LaCie Launches Thunderbolt 5 SSD

Lacie this week introduced the LaCie Rugged SSD Pro5, an SSD that uses the latest Thunderbolt 5 technology for faster transfer speeds. Apple's newest M4 Macs are equipped with Thunderbolt 5 ports that are able to take advantage of the speeds of Thunderbolt 5 accessories.

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According to LaCie, the SSD is aimed at filmmakers, photographers, and audio specialists. The SSD delivers read speeds of up to 6700MB/s, and write speeds up to 5300MB/s. It can be purchased in capacities up to 4TB.

The Rugged SSD Pro5 features IP68 dust and water resistance, which means it can withstand submersion in water. The durability makes it ideal for workflows that involve travel, and it can withstand drops from up to three meters high.

While designed for Thunderbolt 5 machines, the SSD Pro5 works with Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4, and USB 10/20/40Gb/s USB-C hosts on Macs, the iPad Pro, and Windows machines.

A 2TB version of the LaCie Rugged SSD Pro5 is available for $400, while a 4TB model is priced at $600.

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Top Rated Comments

xiayizju Avatar
15 weeks ago
Lacie is always being premium and also unreasonably expensive.
For people who are potential customers for TB5 SSD, just wait for enclosure coming out from companies like acasis (they already have one model available, but that is also overpriced for now), you will get full performance, more flexibility and much better price.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
zapmymac Avatar
15 weeks ago
New product ought to have a 6TB option available, it is 2025.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ChrisA Avatar
15 weeks ago

Lacie is always being premium and also unreasonably expensive.
For people who are potential customers for TB5 SSD, just wait for enclosure coming out from companies like acasis (they already have one model available, but that is also overpriced for now), you will get full performance, more flexibility and much better price.
$600 is not expensive if you are using this for real work. What do you think it costs to generate the video data to fill even a 1TB drive?

The calculation is very different for consumers who want to store downloaded media and professionals who create the media.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
nathansz Avatar
15 weeks ago
Seperate enclosure and drive are almost always a better buy
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dragoon2745 Avatar
15 weeks ago
I feel like I'm the only one who wants a TB5 8TB SSD.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
xiayizju Avatar
15 weeks ago
why being so conservative? we should have all the way up to 16TB! 16TB option on m.2 nvme ssd is released a few years ago
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)