LaCie Rugged Mini 4TB — shock‑resistant, USB‑C Portable External Hard Drive, 2.5‑inch, for Mac & Windows — Rescue Data Recovery included

Works well and does exactly what it’s meant to do. Plenty of storage, easy to set up and feels robust. Ideal for backups and transporting files. Happy with the purchase

The LaCie Rugged Mini 2TB is exactly what I needed for safe and portable data storage. The compact 2.5" size makes it easy to carry, and the rugged design feels solid and trustworthy — perfect for travel or everyday use. It works seamlessly across PC, Mac, iPad, and iPhone, which makes it incredibly versatile. Transfer speeds are smooth, and the included Data Rescue Service gives me peace of mind knowing my files are protected. If you want a dependable external hard drive with extra durability, this is a fantastic choice.

Great stuff and very handy.

Robust and effective.

Excellent product, no problems.

I’ve owned a LaCie hard drive for a few years with zero trouble so when I needed extra storage I had no hesitation in choosing LaCie again, rather than trawling through the reviews of other brands. 2TB is plenty for me and the price is reasonable in my opinion at just under one hundred quid. I’m using it with an older MacBook which has USB and unfortunately the LaCie Rugged Mini comes with a USB-C cable, so I was on the verge of buying an adapter when I thought I’d try my cable from the older LaCie and it works just fine. Set up was easy and I was backing up with Time Machine within 5 minutes of opening the box. You just have to go into disc utilities on the Mac and allow Time Machine to access the new drive. The tool kit app which you need to do the set up is rather superfluous once you’re up and running and the prompts to download some sort of Adobe software are annoying, unless of course you actually want it, which I don’t, it’s not free after the first month anyway. Ignoring that tiny gripe all was well. I noticed another reviewer saying that the drive goes to sleep if left for extended periods, well that isn’t true, as long as your computer doesn’t go to sleep then the LaCie is active. I knew that my initial Time Machine back up might take a few hours so I left it running and went to bed. The following morning I checked it and it had finished within a couple of hours and the drive was still mounted. I then began copying specific files over and encountered the first and only difficulty. Every single action was requiring my MacBook admin password, which although not a huge problem, became very tedious after a while. Eventually I sussed it out, by opening the drives “get info” window from Finder, the permissions need to be set to read and write rather than read only, that fixed it. Now it works exactly as I want it to and I’m very happy. Speeds are not lightning fast but acceptable, the USB-C connection may or may not affect that, I’m not sure. Finally, it comes housed in a protective case which stops damage from dropping or crushing it, which is a nice touch even if it is a hideous orange colour!

Very good device! It works perfectly on Mac book!

This SSD is super fast. That's the first SSD I purchased to store my videos, videos that I edit ( it uses alot of space! ). For example, when you work on Davinci Resolve, and you have to render huge files, and there is no space on your computer, you render it straight to this SSD, and you are not loosing speed. Also, you can install game in it, and this way you can save space on your computer/laptop. Easy to use, even looks nice, it has rubber protection. Highly recommend, good price as well.