Lacie Rugged Thunderbolt Time Machine

Initially the imac reported the 2tb drive s capacity as around 400gb.

Lacie rugged thunderbolt time machine.

Lacie rugged portable hard drives are the most trusted way to capture and transport data in the field. 1 thunderbolt 1 usb c thunderbolt 3 usb 3 0 compatible 130mb s. I was a bit wary of installing this drive at the end of an existing thunderbolt daisychain consisting of 2 lacie d2 thunderb olt drives. I was able to make a time machine backup onto a different seagate drive using usb.

It also includes lacie private public software which lets users password protect the entire drive or only certain volumes with aes 256 bit encryption. Choose from thunderbolt usb c usb 3 0 and firewire 800. Performance capacity or compatibility or all three. They are also only available in a 2tb size for a mechanical version or a 1tb size for an ssd version.

And the included usb c cable which supports thunderbolt 3 makes it perfect for macbook and mac users alike. A backup software suite and compatibility with time machine and windows backup. The lacie rugged is drawing power from its thunderbolt cable connected to the 2nd port on the last d2 drive. If they had larger sizes it would be an even more attractive possibility.

However no problems at all. The lacie rugged raid delivers a game changing blend of pc and mac compatibility capacity speed mobility and reliability. I was able to back up onto this drive using superduper and connecting via usb. I have been unable to make a time machine backup from my late 2014 imac running mac os 10 14 2 onto a lacie rugged 2tb thunderbolt usb 3 0 external drive.

Unlike the lacie rugged thunderbolt usc c drives though they will not connect to a thunderbolt 1 or thunderbolt 2 port. The lacie rugged thunderbolt can withstand some dust dirt and even a tiny bit of water being splashed on it. Select the version optimized for your use. The lacie rugged includes everything professionals need for secure backup in the field.

Lacie rugged thunderbolt usb c 5tb stfs5000800 3 year limited warranty.