LaCie d2 Professional, USB 3.1 TYPE C, 3.5E, 16TB STHA16000800
Original price was: $499.99.$349.94Current price is: $349.94.
Price: $499.99 - $349.94
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The LaCie d2 Professional is the go-to external desktop hard drive for creatives using SSD-based laptops or all-in-one-computers with limited storage capacity. Easily edit and archive projects with enormous capacity and speeds of up to 260MB/s. Seamlessly connect to USB-C and USB 3.1 Gen 2 computers and enjoy reduced noise and vibration thanks to an aluminum form factor. The d2 Professional comes equipped with BarraCuda Pro enterprise-class drive for ultimate reliability and performance a five-year limited warranty including Rescue Data Recovery Services for long-term peace of mind.
CROSS PLATFORM: The LaCie d2 Professional is the go-to external desktop hard drive for creatives using Mac/PC SSD-based laptops or all-in-one-computers with limited storage capacity
FAST DATA: Easily edit and archive projects with massive massive capacity and speeds of up to 260MB/s
FUTURE PROOF: Seamlessly connect to USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 computers, enjoy reduced noise and vibration thanks to an aluminum form factor, and get ultimate reliability and performance with BarraCuda Pro enterprise-class drives
BOUNDLESS CREATIVITY: Includes one-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps Plan
RECOVERY INCLUDED: Enjoy long-term peace of mind with the included five-year limited warranty including Rescue Data Recovery Services
Customers say
Customers find the computer drive fast and quiet. It has a USB 3.0 connection that works well with older Macs. The setup is easy, and registration is simple. They appreciate the build quality and storage capacity. However, some customers have issues with brightness. There are mixed opinions on functionality, drive quality, and noise level.
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Original price was: $499.99.$349.94Current price is: $349.94.
Lincoln –
Transfer speeds above 250 MB/s. Very quiet operation. I bought 5!
I purchased 5 of these hard drives – three 8TB size and two 10TB size. These hard drives are considerably faster than my other external hard drives that run usb 3.0. I am very happy with my purchase and recommend these LaCie drives.Upon testing each drive works perfectly as expected. My upload and download speeds are within 5 MB/s of each other which is awesome. I ran my tests using usb-c to usb-c on my MacBook Pro M1. See my screen capture showing the upload/download speeds.All five of my hard drives were sold with as “Style: d2 Professional USB-C 3.1” . Every one I received includes a usb-c to usb-c cable and usb-c to usb 3.1 cable. The rear of the hard drive has a usb-c input.Some reviews mentioned the loud sound from the hard drives. I noticed that all 5 are quieter than my WD and Seagate drives. This is likely because the LaCie enclosure is a very heavy metal versus the vented plastic in my older hard drives. The thicker metal blocks some sound. I can say that my two 10TB LaCie drives are slightly quieter than my 8TB LaCie drives – but both sizes I consider quiet for platter hard drives. SSD drives will be silent because they have no moving parts – so comparing these platter drives to SSD drives is unfair.I bought these on Amazon Prime Day 2022 for a considerable discount. If I can get the discount again, I would purchase these. At full price, I would purchase these if I needed the fast transfer speeds. But if the transfer speed wasn’t important I would just buy the cheapest price-per-TB hard drive at the time from WD, Seagate or LaCie. LaCie drives do have a premium price tag and have a higher quality enclosure but use a Seagate hard drive inside.
ekoh –
Great machine!
I purchased to 8TB of these.I haven’y had to call tech support so far.Pros:Slick designQuietGood speedImperceptible vibrationVery low heatStraight forward plug and playAfter weeks of research and much testing of several brands and models (Purchases & Returns) Best alternative value to SSD’s which are stratospherically expensive.Cons:The cyclopean blue light is aggressive! Especially when it blinks! I just cannot have the drive facing me on my workspace, so I turned them around to face the wall, having the view of the back of the casing, with the power and USB connections facing me, thus defeating the beautiful design of these devices sitting on my desktop!The stands are attached to the casings, making their shape awkward for portability (packing and transport).
Jeffrey amzn Hill –
Not compatible with a USB 3 Gen 2×2 20Gbs port. Fails.
