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LaCie Rugged Mini USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 2TB External Hard Drive (9000298)

We have analyzed 1603 reviews and found:

30% of users say that: Product works great, works fine, is great, works well. Drive works great, works just fine, arrived on time, works like a dream. Lacie is faster, has space, is just successful, has a nice little scam. Speed is good, is about 130 mb/sec, is ok, is very good. 2% of users noticed that: Cable are too loose causing problems, looked different from the ones advertised, is so loose, are loose. Data is gone forever, can steal my, can not even access. Computer was not readable, is not recognized, will not recognize the device. Software was useless, was clunky, are broken.

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product
1120 567
great • love • good • excellent • like • works great • fast • reliable • works fine • portable • is great • rugged • small • very good • awesome • works well • works • is fast • worked fine • compact
drive
113 73
great • hard • great hard • works great • excellent • good • very fast • reliable • works just fine • rugged • reliable hard • arrived on time • nice • works like a dream • great reliable • is very easy to use • worked okay • started fresh • very tough • is tough
lacie
60 36
rugged • love • hard drives • is faster • thanks • great • has space • is just successful • has a nice little scam • hard drive • changing to • don't buy • was recommended • dependable • ever buying • never disappoints • is really rugged • is good for watching films • rugged mini • beautiful
speed
39 9
great • good • is good • avg • impressed • stated transfer speeds • potential • amazing • is about 130 mb/sec • is ok • is very good • works well • needs • is way faster • is only good • was quite impressive • is your main priority • are perfectly acceptable • is superb • is more than adequate
this drive
30 13
is great • love • holds up great • does hold up to its proclaimed speeds of 130mb/s • is very stable • is best left for light to moderate work loads • is amazing • is very fast • worked fine • high hopes • performed as expected • is shock • dust • water resistance • is a must-have • is screaming fast • is really nice • very happy • is much more convenient in terms of size • generates little
price
32 1
great • good • was good • accomplishes the mission • high • was outstanding • will be between $550 and $1500 • well • holds me back • is worth it • nice • works great • reasonable • isn't too bad • wise • is the best available • reliable • rugged • low • is right
device
23 7
helps to protect it from drops and bumps • durable • works well • rugged • well built • is still compatible with the usb 3.0 connection • different • great • very slick • is too much for me • perfect • much better apparent speed • deserves 5 • excellent • is awesome • is a breath of fresh air • fine • were never abused • ideal • gets hot with prolonged use
this product
18 11
very impressed • highly recommended • brought to • luv • faith • love • would recommend • enjoyed • experiencing • always trust • don't waste • happy • definitely recommend • sells • exceptional • i'd recommend • recommend • negative reviews
size
23 1
great • nice • like • durability • sleek • same • ease of use • is just about right • small • perfect • 3x • 500gb • large • impressed • really like • handy smaller • love
storage
21 4
great • lot • only 256gb of its own • require a lot • nice • reliable • holds up overtime • reliable stable • easy • massive • placed into • backed up • replacement • quick • plenty • quite useful • comes with cloud • compact • fast
it's
15 6
been working great • worked from day one • working flawlessly • survived a couple shoots • durability • connected will prompt my computer • been traveling with me • still working perfectly • about 12 or 14 long • is smaller than i thought and lighter • doing a great job • formatted for both mac • o.k. • called: ntfs-3
video
18 2
editing • take up so much storage • raw • are the drives to use • personal files • easily off of drive • recommend • working really fast • lot • are very safely • important documents • heavy • got me through • very informative • three to for times a day • production partner • shoots
item
13 6
great • is well made • good dependable • less than 5 months • was decent • very good • was as expected • arrived on time • in good top tip conditions • seems to work well • terrific • was a little bigger
review
15 3
great • are correct • good • takes into consideration the extra price • helped you please give a thumbs up • was helpful to you • are right after purchase • glowing • did the trick • solve my storage needs • 3.4overall19.4/2578view full • read online • thank me
