Whether your goal is super speed or complete compatibility, the Rugged Triple has everything you need.
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| Taken with the Google Nexus 4 Using LIE!I Macro Lens |
LaCie Rugged Triple 7200 RPM 500GB Hard drive (FireWire
and USB 3.0)
Manufacturer: LaCie
Price: Around $130.00
Product Description
“The LaCie Rugged Triple Hard Disk provides universal
connectivity: you've got the superior speeds of USB 3.0 and FireWire 800, and
full backward compatibility with FireWire 400 and USB 2.0. You can transfer a
700MB video file in less than 7 seconds with USB 3.0, compared to 25 seconds
with USB 2.0. Additionally, you can use the LaCie Mac USB 3.0 Driver to improve
data transfer speed on your Mac (up to a 30% performance increase compared to
FireWire 800). Whether your goal is super speed or complete compatibility, the
Rugged Triple has everything you need.” – Via Amazon
What is it?
Basically it’s a rugged style external hard disk drive
that has 2 FireWire 800 ports and a USB 3.0 port. With 7200 rpms it makes the
device Ideal for transferring large files with quick transfer rates.
Specifications: (Note that Transfer rates depend on many factors including your computers CPU)
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| USB 3.0 & 2x FireWire 800 |
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2x FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 Support)
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USB 3.0 can transfer up to 5GBs/s (theoretically)
which translates to about 110mbs/s with 7200 RPMs
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USB 2.0 can Transfer up to 480mbs/s (theoretically)
which translates to about 30mbs/s with 7200 RPMs
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FireWire 800 can transfer up to 800mbs/s (theoretically)
which translates to about 65mbs/s with 7200 RPMs
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FireWire 400 can transfer up to 400mbs/s (theoretically)
which translates to about 25mbs/s with
7200 RPMs
Pros:
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Relatively small and compact
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Ships with both a USB 3.0 and FireWire 800
cable.
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Inexpensive for what you get
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Rugged, so it can take a beating
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7200 RPMs
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USB 3.0 is Awesome
Cons:
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Not a huge fan of the Orange color
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Comes with bloat-ware
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The cables that it comes with are super short (basically a ruler and a half)
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Device
gets hot with prolonged use…
My Thoughts:
So far I like this external hard drive; it works as advertised
with decent transfer rates. Now I’m starting to wonder how I managed on regular
USB 2.0 for so long. USB 3.0 is a straight up beast at transferring files
compared to pretty much, everything else. So far the LaCie Rugged drive has
been surviving my daily travels; I just throw it in my bag and go. Currently I highly
recommend this device to anyone who does a lot of editing (Video, Audio,
Photo), especially Video. It will also make a good network drive for those who
stream a lot of media over their network.
Build Quality / Design: 4.5
Features: 4.0
Price: 4.0
Space: 3.5
Average (Amazon | Newegg): 3.4
Overall
19.4/25
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All pics were taken with the LG Google Nexus 4
Video was taken with the Nikon S6300
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