LaCie 5TB F.A. Porsche Designed Desktop Hard Drive
Overview
Description
LaCie's 5TB F.A. Porsche-Designed Desktop Hard Drive is a high-capacity, high-speed external hard drive with a sophisticated, bold look and a thick, protective 3mm aluminium-casing. This drive can store a maximum capacity of 5TB and, using the USB 3.0 interface, can transfer that data at up to 5Gbps. To note, this LaCie drive comes pre-formatted for Windows computers and can be reformatted for Mac by installing LaCie's USB 3.0 Mac driver and a LaCie USB 3.0 computer card. The USB 3.0 interface is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0, so you can connect it to any computers that use this older interface.
Along with the drive, you will receive an online Wuala cloud storage account with 10GB for a year and software that includes Lacie's Public-Private as well as Backup Assistant. With this software, you can easily password protect your drive and manage crucial backups for your computer. For managing your power-settings on the drive, included with the software is also an automatic eco-mode that boasts upwards of 77% energy savings.
Key Features
- With 3mm of strong aluminium casing surrounding the drive inside, you can be sure that your data is solidly protected. LaCie and Porsche worked together to combine form and function -resulting in a mobile drive that looks great (and works great)-no matter where you take it
- The drive's USB 3.0 interface can transfer data at up to 5Gbps
- USB 3.0 interface is backwards compatible with USB 2.0
- As part of the included software, the eco-management mode automatically puts the drive in standby mode so as to reduce the energy-use by upwards of 77%
- With this drive, you receive 10GB of Wuala Online Storage for one year to securely store and share your data online
- With LaCie Private-Public software preloaded on the drive, it's easy to make sure that your files are secure and protected, no matter where you go
- As part of the included software, Backup Assistant is an easy, worry-free means of backing up your Mac or Windows computer files
Specifications
Capacity |
5TB |
Interface |
USB 3.0 Backwards compatible with USB 2.0 |
Drive Speed |
Not specified by the manufacturer |
Buffer |
Not specified by the manufacturer |
Average Seek Time |
Not specified by the manufacturer |
Data Transfer Rate |
USB 3.0: Up to 5Gbps USB 2.0: Up to 480Mpbs |
System Requirements |
1x USB 3.0 or 2.0 port Windows XP, Vista, 7 Max OS X 10.5 or 10.6 600MB of available disk space on your hard drive Note : Only 2012 MacBook Pro notebook computers support USB 3.0 natively. For USB 3.0 capabilities with other Mac computers, you will need to instal LaCie's Mac OS USB 3.0 driver and purchase a LaCie USB 3.0 card for your Mac |
Mounting |
Desktop |
Power Requirements |
AC adapter |
Environmental Requirements |
Not specified by the manufacturer |
Dimensions (W x L x H) |
7.5 x 4.75 x 1.5" / 19 x 12 x 3.8 cm |
Weight |
37 oz / 1 kg |
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Details
- Product: LaCie 5TB F.A. Porsche Designed Desktop Hard Drive
- Manufacturer: LaCie
- Model: 9000480
- SKU: 9000480
- RM Product #: 28038
- Capacity: 5 TB
- Form Factor: Desktop
- SSD/Flash/Spinning: Spindle Drive
- Connection: USB 3.0
- Connection: USB 2.0
- Power Method: AC Powered