LaCie 1big Dock SSD Pro STHW SSD extern

Creative professionals looking to streamline their workflow with a big capacity bump should look into the LaCie 1big Dock, it goes up to 16TB. On the other hand, if you happen to be a professional that needs extra speed, the company offers the LaCie 1big Dock SSD Pro. This dock comes with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports and an internal NVMe SSD to hit speeds up to 2.8GB/s. LaCie 1big DOCK SSD PRO front A dock takes various peripherals and replaces them all with one device and/or acts as a hub for several, combining them into one connection for a notebook. This is important in this day and age where certain companies like to only give us a few ports to work within a notebook. Docks are also great for creative professionals so they don’t have to go through various adapters and readers to get their content where it can be stored and edited. With the LaCie 1big Dock SSD Pro creative professionals will have a dock where they can quickly move and store 6K and 8K video footage. If one needs to charge their notebook, no problem, the dock charges up to 70W through its host Thunderbolt 3 port. For other needs, the dock also has cinema-grade card readers as well as a few ports. This includes a CFast 2.0 slot and a CFexpress slot as well as an SD Card reader. LaCie states that the card readers are ready for high bitrate footage. Other peripherals can be connected as well through the USB 3.0 port or through one of the Thunderbolt 3 ports. The dock comes with a DisplayPort 1.4 port out as well for connecting with a 4K monitor. The LaCie 1big Dock SSD Pro comes with a 5-year warranty and in 2TB and 4TB capacities for $1,300 and $2,500 respectively. For our review, we are looking at the 2TB model.

LaCie’s 1big Dock Pro and 1big Dock are a high capacity workhorse as external hard-drives. Creative pros can purchase both options in confidence knowing they feature an enterprise-class drive and comes backed by a five-year warranty and data recovery coverage. While it is pricey for the average consumer, it is quite the bang for the buck for prosumers. If you think that the priciest option gives too much power, well, the photography market is going into that direction and the 61MP-monster from Sony a7R IV or the Canon EOS R5 are just some hints of why more powerful drivers are needed and the investment is worth it. Or do you want to have fun filming and waiting centuries while it renders?