Luxurious display with wah capabilities, seems to be a reasonable statement, when talking about the External Hard Drive (HDD) made by Seagate, the Beskar Ingot Drive Special Edition FireCuda. Exactly, the visual design presented is the result of an epic collaboration with LucasFilm's film, Star Wars.
The hardware that is useful for storing this data, is actually released at the same time as the M.2 NVMe Solid State Drive (SSD) version. It's just that, apart from performance, another difference lies in its placement.
Seagate itself, offers an external HDD with a fairly light weight. Including offering plug and play compatibility. So make it easy for gamers, take their entire game collection on the go and play them anytime.
Of these various advantages, what else does this external HDD offer? Is it a right choice for gamers, to take it and enjoy all their favorite games?
The following is a review of the Beskar Ingot Drive Special Edition FireCuda external HDD, which might be your reference.
Beskar Ingot Drive Special Edition FireCuda External HDD Review
Design
First of all, before trying this portable storage, we are faced with the product packaging which is all black. Plus some elements from the Star Wars films, both the logo and the iconic Mandalorian helmet.
On the front, it appears that the manufacturer deliberately made it not closed. Perhaps the aim is to give this external HDD a stage, so that fans can directly stare at it, without having to open the box.
When unboxing, you will only be presented with a manual, some Seagate and Star Wars stickers, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 cable and of course the Beskar Ingot Drive. So what about the form of this external HDD?
In terms of appearance, Beskar Ingot Drive Special Edition FireCuda, dominated by gray or gray. Decorated with white trim, to ensure the impression of Beskar, the Mandalorian metal in the Star Wars films.
The construction itself, is still similar to its predecessor. Where is rectangular in shape, the dimensions (Height x Width x Thickness) are 122.5 mm/4.82 in x 80.0 mm/3.15 in x 122.5mm/4.82in. Its weight is very light, only 167 grams or about 0.167 kilograms.
For the body, roughly made of ABS plastic, with a few ribbed cavities on each side. On the front is the FireCuda logo and a black imperial stamp and the inscription Seagate.
Turning to the back side, the developer pinned the Mudhorn clan stamp. Beneath it is an inscription in Mandalorian, which means This is the Way. This includes brief information about Beskar Ingot Drives.
For the most prominent feature, namely the blue LED, which is inspired by the Mandalorian. The light is inserted in the line cavity at the bottom near the Seagate writing.
Interestingly, these lights can be changed as desired. Can be set to RGB or other solid colors.
The developers themselves offer a variety of effects, to make the LED display more attractive. For Single Color, Seagate presents solid, blink, breathe and spectrum. Meanwhile for Rainbow, there are static, breathe, blink and slide.
They also provide an opportunity for users to customize their own colors. Where gives three slots in Single Color and Rainbow.
LED color change, can be done with the official software titled Seagate Toolkit. In addition to changing the light, you can also backup, restore and mirror data.
The software can be obtained on the Beskar Ingot Drives external HDD. You can customize, want to use Windows or Mac version.
Then later will be led to the official website, to register first. Then agree or check the terms and conditions that apply.
Once done, the file can be downloaded and installed. The steps themselves are very easy. Just follow any given instructions
Performance
Now let's get into the explanation regarding the great performance of this data store. Incidentally, our team was visited by Beskar Ingot Drives with a capacity of 2 Terabytes (TB).
However, after checking, it turns out that the size is not completely in line with what is stated on the packaging. Because after viewing, approximately 1.8 TB of free space in it.
If you remember, this is in line with other internal or external storage. Where the capacity is, more or less not the same or close to the size in the specification description.
Apart from that, his abilities are really promising. We had the opportunity to try it out by doing some tests, using the CrystalDiskMark and CrystalDiskInfo software.
Through the two software, it can be seen how much the read and write ability. Including the temperature of this external HDD made by Seagate.
We did the first test with CrystalDiskMark, setting Test Count 5 times, Test Size at 1 GiB and Test Unit at MB/s. The result is quite satisfactory. This is because the Read reaches 139.92 MB/s and Write at 139.98 MB/s.
Although it actually takes a long time during the inspection. The duration is approximately three minutes.
Then in the second test, it is set to the Test Count section 9 times, Test Size at 64 GiB and Test Unit in MB/s. Again, the acquisition value is very good, even higher. The ability to read it touches 140.01 MB/s and writes 140.03 MB/s.
It's just that, when trying to do a test in the second test, the external HDD temperature is very high reaching 52 degrees Celsius. Then to prove it, checking is done in real time, with the copy paste method and the results are not much different from the values above.
In the next opportunity, we try to do more extreme activities by playing games directly via HDD. The first title, namely Cross Code, is an indie game with simple game mechanics, but has an extraordinary story placement.
In pixel art style, this title can be enjoyed comfortably directly from Seagate hardware. Then the next indie game, Skyling Full, was also easily crushed.
Because it doesn't require high specifications, it looks like the two titles can be devoured casually. Therefore, we are trying to try it with competitive games that are at least heavier, like Apex legends.
It is undeniable, its ability has proven to be very reliable, when presenting the gameplay of the free to play game made by Electronic Arts (EA). This is in line with their statement on the side of the packaging, which states that Beskar Ingot Drives are included in the Seagate Gaming line.
So how come you can play some games through this HDD? The first two previous indie titles, do not require an install process. So it's enough to download, then just move it to this storage area and it can be played.
Meanwhile, when playing Apex Legends, you can practice by adding storage space through the settings on Steam. When inside, select Settings and then go to the Download menu, then click Steam Library Folder, finally add Beskar Ingot Drives as an optional storage folder.
Our Opinion
Go to the end of the discussion. In terms of design, this is a differentiator and makes it look luxurious. Beskar's metallic aesthetic, which is the hallmark of Star Wars Mandalorian, is elegant despite the many embellished white lines that curve and cover the front area.
Plus the FireCuda logo and Seagate lettering blend in perfectly. As if not wanting to eliminate the unique visual and let this collaboration become the main star on the stage.
When it comes to features, the Mandalorian-inspired blue LED makes the exterior look modern. Plus, you can change the colors and effects at will.
For its own performance, there is no need to doubt it. Beskar Ingot Drive has excellent read and write capabilities.
His expertise in bringing games to play directly from this HDD, is really promising. So it's true as stated by them, that makes it easier for gamers, to carry the entire game collection when traveling.
For those of you who want to try out the extraordinary performance firsthand, from the Beskar Ingot Drive Special Edition FireCuda 2TB external HDD. If you want to experience the SSD version M.2 2280 NVMe Heatsink with a capacity of 1TB.
Seagate also provides a three-year warranty for external HDD products and a five-year NVMe version. Interestingly, they offer a Rescue Data Recovery Service feature (data recovery), for up to three years.