LaCie 4TB d2 Professional | USB-C (STHA4000800)

I've been looking for a SSD based storage box to replace my SAN for some time but the cost was just too high so I bought this instead as a stop gap. 10TB is reasonable amount of storage but there are two things which have surprised me. Firstly it works really well with Apple Mac Mini (and therefore probably all Macs) - I don't get those annoying errors saying the device wasn't ejected properly - regardless of if I reboot the Mac or use the sleep function, the drive is available and connected when the Mac comes to life, no errors or delays. Secondly the speed ! It's much faster than any other external hard drive I've had. My Mac Mini has a Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 port being an M1 Mac Mini and although this drive doesn't support USB4 or Thunderbolt connections, it does enable it to run at full 10Gbit/s of USB 3.2 gen 2, which is the same headline speed at 10Gbit Ethernet, which is not really directly comparable, but does mean the the interface is never going to be the limiting factor, the speed limiter will be the disk and Lacie have fitted a fast disk which is giving me well over 220 MBytes/s read and write mixed file sizes. This is impressive for a spinning disk. Given the speed, the price and the build quality which is great (and I can't hear a fan) this is very good value for money.

It is really good itself. Quiet. Does not get warm. Does not vibrate etc. It comes in with all possible plugs I could think of as well which can be easily changed which is AMAZING. The software is simple to understand and so far, worked well. It has 1 semi-con and one real con. Semi-con - It is really heavy for how small it is. Not that you wont be able to lift it but surprisingly heavy. REAL con is the BLUE LIGHT on the front. It is extremely strong and cannot be turned off. You either have to cover it, paint it over or disassemble the device and somehow remove the led. Not only its constantly ON but it also rapidly flashes every now and then and when PC/Laptop is off, it will be off BUT it will still do that occasional flashing for no reason. So far it worked without any problems and the storage is big so that is fine. It mostly just comes to that damn light. It has its own software but you cannot disable the light which is sort of silly. Would be little better if it was not for the BRIGHT BLUE colour of it...

I bought this to use as a Time Machine/Acronis backup for an Apple M1 iMac. Generally it works well and is fast. I have had problems with a previous LaCie d2 professional that was disconnecting but I have had no problems with this one. Perhaps a firmware update has solved this? Having said that I have found this drive constantly cycles between power up and standby when seemingly not being accessed which is annoying seeing as I need almost silence in order to work. I therefore have resolved this by turning it off and backing up manually as and when needed. I don't generate many files so regular backups not really needed as I also use iCloud. Additionally I dislike the supplied cable. It is rather stiff, so rather than sitting on the desk and flowing to the drive it bends and twists up and down all over the place and looks messy. Shame because the drive is nice and well thought out.

I've always used LaCie external hard drives for my graphic design business, and found them to be reliable and well made. The d2 Pro is the best looking one yet, but I did experience random un-mounts with this drive. This issue is documented on the LaCie support site and is a Catalina specific issue, they have a firmware update download which fixes the problem. After applying the update I've had no problems - the drive has been faultless in operation, sleeps when the Mac sleeps, wakes without issue - super fast in use. Note - go to the US version of the LaCie site, the UK firmware link is broken.

I ordered this 6TB LaCie D2 Professional as additional storage, I had a 4TB LaCie drive that was nearly full so I wanted another fast drive with more space, this and the LaCie toolkit allows you to backup all the contents on an existing drive so they’re mirror copies. Very pleased with this drive and how quickly it allows you to access the files on it. Using Black Magic Disk Drive Test I’m getting 230m read and 220m write speeds, I’ve ordered the Thunderbolt adapter which should allow a bit more speed. It copied the 3.8TB worth of photos and a Lightroom Catalog over completely in 3h58m using Chronosync, really pleased with it.

This drive is too slow when connected to a fast machine.

I've used LaCie's storage products on my Mac systems for literally decades and have always found them excellent performers and highly reliable. The same applies to this unit. It's also excellent value for money. However I would draw your attention to the description, which is a little misleading. From the wording you might imagine that this is a Thunderbolt 3 drive. It is not. It is, however, capable of being connected to a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port, which is not quite the same thing. The drive is a USB-C drive, and USB-C is in many ways a subset of Thunderbolt 3. So you can connect it to a Thunderbolt 3 port but it is not in itself a Thunderbolt 3 drive. It only has the one port so you cannot daisy-chain it anyway. If it actually WAS a Thunderbolt 3 drive with two ports it would have been even more useful than it is (and would no doubt cost more!).

Very solid construction. Fast transfer speeds. Great hdd for Time Machine with large video files to back up.

Me llego rapidisimo, en 24h y muy bien empaquetado. Muy buen producto, rapido y fiable sobretodo si los comparo con mis anteriores HD de western digital de 5 tb que iban como una tortuga.

Même si ce HDD ne peut rivaliser en vitesse pure avec les SSD, il est néanmoins très rapide et silencieux, on perçoit juste un petit bruit de grattage quand il travaille. Il est présenté comme Un disque dur externe professionnel et durable ,dont la principale fonction est la sauvegarde. Sa capacité de 4 To est déjà confortable, et permet de voir venir. Son revêtement en alu permet une meilleure dissipation thermique. Son voyant bleu en fonctionnement ne me dérange pas du tout. Sa connectique via USB C autorise de très bons débits pour un HDD. La capture ci-jointe sousCrystalDiskMark en est la preuve. Son prix ne le met pas forcément à la portée de toutes les bourses, mais peut être justifié en regard de sa qualité apparente. Très satisfait pour le moment, en ce qui concerne la durée réelle d'un tel produit, Wait and see ...

中古品ということで多少心配しておりましたが、思いのほか良い状態でした。早速フォーマットして使い始めようと思います。欲を言わせていただけるなら、電源やケーブル類は別の袋に入れて本体を擦らないようにしていただけると本体にキズもつかず良かったかなと思います。でも満足のいくお値段と品質でした。ありがとうございました。

I sailed from the Gold Coast, Qld with video cameras, drojnes and a macbook, plus this HDD. It worked flawlessly and stored all my FCPX libraries, edited footage, fast and flawless. Great !

Con la membresía de 30 días paga por si mismo la mitad de su valor.