Seagate’s Lightsaber SSDs nerd up your PC case

Keep in mind when Seagate made particular version storage drives constituted of “Beskar metal,” that stuff Boba Fett and different Mandalorians put on to make them extremely marketable impervious to plasma blasters? Properly the corporate’s again with its Star Wars-flavored PC {hardware}, and this time it’s even shinier. The brand new “Lightsaber Assortment” FireCuda M.2 SSDs include swappable faceplates that gentle up with Kyber-infused LEDs, igniting your weapon of selection and illuminating your PC case with the facility of Disney merchandising.

The drives are PCIe 4.0 SSDs providing speeds of as much as 7300 MB/s, which matches the blistering FireCuda 530 we reviewed again in 2021. However after all, with one thing like this the specs are a secondary consideration. What you need is to see these laser swords hearth up. The 1TB and 2TB drives include detachable faceplates, with the likeness of the signature weapons of Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi in a 3D mould. Naturally, Luke and Obi-Wan’s plates glow blue and Vader’s glows purple — sorry, Mace Windu followers, higher luck subsequent Might.

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The 1TB Lightsaber Version drive goes for $185, whereas the 2TB mannequin is a hefty $290. That’s about $75-85 above the road worth of the common FireCude 530 drives. However can you actually put a worth on the satisfaction you are feeling figuring out that your PC’s storage proclaims your love of Star Wars to the world, and is formally licensed by LucasArts?

Properly yeah, clearly you may. The worth is $75, as that’s the premium these Star Wars-themed drives command over their extra earthly FireCuda cousins.