Tore my hair out trying to understand why 4 d2’s in a row all failed on a new Dell Workstation. When backing up using Retrospect, numerous failures to read, write, position and loss of connection to the drive. The d2 specs are 10gbs as are the provided USB-C cables. The only USB-C port on the front of this machine is the new Gen 2×2 20Gbs standard which is what I used. 4 in a row failure is not likely, but backups from the same port to other 5Gbs drives with the same cables were fine. Also, the d2’s disks tested fine with Windows, Seagate and WD tools. I conclude that LaCie may have a problem not with the drives, but with the software negotiating the USB protocols on the new 20Gbs standard. Loss of communication with the drive is consistent with other reviews here and may be related. Seagate support was of little help, but that was early in testing. Vendors have been helpful with returns and refunds. I’ve returned to the old standard MyBooks for backup. Even the newer SSD’s seem to have reliability issues and speed is not needed.
M on Amazon –
Impressed
I have 2 LaCie d2’s in the previous generation with lots of options (Firewire, USB 3, etc.) I loved the first one and quickly purchased a 2nd. I would have been happy with a 3rd but that model has been discontinued. So I bought a 8TB d2 Professional as it held the value/size sweet spot. The latest incarnation is very impressive. It is so quiet, has a smaller footprint, it is fast, everything is solid including the cables and the way they snugly insert into the USB slot. (My MacPro does not have Thunderbolt). In a few minutes I had it operational, partitioning and formatting it to suit my needs. I will probably purchase another. The only caveat is that the new models do not have an On/Off switch so they are always on. I can live with it.NOTE: It is a shame how there is a trend in which companies SPAM review cites with lies. THhis is a quality product, in my experience over years and new versions.
Mr. Mojo Risin’ –
The Cooling Fan
The fan on my LaCie 1big Dock Thunderbolt 3 4TB HDD and Desktop Hub was not turning on and the top of the case seemed to be getting quite hot after one hour. I decided to return it for a replacement so I did a secure erase. The drive was left on for several hours during this process and after time, the fan eventually turned on. I missed it in the manual (page 22) but the fan is temperature controlled so It will not turn on when you first apply power. The unit needs to be on for a L_O_N_G_ time to generate heat before you will notice any fan activity. I cancelled my return and am quite happy with it. This is a very heavy and well built external HDD and has been working well with TimeMachine for Mac.
Andre B. –
J’ai commandé et reçu l’article en 2 jours. Beaucoup plus rapide que l’estimation au moment de l’achat. Je vais l’installer sur mon serveur et on verra si le produit est bon mais j’ai eu plusieurs disques Lacie dans ma carrière et la plupart ont bien performé. Espérons que ça se poursuive!
Juan Francisco Urrusti –
Es confiable, pero no creo que justifique su precio.
C. McConnell –
LaCie drives are somewhat upscale, but having bought them through the years Iâm satisfied that they are a good value. The 28TB I have just launched seems a bit quieter than an essentially identical unit purchased several years agoâa nice surprise (none has been particularly noisy, in any case). The formatting is flexible and easy to accomplish with the supplied softwareâsetting up this drive as a RAID device only took a minute or so.
Adam Schoales –
This is now the third LaCie 2Big Docks that I’ve owned, so obviously I’m a fan. That said, they can be a bit frustrating. Specifically how often they’ll fall asleep. Truthfully, this could be a Mac OS issue, Iâm not entirely sure but I can be editing in Final Cut Pro, switch to my mail app for a second to see if there’s any new mail, and by the time I return to Final Cut, the disc has fallen asleep and I have to wait upwards of a minute or two for it to wake up and allow me to start editing again. It’s incredibly frustrating! I’ve taken to using a third party app to keep it awake by constantly writing a little bit of data to it every 30 seconds, which works, though I worry about the long-term effect it’ll have on the drives.Also, while I usually don’t bother with installing the software that drive manufacturers ship, you absolutely *need* to install LaCie’s poorly named “Toolkit” app so you can not only adjust the LED brightness but more importantly reformat the drive to a Mac OS format in order to optimize speeds.That being said, considering the other options I’ve tried in the past this is among the best. I just wish it was *better*.
Emiliano López –
Encontré este excelente disco duro externo a un 40% de descuento. No podÃa dejarlo pasar. Cumple bien mis expectativas y necesidades de capacidad y velocidad de transferencia.