Couple of things can get a Mac user to look longingly at a PC, however these most recent Seagate drives may suffice. The storage business has actually launched a scandal sheet FireCuda PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD that illuminate like a lightsaber when plugged in and have interchangeable dark side and light side covers. And is incredibly skeptical that Apple will support them when the brand-new Mac Pro shows up.
Initially the specifications– the drive is offered in 1TB or 2TB ranges with a PCIe Gen4 Ã 4 NVMe 1.4 user interface and an M. 2 2280 with a customized low-profile heatsink. Seagate guarantees read speeds of approximately 7,300 MB/s and compose speeds of approximately 6,900 MB/s. In PCWorld’s screening of the matching FireCuda 530, the drive was the fastest they had actually ever utilized (at that point in 2021) and made an editor’s option suggestion even without the cool Star Wars branding.
Mentioning which, the drive has a radiant light strip inside with a little deal with to look like among 3 lightsabers– Obi-Wan Kenobi (white), Darth Vader (red), and Luke Skywalker (blue)– which can be interchanged depending upon your PC’s state of mind. There are a lot of RGB parts for PCs, however this is among the couple of that in fact have a creative usage. The drive costs $280 for 2TB, which is extremely sensible compared to Apple’s own storage rates.
They’re quite spectacular. Given, you’ll require to have a clear PC case and a cool style to appropriately highlight it, however I can’t assist however want Apple used a Mac that let me utilize one. Even the upcoming Mac Pro is incredibly not likely to support PCIe Gen4 Ã 4 NVMe SSDs considering that Apple silicon Macs utilize an exclusive PCIe storage system. And besides, it’s extremely not likely Apple will provide a clear variation of the Mac Pro anyhow– or anything that’s as enjoyable or distinct as this.
So in the meantime I’ll simply need to look longingly at PC setups on Reddit and desire Apple used a service. Perhaps in a galaxy far far …