(FireCuda Gaming SSD)
LAS VEGAS—Does your gaming laptop computer want a lift? Seagate is introducing two exterior SSD drives at CES which may match the invoice.
The FireCuda Gaming SSD will go on sale in March beginning at $189 for the 500GB mannequin. It has been constructed with the newer NVMe protocol to allow quicker knowledge switch speeds over the drive’s USB three.2 Gen 2×2 Kind-C port, which might ship learn speeds of as much as 2000MB/second.
(FireCuda Gaming SSD)
However to take full benefit of the quick knowledge switch price, you will want a PC with a USB three.2 Gen 2×2 port. In any other case, the speeds will probably be restricted to no matter USB model your machine has. For reference, USB three.1 (also called USB three.2 Gen 2) can attain speeds of 1250 MB/s. USB three.zero, alternatively, is able to 625 MB/s, which continues to be quicker than a traditional 7200 RPM mechanical arduous drive. (Actual-world switch speeds could range although.)
Different perks of the FireCuda Gaming SSD embrace LED lighting, which the proprietor can customise to flash a variety of various colours. In case you want extra storage, you should buy the 1TB mannequin at $259 whereas the 2TB model will value you $499.
(BarraCuda Quick SSD)
For shoppers on a finances, Seagate can be getting ready to launch a extra inexpensive exterior drive with a separate product known as the BarraCuda Quick SSD. It will launch in February at $94 for the 500GB mannequin.
The product is cheaper as a result of it makes use of the older SATA-based SSD know-how for learn/write speeds at 540 MB/s. It additionally swaps out the USB three.2 Gen2x2 port for a slower USB three.1 Kind-C port, and nixes the customizable LED lighting for a single shade: a neon inexperienced tint.
The BarraCuda Quick SSD will probably be out there in two different fashions: the 1TB model willl go for $169, whereas the 2TB model will value $299.
Laptops typically solely have 128GB or 256GB SSDs on board, so the brand new merchandise from Seagate will attraction to anybody in search of a handy strategy to develop their PC’s reminiscence. Each exterior drives are sufficiently small to slot in one hand, making them straightforward to move.
