India, Nov. 12 -- A new external storage device promises to bring SSD-like responsiveness and high-capacity HDD storage into a single system. The FireCuda Forge, launched by Seagate, uses the company's new Alkemi intelligent platform to automatically manage frequently accessed data, offering gamers and content creators a combination of speed and storage capacity.

The device comes in 8TB and 20TB configurations, with advertised read speeds of up to 2,500MB/s and write speeds of up to 2,000MB/s. Prices start at $699, although users must purchase a compatible NVMe SSD separately.

The FireCuda Forge introduces Alkemi, a storage management platform designed to optimise how data moves between SSD and HDD storage. The technology analyses usage...