Lacie D2 Thunderbolt 3, 6TB USB 3.1 External Hard Drive STFY6000400

LaCie??? LaCie d2??? 6 TB??? USB??? Thunderbolt??? External??? 7200 rpmCapacity6 Tb8 Tb10 TbReviews4.696 reviews5 star70 reviews4 star18 reviews3 star3 reviews2 star1 review1 star4 reviewsFast iMac Backup Stays ConnectedJuly 4, 2019I had to replace my old backup drive when it began to fail. Not wishing to spend the extra $ for T3, when I really didnt need the extra speed, I selected a replacement (from a reputable supplier) using USB 3.0 (fast enough for my application). Unfortunately, I went through two different drives, both encountering a mysterious - and apparently relatively common - iMac problem with the drives disconnecting when the drive chipset tries to sleep the drive independent of the iMac. The drive is then unable to reconnect on its own, not a good feature in a backup drive. I went with a LaCie drive, because they have worked before without a hitch, and the price even for the T3 was reasonable. The drive arrived in a couple days, I unpacked it, connected it up, and ran through the LaCie ...?MoreI had to replace my old backup drive when it began to fail. Not wishing to spend the extra $ for T3, when I really didnt need the extra speed, I selected a replacement (from a reputable supplier) using USB 3.0 (fast enough for my application). Unfortunately, I went through two different drives, both encountering a mysterious - and apparently relatively common - iMac problem with the drives disconnecting when the drive chipset tries to sleep the drive independent of the iMac. The drive is then unable to reconnect on its own, not a good feature in a backup drive. I went with a LaCie drive, because they have worked before without a hitch, and the price even for the T3 was reasonable. The drive arrived in a couple days, I unpacked it, connected it up, and ran through the LaCie setup routine in about 10 minutes. The entire new backup took less than two hours and the drive has ran without a hitch since. The T3 speed was nice for the first backup, which took over 5 hours with a