Lacie 8tb Porsche Design Desktop Drive For Mac

To remove any confusion, the LaCie P9237 as it is called is not a bus-powered solution but is rather featuring the latest in connectivity via USB-C. With that said, this device does hold some unique features including 8TB of capacity along with the capability of charging the USB-C MacBook. This is a solid feature in that while most devices will simply drain your MacBook while in use, the LaCie device will charge it. Compatibility extends to both Windows and OS X and with the included software the ability to swap between platforms. The MSRP of the 8TB LaCie Porsche Design Desktop Drive comes in at $319.99 with a two-year warranty. Above is a benchmark that was sent to me to check out. It's quite similar to ATTO in that it uses several different file sizes but I do like the feature to the top left that shows you drive info.

• Lacie 8tb Porsche Design Desktop Drive For Mac Mac
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As you can see here, the P9237 achieved 190 MB/s read and 185 MB/s write. A big selling feature of the LaCie P9237 is its ability to charge the USB-C MacBook, and with the testing that I was able to perform myself, I found that it actually charged the MacBook a touch quicker than the stock Apple charger.

Lacie 8tb Porsche Design Desktop Drive For Mac Mac

The build quality is quite good as it normally is with LaCie solutions and on the package side, I was happy to see a USB-C to Type-A cable included. The performance left nothing more to want. At 190 MB/s read and 185 MB/s write, this solution reaches the upper limits of what a mechanical hard drive can do, the only thing faster in my testing would be for LaCie to put a Barracuda Pro inside a solution like this at 10TB. The included Genie Timeline software with this P9237 is a solid piece of kit but is outdated by a few years. It's actually more efficient to just download the latest build of Genie Timeline for free from the vendor's site or use Time Machine if you are an OS X user.

The LaCie P'9233 Desktop Drive 8TB with USB 3.0 interface offers transfer speeds up to 5Gb/s and keeps your data solidly protected with its surrounding.

Overall, I enjoyed the P9237 and its capacities as both a storage device and charger for the MacBook by my side, but all of this does carry quite a hefty price tag. Tyler's Test System Specifications.

Motherboard: ASUS Z170 Premium -. CPU: Intel Core i5 6500 -.

Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S - /. Memory: Klevv CRAS 16GB (4x4) DDR4 3000 -. Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - /. OS Storage: Intel 730 480GB SSD - /. Secondary Storage: Intel 750 400GB U.2 SSD - /.

Lacie 8tb Porsche Design Desktop Drive For Mac Pro

Case: Thermaltake P5 - /. Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200 -. OS: Microsoft Windows 10.

Brand New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is available in a retail store, unless the item was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See the seller's listing for full details. Brand: LaCie Features: USB-Powered MPN: LAC9000604 Product Type: Hard Drives Storage Capacity: 8TB Colour: Grey Type: Desktop External HDD Form Factor: 3.5 in Interface: USB 3.0 Product Line: Porsche Design Model: Porsche Design UPC: 55.