01 — The Verge
Seagate’s FireCuda Forge moves your data between a hard drive and SSD for better performance
Seagate’s FireCuda Forge combines a replaceable hard drive with a user-supplied NVMe SSD, The Verge reports. Seagate says its Alkemi software moves files between them according to workload while presenting one drive to the computer. It is available with an 8TB hard drive for $699 or 20TB for $899; the SSD costs extra.
Why it matters
Automatic file placement could reduce manual juggling between fast and spacious storage, though the separate SSD adds to the purchase price.