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1. #LACIE 14291204111298EHB LBD TBT MAC EXTERNAL DRIVES MANUAL#
2. #LACIE 14291204111298EHB LBD TBT MAC EXTERNAL DRIVES PRO#

And it's perhaps a bit ominous with that Cyclops blue eye glowing at you. It was still slower than Pegasus R6, which offered 210.5MBps, and 177.5MBps for write and read, respectively, with RAID 5.It's fairly unassuming sitting on a desktop. In this test, the LaCie scored 184.71MBps for writing and 186.80MBps for reading, by far the fastest among single-volume external hard drives. This means we copied data directly from the MacBook Pro's internal SSD to the LaCie to show what a general user can expect from it. In the second set of tests, we used the drive as an external storage connected to a computer, the way we test other traditional external hard drives. It was slower than the 353.24MBps of the R6, which used a RAID configuration. In this test, the LaCie scored the highest we've seen for a single-volume external drive, averaging 233.50MBps, faster than most SSDs we've reviewed. But chances are we already have the best equipment on the market.įor the first set of tests, we used the Pegasus R6 connected to the LaCie and benchmarked how fast the LaCie transferred data to and from the Thunderbolt partner, with the least involvement of the MacBook Pro's hard drive. Again, note that, though the fastest on the market, the notebook's internal drive has a significantly slower ceiling speed than the 10Gbps (about 1.2GBps) of Thunderbolt.

#LACIE 14291204111298EHB LBD TBT MAC EXTERNAL DRIVES PRO#

In the second set, the drive was stacked up against other popular external devices that use USB 3.0, USB 2.0, FireWire, and eSATA connections.Īs with the Pegasus R6, our test machine is a 2011 MacBook Pro running OS X Lion, on a SATA 3 (6Gbps) SSD.

In the first set, we compared its performance with that of internal drives, including traditional hard drives and solid-state drives (SSDs). The LaCie was put through two sets of tests. We actually used the R6 as part of the test since it's the only other storage device we have that's equipped with Thunderbolt. We tested the LaCie Little Big Disk the same way we did with the Promise Pegasus R6, which is similar to the way we test external storage devices: by copying large amounts of data from one place to another and measure the device's throughput speed. Since the drive is supereasy to set up and it's probably best to use it with your Mac's Time Machine for backing up purposes, it's safe to skip this CD.

#LACIE 14291204111298EHB LBD TBT MAC EXTERNAL DRIVES MANUAL#

There's nothing prestored on the drive, but it's accompanied by a CD that contains Intego Backup Manager Pro software and digital copies of the manual and user guide. Out of the box, it's preformatted in HFS+ and once connected to a computer via Thunderbolt, it's immediately available on your Mac, just like other external storage devices. There's nothing to setting up the Little Big Disk. This means that the speed of the storage solution depends entirely on the speed of the SSD itself, which is 6Gbps at best (compared to the Thunderbolt standard of 10Gbps), if the internal SSD supports the latest SATA 3 standard. On the inside, it hosts a 240GB solid-state drive (SSD). Unlike the Pegasus, which has five drive bays, the LaCie is a single-volume drive. On the other hand, note that you won't be able to turn it on without plugging it in to a supported computer. We found this power management nifty and very helpful. The drive also turns itself off when the computer goes into sleep mode and turns itself back on when the computer wakes up. For example, when the computer turns off, the drive also turns off and turns back on when the computer restarts. Despite how compact the drive is, you'll need to use the power adapter since it's not bus-powered: the Thunderbolt cable doesn't provide enough juice to power it.ĭespite the necessary separate power adapter, the Little Big Disk SSD's power status works in sync with that of the computer to which it's connected. The drive comes with a detachable base and a flexible power adapter that works with virtually any type of power sockets in the world. We tested the LaCie together with a Pegasus R6 indeed suffered no reduction in performance. With the other port, you can daisy-chain up to five other Thunderbolt devices, or a mini DisplayPort monitor without reducing the connection bandwidth. You can use one of these ports to connect the drive to the host computer using a Thunderbolt cable, which, as with the Pegasus, is not included and costs another $49.

On the back, you'll find the power port and two Thunderbolt ports. The compact device is housed in a full-metal body with a round blue button on the front that works both as a power and indicator light. The Little Big Disk SSD bears the same signature design of LaCie's storage devices: sturdy, eye-catching, and bold.