![]() ![]() Seagate Encryption lets you create a password to encrypt all data on the LaCie drive. The ToolKit offers several welcome utilities. The change will format the drives, so you need to back up any data first, but the app warns you before it does anything and makes you poke a recessed button with a paper clip to confirm you mean it. Changing the setting requires little more than loading the program, choosing Modify, and choosing the RAID setting you want. The RAID Manager lets you switch the drive between RAID 0 and RAID 1 modes as well as update firmware. A second LED indicates disk activity.Īlso included with the drive is the downloadable LaCie RAID Manager and LaCie Toolkit, a three-year warranty, and three years of Rescue Data Recovery Services. Connect to such a port, and a status light comes on to tell you to plug the power adapter into an outlet. The power block is needed only when connected to ports of the USB 3.0 variety or lower, which can't supply adequate juice over the USB bus to run the drives. Also in the box is a power block with interchangeable plug modules for a variety of domestic and foreign power outlets. One has a USB Type-C connector at each end, the other a USB Type-C-to-Type-A. If you won't be moving it between different kinds of computers, you can format it in your OS's native format (say, NTFS for Windows, or HFS+ for Macs). The drive comes formatted in the exFAT style by default, so it will work with both PCs and Macs. If you're working where you might drop the drive into a lake or even a puddle, you might want to consider an external hard drive with a higher rating, like the IP68-rated ADATA HD830, or one of LaCie's external SSDs, like the IP67-rated Rugged SSD Pro. However, the IP54 spec doesn't cover immersion. The orange bumper on the Rugged RAID Shuttle includes a tab to cover the power connector, and the uncovered USB-C connector is rated at IP54 itself, so the drive should easily survive a small splash of water or being carried in the rain. Keep in mind, too, that setting the LaCie drive to RAID 1 effectively increases ruggedness, by ensuring that you can destroy one drive completely and still have all your data on the other. For example, both it and the G-Tech ArmorATD are rated to survive a 4-foot drop, but the ArmorATD's rating is for carpeted concrete rather than simply concrete, and its case is pressure-resistant up to only 1,000 pounds. But the Rugged RAID Shuttle scores well by hard drive standards. Of course, no platter-based drive can be as shock-resistant as an SSD, which not only lacks platters and delicate drive heads to damage, but has lower mass to generate less kinetic energy during a fall. The shock resistance comes courtesy of the silicone bumper, combined with the solid case and internal shock mounts. In addition to meeting IP54 standards for dust and water resistance ( see our explainer on ruggedization ratings for a discussion of what the numbers mean) and being shock-resistant to drops up to 4 feet, it's also rated as crush-resistant enough to stand up to being run over by a 2,205-pound vehicle. Quite simply, the Rugged RAID Shuttle is designed to survive conditions that could trash your data. Which brings us to the "Rugged" part of the name. If either drive gets damaged, you'll have a second copy of every file. The RAID 1 setting offers only half as much storage as well as slower performance, but the second drive automatically mirrors the first. ![]() When writing to disk, for example, RAID 0 can write concurrently to the second drive when a disk write would otherwise have to queue up and wait for a single drive to be ready to accept more data. In addition to giving you access to 8TB of storage, this setting also gives you a performance boost compared with using either drive by itself. Inside the case are two platter-based 5,400rpm Seagate Barracuda drives, a matched set of 2.5-inch 4TB drives side by side.Īs shipped, the unit is set to RAID 0. Roughly the size and shape of a 5.25-inch internal drive, at 1.1 by 6.8 by 6 inches, it weighs 2.1 pounds. But the combination of form factor, gray case, and silicone protective bumper around the edge-the same orange color as a weatherproof outdoor extension cord-makes it look like nothing so much as a small tablet for children, waiting to be powered on. Available in an 8TB capacity only, the unit looks like a single hard drive to your OS. The Rugged RAID Shuttle fits right in with LaCie's line of Rugged drives, which has a well-earned reputation for reliability. ![]()
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