LaCie d2 Professional 18TB USB 3.1 Type C External Desktop Drive

About LaCie d2 Professional FEATURED REVIEWS See all 27 reviews   LaCie keeps bringing the best… By thomas m. Great drive from a long-standing excellent manufacturer. Real plug and play and great backward compatibility. Needed a larger backup as time machine outgrew my 6TB drive. Already use lacie for my main and backup photos…with over 70TB it’s time to think raid drive storage units.   Runs Cool, Quiet and Reasonably Fast. Great Value. By Michael H. My wife and are fine art photographers. We use external drives to store massive numbers of raw and tif files. I have been using a mirrored LaCie dual drive 10tb unit for over two years as a production drive and have been quite happy with its performance. So when my wife ran out of space on her desktop computer, we decided to purchase another LaCie. Because she was not interested in Raid, we decided on this 10tb single drive unit. We’ve had it in heavy daily use for about three weeks. So far,… View full Review   The d2 Story Reliably Capable. Two decades, one purpose. Since 1997, LaCie d2 storage has been so dependable, so finely calibrated for high-bandwidth tasks, that creative pros have been able to focus entirely on what they do best: creating. See the Evolution design by neil poulton Customize Your Backup With LaCie Toolkit. LaCie Toolkit makes it simple to give important files the essential added protection they need. • Back up on demand with one click • Schedule daily, weekly, or monthly backups • Sync files and projects across multiple devices Edit with Creative Cloud Turn RAW footage into flawless production with one-month complimentary membership to Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps plan. d2 Professional Sure Performance. Certain Reliability. d2 Professional includes the standards which make this d2 a true professional solution: performance, universal compatibility, and the enhanced reliability of an enterprise-class drive all within an all-aluminum unibody enclosure. A Fierce Hard Drive for Intensive Projects. A Seagate IronWolf Pro enterprise-class drive lives inside d2 Professional – and it’s the secret sauce to sprinting past goals and deadlines. Supporting up to 300 TB/year workloads, this powerhouse HDD is specifically designed for high-speed 7,200 RPM performance, smooth power management, massive capacity and 24 x7 reliability. And for ultimate peace of mind it’s covered by a five-year warranty. • Store over 600hrs of 4K footage • Store up to 180K Raw images • In less than 2 minutes, transfer 1hr of 4K footage USB-C: Future Compatibility USB-C 3.1 clearly makes the most sense going forward, which is why we built the highest level of performance and compatibility into the latest LaCie d2 Professional. Take advantage of the fully reversible USB-C cables which can be used on any PC or Mac. You can expect up to 260 MB/s for all your epic workflows along with fast file transfer rates of up to 5 Gb/s. Solid Components. Solid Investment. enclosure Forged from a single sheet of aluminum, the enclosure provides uncommon rigidity for long-term durability. Cooling The whisper-quiet fan and heat-dissipating aluminum enclosure pull heat away from the HDD, keeping it running fast and healthy. Centralize Your Workflow with 1big Dock Ingest files from memory cards and USB devices with high-speed Thunderbolt 3 performance, connect two 4K displays, daisy chain peripherals, and charge your laptop – all while supporting the capacity of an ever-growing portfolio of work. Works with iPad Connecting your LaCie drive to your iPad’s USB-C port brings extra storage to your iPad and lets you access all your files directly from your iPad – it’s that easy. Rescue Data Recovery Services We’ve Got Your Back When the unexpected happens – like water damage or natural disaster – Rescue Services help you defend against data loss and retrieval costs, so you can rest easier.