LaCie 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3, 28TB, External RAID Hard Drive, for PC Mac iPad & iPhone, Data Rescue Service (STGB28000400)

Warning - If you have a Thunderbolt 2 Mac don't expect the 2 additional cables needed to be purchased (Apple Thunderbolt 2 to 3 converter and then cable connecting to drive £75) will do the trick they won't........this foxed me for a bit thinking the unit was broken....as it needs a signal from a computer before it will even turn on....it came pre instaled with a Raid 0, I wanted Raid 1, which meant a reconfigure through the LaCie software downloaded, but then the Mac didnt recgonise the new drive which required a erase/re-format which was a worry....but seems after this it is working fine....phew...and I am getting my £75 back assuming apple acept the return of the converter.....Not sure without the thunderbolt function what the read/write speed will be....seems ok though....unit seems quiet, a little hum, but not a deal breaker, unit is heavy and feels bomb proof......so in lieu of buying a new file server this seems a robust alternative solution that I hope will last for 5 years....fingers crossed given the cost....

Very good. Not so noisy. Good design and easy install.

This is brilliant on my iMac for editing. I use it to edit 3 camera multicam timelines in full 4K, IN REAL TIME! Yes it can edit 3 4K cameras in real time on a modern 5K iMac, making this drive one of the fastest i have ever used.The noise is quite low which is a bonus as I have used some raids that are so noisy they start driving me crazy after a few hours. There is more than enough space on the drive to run serval projects at once.Very happy with the drive.

Item functions with my IMAC computer & set up was straightforward. But it makes an erratic noise( like a clock ticking every 40 seconds). Suspect its internal cooling fan was damaged in transit; but not sure. Not wise to leave unattended. Noise continures after item is 'ejected' from computer.

I'm running this on RAID 1 so it's backing itself up as I go along. I'm editing video on a 2011 IMac, I bought this to back-up my info and be compatible when I upgrade the Mac. I had to get a Thunderbolt to ESata + USB 3.0 adapter to achieve anything like decent speeds which was an extra £100 (there's only one type available) but it's worth it. It's a little noisy but acceptable. My biggest gripe is that the light on the front flashes even when it's turned off, you have to completely unplug it to get it to stop this, it's very annoying when it's in your bedroom, so it just sits there with tape over the light looking ugly. It comes with 4 different plugs for different countries, a waste of cables that just creates trash. I like the CF card port in the front but it's not a deal breaker. The charger port is just 15W so apparently according to other reviewers is not good enough for charging a laptop. It's very easy to set up and use, it comes with a good easy to use app. Update, I have now purchased a G-RAID thunderbolt 3 as a comparison it has exactly the same specs but it's faster, not by much but it is faster. It doesn't have all the extra ports it's bigger but I think better looking. After doing several tests the big difference is that the Lacie has a 5-year Data Recovery (they both have 5-year warranty). The G-RAID is faster. I can't imagine professionals using the LaCie I think they would go for the solid dependable G-RAID (but professionals can afford data recovery if they need it, which is very unlikely). There's also an issue with hot-swapping on the Lacie I don't think you can swap out drives (replace them both and have a new drive) because if you put the old drives back in they won't work, this is according to Larry Rivers a very established reviewer however I don't know how this would work on the G-Raid either. It's a very close call, both are good products and are an important part of a video editing workflow. Update, I ended up keeping the G-RAID for me it feels more dependable, professional and it's the brand I'm used to, almost too close to call though.

Transfer speeds are great and the dual stripe capability is ideal. Only issue is noise. It is rather noisy.

Excellent kit. Works perfectly well. I use it as a raid. I know my data is safe. Expensive but I can’t put a value on lost data so worth it

I am a big fan of LaCie brands and bought a lot of their drives since 1997. This is my first time ever, had some trouble from very beginning.At first connection to my brand new Mbp (2017/usb-c), the front blue status LED was not lit at all and an external monitor (via DP cable) was flicking madly. I thought it's a faulty drive. After couple of trying (dis- and re-connecting) several times, the LED finally turned on and my external monitor works smoothly. I've been using it a couple of months now. Overall, I am quite disappointing its performance for the price.Had some issue at the first start ups - front LED and external monitor - sorted after couple of trying.The factory default setting for arrays came as RAID-0 and most of people would do delete it and recreate arrays to RAID-1 for maximum data safety which I have done.Advertising as its Thunderbolt 3 ports enables you to power your laptop, IT DOSEN'T. My Mbp battery drains quickly.The drive speed is quite disappointing over Thb3. It's okay for 720/1080p ProRes 422 HQ. But look elsewhere if you're mainly dealing with 2/4k.Drive awakening from sleep is somewhat slow(in comparison to my other Raid system I have or used in the past)The front USB 3.0 port comes in handy however it's not easy to access without looking into it because of front casing designThe SD card reader slot was okay but recently, it behave strangely I had to reboot macOS to mount it on finder (maybe incompatible with CleanMyDrive2 app)My advise would be wait a bit longer until Seagate update their firmware and confirmed it by other users.