The 4TB d2 Professional USB 3.1 Type-C External Hard Drive from LaCie features a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port that’s compatible with Thunderbolt 3 devices. In case your system isn’t equipped with a Type-C port, it comes with a Type-C to Type-A adapter.
Inside is a Seagate BarraCuda Pro enterprise-class drive, which spins at 7200 rpm and offers data transfer rates of up to 260 MB/s. The drive is pre-formatted as exFAT, which allows for compatibility with both macOS and Windows systems. If you’re using the drive with only one operating system, you optimize the drive’s performance by reformatting it as NFTS for Windows or HFS+/APFS for macOS.
In addition to its warranty, this drive includes a five-year Rescue Data Recovery Services plan as well as a one-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps plan.
Arlo Bahringer (verified owner) –
Works really well,
Aiyana Terry (verified owner) –
It works great. It’s fast and doesn’t take much space on your desk. I recommend.
Scot Haley (verified owner) –
The design and build quality of this are top notch. I assume and hope that durability will follow. Setup is the same as any other external drive, but included instructions are clear for those who need them. I have to reiterate how impressed I am by the quality of the construction. The quality of the feet and aluminum housing are really incredible, and I want more now.
Fredy Schroeder (verified owner) –
The drive is sort of slow and very noisy. It’s ‘working’ sound resembles something between a rattling and a gurgling – which is more distracting @ some times than others.
Laisha Swift (verified owner) –
I needed to replace my older 4T USB3 drive that was getting full with all my photos. I chose this one because of it’s size and that it has at USB-C connection that fits my Mac. I chose to reformat the drive for Apple (not required because the drive is reformatted for Apple and PC) and then moved all my files from my old drive to it. This drive is noticeably faster and more stable than my old drive and I’m very happy with it.
Claudia Windler (verified owner) –
It’s very fast & best in the lot. It made my 4k footage edit very easy.
Katelynn Hettinger (verified owner) –
This unit is quiet and MAC ready. I have never had an issue with a Lacie/Seagate drive. I have one Lacie drive that is 14 years old and still works great (slow to today’s standards). Remember that nothing is perfectly reliable so back up everything. I always have 3 active backup drives! I use for photo archive not daily use.
Ivory Bernhard (verified owner) –
Not SSD, but a fast 14 TB drive. My 12 TB G-Raid could no longer be read by my new M1 MacBook, but I was able to save a lot of data to the LaCie, which holds more. So far, it is working very well. Plus it talking up very little space. Wish there was an on/off button, but it knows when it’s connected. Pleased so far. It will plug into the Mac without an adaptor. Not heavy but seems solid. Quiet. Would be easy to take on jobs if needed. I’d get a case were I to travel with it.
Tia Cummerata (verified owner) –
Pros: compact and easy to set up, although I had to reformat to APFS. Cons: only one USB-C port, which means no daisy chain support. This is my first non-thunderbolt drive, it seems to be reasonably fast.