![]() ![]() ![]() You do tend to pay a little more for this protection, but I think it’s well worth it and I personally wouldn’t ever consider buying a portable drive that’s not ruggedized in some way. In other words, if you spilt a drink on it, or got it a bit wet in the rain, you should be fine. ![]() ![]() The stats vary slightly from model to model, but for the Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C drive I’m reviewing here it is rated to withstand crushing by a 1-ton car, a drop from 1.4m and has an IP54 dust/ware rating which means “water splashing against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects”. The Rugged series of drives are designed to be somewhat drop resistant, water resistant and crush proof. Those kinds of experiences always go a long way to making me feel comfortable when recommending a product to someone, and it’s good to know that the Rugged drives have a 3-year warranty. I can’t say that about WD brands, but I have had good experiences with SeaGate directly (I use SeaGate IronWolf drives in my office-based NAS units), and with LaCie. Of course since all drives will fail at some point it’s common to hear stories on the internet of drives failing from all brands, so for me it’s important to know that the customer service experience is also good, should you ever need it. I count that as a good thing because I have had poor customer service experiences with the other main player in the industry, Western Digital (WD, HGST, G-Technology, SanDisk, Hitachi). An original USB 2 Rugged drive was one of the first external drives I ever purchased, and since then, a variety of the Rugged drives have travelled the world with me while I work.įor those that don’t know, LaCie is another SeaGate company so all of their enclosures contain SeaGate drives. Over my last decade as a photographer I’ve used and tested close to 50 different hard drives from a variety of manufacturers, but one model I’ve always come back to is the LaCie Rugged series. I might be next week, or it might be in a couple of years, but when you’ve invested so much time into your photography, and money into your camera gear and experiences, why take that risk? Keeping a single copy of your photos is a dangerous game to play because every hard drive or SSD will fail eventually, with certainty. There’s certain items that every photographer will need to purchase at some point, and an external hard drive is probably going to be on your list. ![]()
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