Seagate resurrects hybrid storage: Hands-on with the FireCuda Forge – 8 or 20TB external hard drive requires you to bring your own NVMe SSD
Seagate takes on high SSD storage prices with the Firecuda Force, a 8TB or 20TB hard drive that requires you to bring your own M.2 2280 SSD (ideally 1TB, with DRAM). It's a throwback to the days of hybrid drives, and the experience is pretty seamless once you install your SSD. But if you don't already own an SSD that you can drop in, it's still quite expensive.
Seagate takes on high SSD storage prices with the Firecuda Force, a 8TB or 20TB hard drive that requires you to bring your own M.2 2280 SSD (ideally 1TB, with DRAM). It's a throwback to the days of hybrid drives, and the experience is pretty seamless once you install your SSD. But if you don't already own an SSD that you can drop in, it's still quite expensive.
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