1. Introduction2. LaCie 2big Dock Thunderbird 3 20TB3. LaCie RAID Manager4. Testing Methodology5. Crystal Disk Mark / ATTO6. Backup / Restore7. Throughput 8. Real Life File Transfers9. Closing Thoughts10. View All Pages

The 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 is part of LaCie's Professional range of external storage drives. Available in capacities up to 20TB, it's equipped with a pair of Thunderbolt 3 ports for fast data transfers and comes with SD and CF Flash card slots.

Designed by multi award-winning product designer Neil Poulton, the 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 has aluminium enclosure to help with getting rid of the heat generated by two fast spinning hard drives. Also helping to keep the unit cool is a whisper quiet fan.

The 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 currently comes in four capacities; 8TB, 12TB, 16TB and the flagship 20TB unit that LaCie supplied for review. LaCie's drive of choice for the range are Seagate IronWolf Pro enterprise-class hard drives which have spin speeds of 7,200 rpm and 256MB of cache. Built into the front of the unit are CF and SD card slots.

LaCie back the 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 with a 5-year warranty.

Physical Specifications:
Usable Capacities: 8TB, 12TB, 16TB, 20TB
Hard Drive: Seagate IronWolf Pro
Hard Drive Spin Speed: 7,200rpm
Hard Drive Cache: 256MB
RAID Supported: RAID 0/1/JBOD
Interface: 2 x Thunderbolt 3, 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C, 1 x DisplayPort.
Rear Ports: 2 x Thunderbolt 3, 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C, 1 x DisplayPort.
Front Ports: 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x CF card slot, 1 x SD card slot.
Form Factor: External
Dimensions: 217 x 118 x 93.3mm
Drive Weight: 2.9g

Hard Drive Firmware Version: EN01

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