelly (verified owner) –
Very happy with this product, would buy again many times.
Kip Denesik (verified owner) –
In order to keep up with my ever growing need to more hard drive space to store my video footage, I count to LaCie for drives that give me long term storage protection for my files. This is an excellent, sturdy hard drive that I can count on for keeping my files safe for a long time to come.
Eldon Gleichner (verified owner) –
I bought this for abundance storage, durability and to copy a failing WD external HDD I had for backup. A lot of You Tube reviews raved of its durability and longevity, so I spent the extra money for that reason. pro: protective cover is nice, compact, portable and Lacie has good reputation. Feels of good quality. con: copying a 3.0 USB connected WD HDD, was a lot slower than specs advertised. Once it was done access was easy. Final Thought: I want be accessing it much, so speed is not important to me. If you need speed, then SSD is the only way to go. I like it and it’s pertty!
Celestine Greenfelder (verified owner) –
Has worked great so far. I’ve never had a Lacie die on me. Always come back for more!
Albertha Wiza (verified owner) –
I do travel photography, this 1TB LaCie external hard drive is my life source. I’m always super super busy so need something that can make my life a little easier and it does just that. Ide give it 10 stars if I could. Very portable, very easy to use and it can take a lot of abuse.
Tina Brown (verified owner) –
I feel like I could throw this drive and it would be fine. It’s a great size for 5TB of storage space. I will feel very comfortable traveling with this drive and no worries throwing it in my backpack around liquids.
Joel Kilback (verified owner) –
Works as expected right out of the box. I use a manual backup system for all my photos. Used a 2T Seagate untill I filled it up. Don’t konw why the change of name to LaCie, but this version has a USB-C. Well worth the cost.
Laila Mertz (verified owner) –
The drive works just as I knew it would. I’m glad I purchased it.
Jovani Collier (verified owner) –
It doesn’t work with my computer, I’ve had a horrible time formatting it and no one from LaCie will return my inquiries. Shipping speed was amazing. I love b and h
Dustin Gerlach (verified owner) –
Exactly what we needed and great customer service on the floor.
Christian Barrows (verified owner) –
Works exactly as expected. No problems yet, and have been loving the form factor! Noticeably smaller than my 2TB Thunderbolt 2 drive. Build quality is great as always from LaCie. I have confidence in the security of my files even with my always going lifestyle.
Grayson Sanford (verified owner) –
I bought this knowing nothing about external hard drives and wanting to transfer my old mac data to a new one using Time Machine. It was easy to set up and it was also clear in the instructions on how to use it. It even said on the packaging that I would want to reformat the drive to use time machine. I only had a little over 200+ GB to move onto the drive and it didn’t take very long. I just took a small break, came back and it was done. Would recommend this! I also like the orange rugged case 🙂 Although I haven’t transferred my data to my new mac yet (haven’t gotten it yet), I feel like it will be a smooth transition.