LaCie Minimus 2TB USB 3.0

Looks great with performance to match
I am really pleased with this drive. It is quiet in operation, feels really well built and look fantastic, very sleek and minimalist. I have no equipment capable of USB3 speeds yet but have no complaints about the performance on USB2. Works seemlessly with my iMac.

LaCie Minimus 2TB USB 3.0

Working well
Having done a lot of comparison shopping over the Christmas period looking for the best bang for my buck when it came to a fast, portable hard drive, I eventually settled on this one. I wanted a drive to store a growing number of media files; one that was portable and fast. I ordered this late in the afternoon on the 26th December. It arrived just two days later which was shockingly fast for the time of year.

I find the drive to be very quiet in operation and very easy to operate. I tested it in a USB2 port first of all and got a transfer speed of 34.5mb/s. For my needs, I reflected that this speed would have been quick enough; so I could have just as easily got by with a USB2 drive in hindsight.

Along with this hard drive, I bought the Transcend USB3 expansion card. Having installed that and connected the LaCie up to it, I am now getting transfer speeds of 95mb/s in USB3 mode.....so whilst I found I didn't necessarily need the extra speed... it certainly is...

LaCie Minimus 2TB USB 3.0

Well Worth the Money
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