Cables and Connectors

USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer. USB-C is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides higher bandwidth and new power management features.

USB-C supports many protocols:

• Thunderbolt 3: transfer rates up to 40Gb/s
• USB 3.1 Gen 2: transfer rates up to 10Gb/s
• USB 3.1 Gen 1: transfer rates up to 5Gb/s
• SuperSpeed USB 3.0: transfer rates up to 5Gb/s
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0: transfer rates up to 480Mb/s

The USB-C port on the LaCie Rugged USB-C is USB 3.1 Gen 1. You can connect Rugged USB-C to any USB-C port on your computer.

USB 3.1 (USB-C) cable

Use the USB-C cable to ensure maximum data transfer rates with compatible ports. Connecting your product is easy since the USB-C cable is identical on both ends. Further, the USB-C ports on your LaCie hard drive and computer are conveniently rounded to accept the cable end no matter how it is connected.

Connector face	Cable end