Subj : Is it a water bottle? a pepper spray? a battery charger? No, it's
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Date : Sun Jan 26 2025 13:30:07

Is it a water bottle? a pepper spray? a battery charger? No, it's a portable 
SSD designed like a hand grenade, courtesy of Lenovo

Date:
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 13:27:00 +0000

Description:
The Savior Tactical Mobile SSD is a product best filed under "bad idea".

FULL STORY
======================================================================Savior 
Tactical Mobile SSD is a marketing product designed to support a Chinese 
blockbuster war movie But it's not the brightest of product designs, as it 
might cause chaos and confusion As one colleague puts it, it is likely to be 
an explosive success 

If you've ever looked at your external hard drive and thought, I wish someone 
would make one that looked like an explosive device, you'll be pleased to 
know Lenovo has had the same idea. The companys latest creation, which was 
put up on its crowdfunding page, is a grenade-inspired external SSD - yes, 
seriously. 

Designed as a marketing tie-in for the Chinese blockbuster war movie 
Operation Dragon (also known as Operation Leviathan or Operation Hadal ) its 
called the "Savior Tactical Mobile SSD," and has the tagline "Officially 
authorized hardcore aluminum alloy grenade shape." 

While its tactical appearance might make a statement, its also likely to 
spark alarm in places like coffee shops, airports, or any public location 
where a grenade-shaped gadget might not scream "harmless data storage." 
Putting the pin back in 

Lenovos latest marketing stunt boasts a rugged aluminum alloy design, 
complete with USB 3.2 support. 

Details on the devices specifications remain somewhat scarce, but Tom's 
Hardware suggests, based on Lenovos existing Legion (or Savior in China) SSD 
lineup, it will feature 1TB of storage, a USB Type-C interface, and deliver 
transfer speeds of up to 1,050MB/s. 

Sadly, we may never know for sure. While its still listed on Lenovos 
crowdfunding page , priced at 599 (approximately $82), and has achieved 105% 
funding from 314 backers, with weeks of the campaign remaining, it seems to 
no longer be available. 

If you click the button to back it, a page appears stating that the product 
has gone on vacation to Mars and advising you to take a look at something 
else! Theres no word on why its been pulled or if it will return, but its 
likely that Lenovo simply had a rethink, and decided that pulling out what 
looks like a grenade in a bustling caf to back up your files likely wont end 
well. 

A colleague described the SSD as likely to be an explosive success, but it 
seems that Lenovo has ultimately decided not to pull the pin on its Savior 
Tactical Mobile SSD and were not sure whether to be disappointed, or 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/is-it-a-water-bottle-a-pepper-spray-a-battery-ch
arger-nah-its-a-portable-ssd-designed-like-a-hand-grenade-courtesy-of-lenovo


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