2big Dock 40TB External HDD - Thunderbolt and USB4 Compatibility, Data Recovery (STLG40000400)

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.

I purchased to 8TB of these. I haven'y had to call tech support so far. Pros: Slick design Quiet Good speed Imperceptible vibration Very low heat Straight forward plug and play After 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).

I used to buy Lacie drives all the time, and had no problems with them until Seagate's crappy quality and crappy customer service completely began to change the company. I had a pair of Lacie drives die on me and because Seagate claimed I had damaged the drive while traveling they refused to honor the warranty. That was a few years back. Fast forward to this year when I thought hmmm, I'll try them again. I bought one of these little guys for a project and since July it's been ok, while not nearly as fast as it claimed it would be. Meh. I wasn't too worried. Then 6 months later in December the stupid thing takes a nosedive and refused to mount. I took it into the Apple Store and they recommended I replace it immediately as the drive was corrupted and would probably not mount again. I called SEAGATE, and was told that I have to send the old drive in or they will not replace it. Because the blue light is still flashing on it they claim they have to assess it and if they determine it's defective, THEY keep the drive and send you a new one which may or may not be a REFURBISHED PRODUCT. The person I talked to could not describe any kind of standard for data security or privacy measures. This person told me that what they do is test the drives, if it works, they determine you lied and sent in a product that was fine, and you may or may not get it back. The BUYER has to pay for shipping. And again, through the whole process, there is no guarantee of privacy or protected data. They actually told me two different versions of how the product is tested for defects. Here's the thing. This isn't a pair of shoes. I have a lot of very sensitive client data on this hard drive and am loathe to just mail it off to a service center where who knows what will happen to it. The SEAGATE person was rude because 1) I would not provide all of my personal data to them, and 2) I asked if a replacement was possible without mailing in the drive that died. They got downright snippy with me when I asked how my privacy would be protected while they tested the drive. Avoid this company like the plague. LaCie is no longer the standard for nice external hard drives that worked well and looked good on your desk. I remember good customer service, a solid warranty and a good product. If the bad track record, poor customer service, and refusal to take responsibility for a failed product wasn't enough to avoid this company, here are some other problems I have: This drive has a GIANT BRIGHT blue light that constantly pulses and I had to put a little strip of electrical tape over the light because it was so distracting while in use. The old Lacie drives had a bright blue light that was kinda cool--- but not this giant garish flashing blue dot that would do better on a Las Vegas light marquee or in a truck stop bathroom. You know in some public spaces they put out those bright blue lights to deter drug users? Yeah it's THAT BRIGHT AND OBNOXIOUS. The drive is NOISY. Even when it's not in active use it's noisy. Don't make the same mistake I did. Avoid them.

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.

Seems to be much faster than the Apple Time Machine for backups. Considering the Apple is now extinct, prone to failure, and a lot more expensive, the LaCie is a good buy. One minor drawback is that the LaCie is not a wireless router.

I won't consider purchasing from them in the future. The product began malfunctioning shortly after I started using it, and their customer service was unsatisfactory. It took an excessively long time to receive a refund. They also required me to cover shipping costs, which I've never had to do on Amazon before. Despite suggesting they would refund the shipping fee, they ultimately declined. Fortunately, Amazon intervened and refunded the shipping costs. Dealing with this company cost me both money and time due to their subpar product and customer service. Do not recommend

Encontré este excelente disco duro externo a un 40% de descuento. No podía dejarlo pasar. Cumple bien mis expectativas y necesidades de capacidad y velocidad de transferencia.

Schijf in juni gekocht en in november al defect

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, I’m 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*.

I am using this to replace multiple lower capacity (2-4TB) WD MyBooks. This thing is smaller than I expected, and so fast with the USB C. It came with both USB-C to USB-C as well as USB-C to USB A SuperSpeed. Love the light that shows power and activity, once you eject, it flashes a bunch of times and then powers down when safe to unplug. I am using this to backup lots of data, so will not be using it plugged in all the time, but if I was I might put a piece of translucent/frosted vinyl to reduce the LED brightness in a dark room.