At a glimpse
Expert’s Rating
Pros
- Super-attractive styling and lighting
- Good 10Gbps efficiency
- Playstation logodesign
Our Verdict
The Seagate Game Drive SSD is beautifully styled to match the PS4/PS5. It’s likewise a extremely excellent performer, though you pay significantly for the looks and speed.
Seagate theming its external storage gadgets needto pay dividends at the sales counter as the business reveals no indication of slacking off the practice. Its mostcurrent effort, the Game Drive SSD, is styled to match Sony’s Playstations — logodesign and all. The drive is likewise quickly, if a bit costly.
What are the Seagate Game Drive SSD’s includes?
The Seagate Game Drive SSD is a 10Gbps USB external SSD, hued and styled to match Sony’s Playstation consoles. It procedures around 2.2-inches broad, by 4.13-inches long, by 0.43-inches thick and weighs a simple 2.5 ounces.
The end of the drive with the Playstation logodesign (it’s formally accredited, if you care) includes the Type-C port and the activity light (it’s extremely subtle in its difference). On the other end with the Seagate name there’s a trendy Playstation-like blue LED bar (see the primary photo).
In overall, the look is extremely PS4/5 like, and to my mind, really appealing.
Seagate guarantees the Game Drive SSD for 3 years, however there was no reference of a TBW ranking (terabytes that might be composed). TBW usually alleviates the guarantee as miles do on an car guarantee, however there’s little possibility of using out any SSD within the servicewarranty duration.
Note that TBW is a compose endurance ranking. Occasionally we hear from somebody that asks if reaching this limitation paralyzes the drive. It doesn’t. You can still read from it, you simply can’t compose to it. In other words, the information on it is still safe, you simply can’t include any.
Further reading: See our roundup of the finest external drives to discover about completing items.
How much does the Seagate Game Drive SSD expense?
The Game Drive External SSD ships in 1TB/$130 and 2TB/$220 tastes. That’s certainly on the costly side, so you’re paying rather a bit for the styling. You’ll have to choose if the drive’s look is worth the additional dough, however it’s a looker for sure.
How quick is the Seagate Game Drive SSD?
The Seagate Game Drive SSD (2TB) showed the 5th fastest of the 17 10Gbs USB SSDs I’ve checked to date. It’s quick for its ilk and 10Gbps ports are still far more typical than 20Gbps, or USB/Thunderbolt 4. Ergo, it’s quickly enough and moreaffordable than the more current innovations, if not as much lessexpensive as I’d like.