problem
13 5
no • zero • not had
usb 3.0
16 1
is also backward compatible with usb 2.0 • perfect • fast • works great • is super fast • reliable • is good • can transfer up to 5gbs/s • is a straight up beast • up to 5gb/s • is faster than firewire • express card • cheap • express card the speed ranges from ~2gb-3.7gb/min • expecting • superspeed
macbook
12 5
pro • was very easy to setup • hit the ground much harder • is completely fine • works fine • thanks for any correction.new
design
16
durable • rugged • poofy • great • easy to setup • is a game-hanger for protection • nice • portable • cool • simple • very durable • thinner • beautiful • very rugged
issue
9 6
no • without • works great • never notice • not had
quality
15
great • high • fine • reflection • rugged • love • dependability • very weighty • nice • good • worked great
rugged
13 2
work well • works great!!as • really mean rugged • would be a better option • worked as intended • hard drive • reliable • speedy • are great drives • small • is one the best accessories • is about $80 less • fast
portable
14
great • best • fast • hard drive was highly recommended • good • best professional • very • compact • simple • durable • rugged
unit
7 6
works • good • is great • solid • backup • good choice • great little
mac
7 6
was filling up • fast with photos • with ease • easy to use • durable • fast • run very fast
this thing
7 6
is sturdy • fast • is fast • transferred them fast • love • is super rugged • is ready to take the rigors of the road
warranty
8 5
you can't deal • run out • you need a new one • is finished • is outstanding • expired last month • work • 2 years left on the new one
hd
8 4
great • big older • love these small • hast lasted for me • gold standard • great little • is working as hoped
transfer speed
9 4
fast • decent • is averaging 5-7 min • are good • was 126mbps • is great • expect • avg
thunderbolt
9 3
speeds up to 510mb • with anything less than 7200 rpm • incredibly impressed • built-in • is extremely fast • rugged • backs up fast • works • 10gb/s
external hard drive
11 1
best • great • reliable • is fast • sturdy • extremely reliable • feels incredibly robust • absolutely fantastic
cable
18 29
are too loose causing problems • looked different from the ones advertised • can't even touch • doesn't go all the way in • is so loose • won't fit • doesn't fit my macbook pro • are loose • constantly disconnecting from my computer • felt a little loose • no sense • i could wrap around it • chastises me for abusing it • does tend to disconnected • gets damaged • power up the drive • was jiggled • is truly horrendous • issue • failed or the socket got damaged
data
17 20
lose • would not recommend • lost all my • none • not all • is gone forever • never been able to recover • no • lost • precious • avoid losing • losing • becomes unusable • can steal my • lost all • can not even access • recover • hard drive • never trust
computer
7 22
doesn't have this connection • restarts the drive fails to mount again • multiple • was not readable • irreparable • tried on multiple • lacks hard drive • no • crashes • not to shut off • is not recognized • dropped • would not recognize the drive when plugged • won't read their existence • will not recognize the device • no longer recognizes the drive when connected over thunderbolt • would not longer back up using usb • couldn't read the drive at all • would not back up • restarted
software
11 13
may need some work • was useless • was clunky • would not work with the mac • lost • caused my computer to bluescreen • are broken • didn't install • starts to do its five step installation thing • failure • hiccups • too much • lose
cord
7 11
slips out too easily • doesn't stay in with any slight movement • unplugs easily • becomes easily unplugged • is very annoying • sucks • stopped working • is only one • plugged in or you will stretch the port • seems finicky • will not stay in the hard drive
usb
9 9
is 10times slower • is loose • does not work • came loose • will not connect all the time • keeps slipping out of lacie hard drive • same thing happened • is slower • is sometimes recognized on my home computer
seagate
6 6
replaced the drive with a factory repaired drive • have failed within 2 years • finicky • multiple times • hard disk • sucked up
file
4 8
simply duplicated them on the drive itself • large • ended up losing • i was working on was screwed • can't access • don't take up as much space as backups • are lost • smaller
usb cable
3 9
prevents • causing the drive to fail • generic black • problem • dismount • few rugged • not the • fix the issue • impossible
disk
6 6
hard • only spins at 5400rpm • errors 3 times in 4 months • wasn't ejected properly message • feels little bulky