#LACIE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE REVIEW FULL#
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A series which is also meant for the Apple ecosystem using buyer and a fairly typical example of what the competition has to offer. So with this in mind, we will not only be going over what makes this drive tick, but comparing and contrasting it against a comparably sized model from the competition â€“ the Silicon Power Armor A85M. No, the real question is whether or not all the various ingredients used in this new LaCie drive can combine to create a great value.

#LACIE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE REVIEW FULL#

Lastly, is the inclusion of not only a free month of full access to Adobe Creative Cloud, but also free data recovery for the warranty period of the drive. I tried to use this drive as a backup, copying files from my laptop. When I received this LaCie Mobile Drive 5TB External Hard Drive ordered on Jul 14, 2019, its outside box was broken. We also have little concerns over the styling and durability â€“ both of are synonymous with LaCie branded models. Sorry to give a negative review - I prefer to give good reviews, which I do almost always, but this piece of junk. This is a very peppy drive with known good performance. First is, as LaCie is a Seagate subsidiary, we have little doubts on which hard disk drive is used in this series: the ubiquitous (for 5TB external 2.5-inch storage devices) Seagate BarraCuda Mobile ST5000LM000. To counteract this is a few things going in the LaCie Mobile Drive 5TBâ€™s favor. Even excluding â€˜desktopâ€™ 3.5-inch variantsâ€¦ the LaCie Mobile Drive 5TB is on the middle to upper end of the price spectrum. Lack of Apple Tax or not, there are numerous other 5TB external hard disk drive models on the market. While the non-Apple Exclusive 5TB model will set buyers back about $170 (MSRP) the Apple Exclusive will only set buyers back $160 USD! Needless to say, the usual â€˜Apple Taxâ€™ is not going to be a determining factor with this new model. Interestingly enough while the Space Gray variant is an Apple Exclusive the â€˜Moon Silverâ€™ variants are not. Specifically, the Apple Exclusive â€˜Space Grayâ€™ 5TB variant of the LaCie Mobile Drive series, which as the name suggests a lot more capacity than the Mobile SSD series. Packaging follows what we have seen from LaCie. MSRP of the LaCie Mobile Drive 4TB comes in at 149.99 with a two-year warranty. Today we will be paying close attention to the LaCie Mobile Drive series. Compatibility includes Windows along with macOS systems with USB-C.

For some that is simply not enough space no matter the cost. Even the largest, and costly, LaCie Mobile SSD model tops out at â€˜onlyâ€™ 2TB. The two main issues though are the fact that you do pay a premium for all that performanceâ€¦ and you do not get much capacity. Very recently we took a long hard look at the LaCie Mobile SSD series and walked away very impressed with it had to offer well-heeled consumers who demanded style and performance from their latest external storage purchase.

Lacie external hard drive review