LaCie Mobile Drive, 5TB, External Hard Drive, Space Grey, USB-C, PC Mac iPad & iPhone, Data Rescue Service (STHG5000402)

The external hard drive is well build, eye catching and working as described. The read/write speeds are bit better or faster as it's provided with a usb-c port rather then the older models without usb-c.It works well with a older macbook pro as well as with the newer one. Didn't had any issues by transferring my old macbook data into my new one, all worked well.The usb-c cable is very sturdy, not very flexible, that's the only downside in my opinion. Also as the cable is very short, super thick and all from black plastic, it destroys a bit the eye catching optics of the hard drive itself.The dark grey colour isn't identical to the apple space grey, it's kind of close.I would definitely recommend this hard drive.

After a lot of research I went for this 4Tb portable drive and so far have been very pleased. I am using it on a Mac and the supplied software on the disc reformatted it without me having to search for disk utilities and decide on options there. I've transferred over a terabyte of data to it in one go already and it took that in its stride without getting hot and bothered. It works well either plugged directly into the usb port on my mac or into a usb port on the back of my My Book duo HD, which i was impressed by. In mirroring files between these two drives i am getting transfer rates of around 64 Mb/sec on average - this is on usb2 though, so i suspect it will be quicker on USB3 and usb-c. Indeed, it's great that the core connector on this drive is a fast usb-c, so when i upgrade to a newer mac then its ready for the faster connection. Also its great that the drive comes with both Usb-c/Usb-c and Usb-c/US2-3 cables, so you can use it with anything.The drive is near silent, goes to sleep and wakes up promptly, looks robust (indeed it really is pretty robust the delivery guy managed to drop the package containing it from a 3m height trying to balance it on my gatepost while 'social distancing' - but it survived and lives to tell the tale- phew!)So I can recommend, very pleased indeed.

As a long time Amazon customer and a sceptical review reader I write this to simply report my experience. I pondered this purchase long and hard, and found the reviews as confused as any I had seen before, so here is my perspective: The drive is slim and stylish, quiet as a mouse, has simple start up requirements (Mac) worked perfectly from the box and is currently purring away as a time machine back up, modestly warm to the touch and faster than anything I have previously used as a HDD. (using the perfectly serviceable USB-C to C cable) The links on the onboard software are to Seagate but work fine. I considered the 4tb, settled on the 2tb and would buy again in an instant. Presumably there are situations where the product is faulty or setup complicated by a third party factor, but from my experience I can recommend 100% plus of course, amazon and DPD's unbelievable next day service.

Bought this product because I want reliable storage that will last well into the future without breaking down. I have 2 other LaCie drives and both are still good. I bought the LaCie Quadra in 2009 and though a little slow by today's standards, it still cranks up and runs well. My only gripe with this mobile drive is that I bought the 5TB version and only got 4.54TB. I wouldn't mind so much if I was told about this in the product description details because I might have even bought the 6TB to make up the difference. Not good! Was tempted to send it back but decided to live with it. Only had it a few days so I may add to this review in 6 months or 1 year. On the positive side, it really is just plug and play. Nice design, looks expensive. Seems heavy for it's size but I actually like that. Transfer speeds are not blistering but good. I would have given 5 stars across the board but not happy about the disk space hog.

Excellent product so far with USB-C/USB-C and USB-C/USB-A leads included, so no adaptor required as was the case with a previous ext. drive. Despite LiCie branding this drive is manufactured by Seagate. Formatting the drive for my MacBook Pro (2020) is straightforward but there are also clear on-screen instructions included on the drive. Slim form, sleek design and good value for money make this an excellent purchase. I have not tried it with Windows. Delivered promptly by Amazon thanks to their amazing delivery staff!

The most stylish external disk! Goes hand in hand with your MacBook! Great speeds! Worth it the extra price for getting such a premium metal disk rather the other cheaper plastic ones... Works as expected out of the box. Also I like you get 2 cable 2 USB cables, a USB C to USB C and a USB C to USB A. Important that they use USB C port and not the legacy USB Micro B.

when purchasing please note it is not 2 year warranty - check the serial number and its two year warranty of the serial date on the device.Device is not durable in a backpack as described and not long lasting.Hardware issue - tried changing the cable, tried another laptop. doesn't pop up.The manufacture customer service takes 30 minutes just to fill out your details. The drive has all my work and no back up as I thought it was protected. But please be aware when purchasing for that price.Very disappointed! Please save your work on a cloud instead of a hard drive to avoid the stress and inconvenience I am going through.

Does the job, lots of storage, got it for my laptop