Seagate Thunderbolt Adapter + Samsung 840 Pro vs. Lacie 120 GB Rugged SSD

loscamos · Jan 24, 2013, 02:51 AM

I want to connect the SSD using Thunderbolt and use as boot disk for my iMac. I've read a lot of post and Lacie seems better, but maybe it's just because of the ssd mounted on the seagate.
Any suggestion?

AT06 · Jan 24, 2013, 05:07 AM

I'd get the lacie rugged ssd. The performance is very good, it comes with a thunderbolt cable, and at least if you decide you no longer want to use it as a boot drive you can use it as a very fast portable drive you can take around with you.

loscamos · Jan 24, 2013, 06:04 AM

Yes. But I can't figure out wich is faster. In some thread here on Macrumors it seem the seagate works better. Anyway thanks for your opinion. Waiting for other comment.

itsamacthing · Jan 24, 2013, 06:36 AM

Wait for this http://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt/t1t2.html The specs and features look outstanding - can't wait to monitor it from my iPhone lol

Going to jam a 1TB SSD into it and then my 3TB Fusion setup will be perfect

needfx · Jan 24, 2013, 06:41 AM

honestly, I find the lacie to sport a horrible design & color scheme.

performance-wise, I am in the dark, though I bought a samsung 840 ssd, 256Gb for my pc not 3 days ago. up to now, all ok

MacFro · Jan 24, 2013, 06:53 AM

Didn't know you could install and run OSX of an external drive. Is it possible straight out of the box?

AT06 · Jan 24, 2013, 08:00 AM

See this thread for more info on lacie/seagate speeds.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...cie+rugged+ssd

bplein · Jan 24, 2013, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacFro

Didn't know you could install and run OSX of an external drive. Is it possible straight out of the box?

Macs make this extremely simple. I've been cloning drives and (mostly temporarily) booting external for years.

Use a 3rd party tool like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your boot drive. You can do this ~live~ and as long as you aren't actively changing data while you are cloning, your cloned drive will be viable. Note that Carbon Copy Cloner recently went from donation-ware to non-free, so you will either have to pay for it or download an earlier version.

Anyhow, my workflow for upgrading a hard drive has always been something like this:

Attach the new HDD/SSD via FireWire, although Thunderbolt or USB will work as well
Clone from the "old" boot drive to the new drive
Reboot the system, using the new drive externally to ensure that it works correctly
Once I've validated the clone, I THEN open up the computer and do the drive swap.

I've even run my Mac mini from my old laptop drive for several weeks before I decided to open it up and replace it.

g4cube · Jan 24, 2013, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by needfx

honestly, I find the lacie to sport a horrible design & color scheme.

performance-wise, I am in the dark, though I bought a samsung 840 ssd, 256Gb for my pc not 3 days ago. up to now, all ok

Take off the Orange bumper, and it looks like most any other small portable drive.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by itsamacthing

Wait for this http://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt/t1t2.html The specs and features look outstanding - can't wait to monitor it from my iPhone lol

Going to jam a 1TB SSD into it and then my 3TB Fusion setup will be perfect

Nice specs on paper.

Announced early last year. Still not shipping, and no price or pre-orders.

xgman · Jan 24, 2013, 12:50 PM

There should be some new options, hopefully getting less expensive within the next couple few months but options are slim and expensive right now.

needfx · Jan 24, 2013, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g4cube

Take off the Orange bumper, and it looks like most any other small portable drive.[COLOR="#808080"]

I had no idea that was removable. at least that's something

Acorn · Jan 24, 2013, 08:04 PM

you can change the bumper cover on the lacie. You can get a 3 pack of different bumper colors including black from newegg for around 12 bucks.

Jan 24, 2013, 02:51 AM	#1
loscamos macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2009	Seagate Thunderbolt Adapter + Samsung 840 Pro vs. Lacie 120 GB Rugged SSD I want to connect the SSD using Thunderbolt and use as boot disk for my iMac. I've read a lot of post and Lacie seems better, but maybe it's just because of the ssd mounted on the seagate. Any suggestion?
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Jan 24, 2013, 05:07 AM	#2
AT06 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Winwick, UK	I'd get the lacie rugged ssd. The performance is very good, it comes with a thunderbolt cable, and at least if you decide you no longer want to use it as a boot drive you can use it as a very fast portable drive you can take around with you. __________________ "Twenty seconds of insane courage" iMac 27"\| iPad 32GB \| Canon 400D, 24-105mm f/4L & 50mm f/1.8 www.turner.im - Flickr
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AT06 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Winwick, UK	See this thread for more info on lacie/seagate speeds. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...cie+rugged+ssd __________________ "Twenty seconds of insane courage" iMac 27"\| iPad 32GB \| Canon 400D, 24-105mm f/4L & 50mm f/1.8 www.turner.im - Flickr
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xgman macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2007	There should be some new options, hopefully getting less expensive within the next couple few months but options are slim and expensive right now. __________________ {2012 27imac-3.4i7-680mx-32gb ram-768SSD+External TB Samsung840pro ssd + TB velociraptors-UAD Apollo/Marantz/Amphion/Bowers&Wilkins Sound-Impulse 61} {ipads}{iphones}
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Jan 24, 2013, 06:04 AM	#3
loscamos Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2009	Yes. But I can't figure out wich is faster. In some thread here on Macrumors it seem the seagate works better. Anyway thanks for your opinion. Waiting for other comment.
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Jan 24, 2013, 06:36 AM	#4
itsamacthing macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2011	Wait for this http://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt/t1t2.html The specs and features look outstanding - can't wait to monitor it from my iPhone lol Going to jam a 1TB SSD into it and then my 3TB Fusion setup will be perfect
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Jan 24, 2013, 06:41 AM	#5
needfx macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: macrumors apparently	honestly, I find the lacie to sport a horrible design & color scheme. performance-wise, I am in the dark, though I bought a samsung 840 ssd, 256Gb for my pc not 3 days ago. up to now, all ok
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Jan 24, 2013, 06:53 AM	#6
MacFro macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2013	Didn't know you could install and run OSX of an external drive. Is it possible straight out of the box?
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Jan 24, 2013, 08:04 PM	#12
Acorn macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2009	you can change the bumper cover on the lacie. You can get a 3 pack of different bumper colors including black from newegg for around 12 bucks.
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