With a capacity of 5TB, 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 5TB 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.
Georgianna Hansen (verified owner) –
I’ve purchased multiple LaCie portable hard drives over the past few years and I wouldn’t choose any other hard drive. The device is small/compact and fits perfectly in my laptop carrying case. The device is fast and I LOVE that I can store a ton of data on it and not have to worry one bit about whether or not it’ll still be there in another year or so. Hands down one of the best hard drives out there for my traveling needs!
Adalberto Altenwerth (verified owner) –
Had the drive for a couple of weeks. So far pleased with the product. Use it for editing video.
Luigi Hodkiewicz (verified owner) –
great product! I’ve felt more comfortable traveling with this hard drive than any I’ve owned. Great storage, and since it’s still hard drive technology the price isn’t too bad. Only thing I wish is that the transfer speeds were snappier and that it were an SSD, so in the future I’ll probably look at the SSD options.
Christopher Heaney (verified owner) –
Seems to be all I have come to expect from LaCie reliable, affordable and easy to use
Eddie Satterfield (verified owner) –
I’ve had this about a month and used it almost every day since. Its rock solid and worked flawlessly.
Roselyn Haag (verified owner) –
Industry standard.
Niko Crist (verified owner) –
I already own one of these and just bought a second. One of the most cost effective options, and the bumper makes me less nervous to drop it than I am my other drives.
Gust Feil (verified owner) –
Very happy with this product, would buy again many times.
Ephraim Larkin (verified owner) –
Very solid feeling and beautiful.
Raleigh Feeney (verified owner) –
I love LaCie drives and the drive itself is great. Fast and easy to use. My only issue is the USB cord. As with some prior drives, the connection is not as tight as I would like. I’m not getting that flicker connection effect as I’ve had in the past, but it’s bothering me.
Kitty Kemmer (verified owner) –
I’ve owned 2 in 5 years (not due to faultiness). I’ll always be a die hard LaCie fan!
Esther O’Keefe (verified owner) –
My favorite hard drive
Victoria Ritchie (verified owner) –
I’ve been using a couple of these for travel and remote video editing (iMac and and new M1 MacBook Pro), and they have worked flawlessly. Highly recommended.
Madelyn Cole (verified owner) –
Easy set up. Large enough to hard many files!
Amira Harvey (verified owner) –
I have had a previous version of this portable drive for years. This upgrade of 5TB should store photos and videos for years to come. I’ve had other drives fail, so this is the only kind I take on vacation.
Estevan Braun (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.
Emmalee Hintz (verified owner) –
I bought this drive 6 months ago, and have been using it on a daily basis without issues. I use it for traveling, and I am very happy with it.
Louvenia Hayes (verified owner) –
Works as expected. Backed up all my photos already
Brooke Hermann (verified owner) –
Compact, fast enough, type-c cord for macbook pro. Everything i needed.
Thad Renner (verified owner) –
Only drive I use for my video file backups.