Seagate FireCuda 2TB Hard Drive Review (Boba Fett Edition)
With more and more new consoles installed in our living rooms, as well as more and more access to online services for quick installs, our meager memory reserves are being abused by multiple releases, games of the year. To overcome this problem, you have several options: rent a cloud service with more capacity, install an additional (or larger) internal hard drive, or focus on an external hard drive (with or without power supply), for example, by using multiple devices. get more flexibility if you’re going to move between systems. This is where etiquette comes in Seagate FireCuda Game, a leading manufacturer of computer storage hardware, offers us a 2 TB external hard drive bearing the image of popular culture emblems. So the question that arises is: why this and not the other? Besides Seagate is a name synonymous with a high-quality hard drive, it is difficult to judge which will be the best storage device for your use.
The supplied USB cable offers a very noticeable finish on this kind of device that has been used a lot over the years. It is known that repeated kinks in cables can affect their durability, but less so when they are made of fabric. However, the choice Seagate (and many USB external drives of all brands) still choose USB Micro-B (to USB-A) as the connection option. In 2022, with the massive deployment of USB-C, this is a bit of a waste. We will definitely not throw stones Seagate, because looking at the direction Samsung or Western Digital, the problem is the same. The reason may be in the power supply, but nevertheless, not being able to use USB-C in this case is (proportionally) annoying.
As for the appearance of the hard drive, the outer plastic case measures 14.5mm in length, 80mm in width, 122.5mm in height and weighs 167 grams. It bears the shape of our fabric Boba Fettaccompanied by a logo painted on the front FireCuda invoice. At the bottom of the case, there’s a thin slot that runs all the way around the object, flashing orange-yellow when the hard drive is plugged in, giving the device a real noticeable flair when plugged in next to your device. PC tower, your console or even your smartphone. While it’s not really my favorite connector choice, the cable lends itself a bit of versatility with the help of a USB-A to USB-C adapter, allowing you to take your files back and forth and/or easily back them up. your mobile device. Of course, most users will use this drive with a PC/Mac system (and probably Seagate Toolkit and spare tools included), but it’s always nice to have that option.
Among all the items this external hard drive advertises loud and clear on its official pages, there’s one that probably doesn’t get the attention it deserves: three years of data recovery service included in the package. It’s mentioned quite quickly on the packaging and maybe the brand doesn’t want users to think about the hard drive failing or getting damaged during daily use, but it really needs more attention. . For those who don’t know, if the hard drive becomes damaged or destroyed within the first three years of use (such as water damage from weather or damage from being dropped on a table), you can send the hard drive to a data recovery team. of Seagate It will try to restore the contents of the HDD (factory level and unmount the disk if necessary). You should know that in commerce this kind of service can cost hundreds of euros (or more), which is obviously in your favor.
In terms of hard drive performance, therefore, there is a USB 3.2 connection and the results are very satisfactory with a maximum read speed of 137.88 MB/s and a write speed of 132.16 MB/s. In practice, it is slightly faster than the internal hard drive and saves up to several minutes installing large games on the console. As for capturing videos/photos, we were able to go up to 4K resolution with fast backup without any issues.
