The LaCie LaCie Rugged 4TB Portable HDD is a 4TB Thunderbolt External-HDD in used condition. It is in stock at $268.10 - $67.03/TB.
Recertified enterprise drives are pulled from datacentre fleets, tested and resold. They are usually the cheapest route to bulk capacity, and the risk is concentrated in the first weeks - so check SMART data the day it arrives rather than the day you need it. What recertified means · Refurbished warranty terms · Verify on arrival
| Drive | Interface | Cond | $/TB | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD WD My Passport 4TB Portable HDD | USB 3.1 | Refurb | $44.68 | $178.73 | Buy |
| WD WD Elements 4TB Portable HDD | USB 3.2 GEN 1 | New | $46.15 | $184.59 | Buy |
| Seagate Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop HDD | USB 3.0 | New | $47.50 | $190.00 | Buy |
| WD WD My Book 4TB Desktop HDD | USB 3.0 | Refurb | $48.24 | $192.95 | Buy |
All 4TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.
Part of the LaCie line we track.
The LaCie LaCie Rugged 4TB Portable HDD is a 4TB Thunderbolt enterprise drive at $67.03/TB - Verify recording technology before use in RAID. As a refurbished unit, run SMART diagnostics on arrival and verify power-on hours.
Against every other drive we have an in-stock price for today, this one is cheaper per tb than 19% of them (11 of 58). The cheapest we can currently buy is $29.16/TB; the middle of the market is $48.78/TB.
These are third-party figures about the retail market as a whole, quoted and dated. They are not our own measurements and they do not describe this specific drive.
This Thunderbolt cartridge requires a compatible Thunderbolt tape drive. Thunderbolt drives can also read the previous LTO generation.
BaFe (Barium Ferrite) tape media has an archival life of 30+ years when stored in controlled conditions (18-26°C, 20-50% humidity). Store tapes vertically and avoid magnetic fields.
Yes. LTO is an open standard. This cartridge works in any Thunderbolt -compatible standalone drive or automated tape library regardless of manufacturer.