Who doesn't need the external hard drives for the consoles? Especially in times of Game Pass and download versions, the space of the lean internal drives is never really sufficient, unless you want to delete and download games again and again. For such purposes, there are external data diggers that are simply connected to the console via USB. The Seagate Game Drive for Xbox has been around for a while, now in a chic Star Wars edition.
The price, however, is a little sour at first. After all, the 2-TB variant of the external disk costs a fluffy 110 euros (plus / minus a few euros, depending on the street price), while the plain normal variant can be obtained well below 100 euros and is currently listed at 89.99 euros RRP becomes.
So the target group is actually already defined: Xbox gamers with a pronounced penchant for Star Wars, or more specifically, the recently released Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The matt black housing of the 11.7 x 8 x 1.4 cm drive is decorated with the carefully printed portrait of a Purge Trooper. If that doesn't make the fan's heart beat faster.
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The almost 260 gram light drive is connected as usual via SATA to USB cable to the USB port of the Xbox One, but can of course also be used on all other devices such as PC or PS4. However, the game drive firmware is optimized for use with Xbox One. The connection is quick: after plugging in, the plate is immediately recognized thanks to Plug & Play and only has to be formatted for game use, but this only takes a few seconds.
As usual, you can now ban game downloads to the drive or copy over existing games. It's pretty quick, pushing Destiny 2 over with 100 GB took just a few minutes. In any case, the drive really gets the game going, only slowed down by the limits of the USB 3.0 connection of just over 500 MB / s, whereby the disk works almost continuously at this limit, which is required accordingly.
Game starts and loading times are sometimes noticeably reduced compared to the console's internal plate. However, you shouldn't expect any miracles, they will only come to us when internal M.2 SSDs are installed in the upcoming console generation. Another advantage is, of course, that you can simply drag the plate into your trouser pocket to the gaming buddy and connect it there. And that the things take up little space on the TV shelf.
Accesses when …… you are looking for an external drive for your Xbox and are also a Star Wars or Fallen Order fan.
Save it if …… if you do not want to pay the Star Wars surcharge and prefer to use a cheaper variant without printing.
Conclusion
Basically, an external drive for a console is now a matter of course for everyone who is at the start with Game Pass and game downloads. The 2 TB Seagate Game Drive is a good and solid option that is quick to use and delivers good performance within the scope of the USB options. The idea of making the case shine in the neatly implemented Star Wars look is certainly not bad, both the game and the universe have sufficient fans who like to pack such an eye-catcher next to the console. Those who do not need this, however, are better served with the significantly cheaper unprinted standard variant.
overview
Per
- compact
- pretty printing
- fast plug & play connection
- good data transfer within the limit of USB 3.0
Contra
- relatively juicy surcharge for the Star Wars printing
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