Supporting both USB and FireWire connectivity, the 1TB Rugged Triple USB 3.0 Mobile Hard Drive from LaCie offers enhanced connection options making it easy to plug this hard drive into a variety of computer configurations. Once plugged in users benefit from the enhanced data transfer rates provided by the USB 3.0 connection while built-in AES 256-bit encryption ensures stored data remains secure. With this rugged drive from LaCie it is also easy to take your stored data with you nearly anywhere you go thanks to the drop-resistant housing designed to protect the drive from drops at heights of up to 6.5'.