Besides the 5TB size, which costs S$269, you can also get the 2TB version at S$159 and the 4TB version at S$239. You can get the LaCie Mobile Drive at the Challenger Bugis Flagship Store or on Lazada. On the other hand, if you are looking for an external drive that is cheap, has huge storage space and can read & write large files decently fast, then the LaCie Mobile Drive could be your next external HHD. If you are looking to transfer large files in a short amount of time as you are always in a hurry, an external HHD might not meet your demand. The answer to whether you should buy the LaCie Mobile Drive or not boils down to your expectation of the performance and your budget. We allowed the app to continue testing the drive and the transfer speed held up really well with just 3 to 5 MB/s difference. The 5GB test yielded a write speed of 134.6 MB/s and a read speed of 137.6 MB/s. The 2GB test yielded a write speed of 132.7 MB/s and a read speed of 137.1 MB/s.
Using the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test app, we put the HHD on 2GB and 5TB read and write tests, the result is as accurate as advertised. On the box, LaCie has a sticker on it that says 130MB/s, which we believe should be the average transfer speed. If you have a modern desktop setup, the Mobile Drive will definitely complement it well.
The design of the Mobile Drive is minimalistic with a discreet LaCie logo hidden at the corner of the shell.
#Lacie hd review pro
So whether you are using the latest MacBook Pro series, which only has USB Type C ports or other models of laptops that have USB 3.0 port, you can use the LaCie Mobile Drive with no issue. The LaCie Mobile Drive comes with both a USB 3.1 (Type-C) connector and a USB 3.0 connector.