- Frelser Tactical Mobile SSD is a marketing product designed to support a Chinese blockbuster war movie
- But it is not the brightest of product designs as it can cause chaos and confusion
- As a 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 happy to know that Lenovo has had the same idea. The company’s latest creation, posted on its crowdfunding page, is a grenade-inspired external SSD — yes, seriously.
Designed as a marketing tie-in to the Chinese blockbuster war film Operation Dragon (Also known as Operation Leviathan or Operation Hadal) It’s called “Frelser Tactical Mobile SSD,” and has the tagline “officially authorized hardcore aluminum alloy shell case.”
While its tactical appearance might make a statement, it’s also likely to raise alarm in places like coffee shops, airports, or any public place where a grenade-shaped gadget might not scream “harmless data storage.”
Put the pin back in
Lenovo’s latest marketing stunt boasts a rugged aluminum alloy design, complete with USB 3.2 support.
Details on the device’s specifications remain somewhat scarce, however Tom’s hardware Suggested to be based on Lenovo’s existing Legion (or Savior in China) SSD lineup, it will have 1TB of storage, a USB Type-C interface and deliver transfer speeds of up to 1,050MB/s.
Unfortunately, we may never know for sure. While it’s still listed on Lenovo’s crowdfunding page, priced at ¥599 (about $82) and has achieved 105% funding from 314 backers, with weeks of the campaign left, it appears to no longer be available.
If you click the button to back it, a page will appear saying that the product “has gone on vacation to Mars” and advises you to “look at something else!” There’s no word on why it’s been pulled or if it will return, but it’s likely that Lenovo simply had a second thought and decided that pulling out what looks like a grenade in a busy cafe to back up your files probably won’t end well.
A colleague described the SSD as likely to be an explosive success, but it looks like Lenovo has ultimately decided not to pull the plug on its Frelser Tactical Mobile SSD, and we’re not sure if they’ll be disappointed or relieved.
