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Seagate Now Offers High Capacity FireCuda External Hard Drives and Gaming Hub
Both new external HDD (Hard Disk Drive) solutions were designed for gamers who are looking to level up their battle stations with high—performing, mass capacity upgrades in a sleek enclosure.
Presented in a bold and refined design, the new FireCuda Hard Drive features RGB LED lighting that gamers can customize through Seagate's Toolkit software for an epic gaming atmosphere. It also features Razer Chroma RGB compatibility to synchronize users' Chroma-enabled gaming peripherals. The lightweight FireCuda Hard Drive is designed with USB 3.2 Gen 1 connection for universal compatibility and quick transfer speeds and is USB bus-powered, making it the winning choice for laptop and PC gamers on the go.
The FireCuda Gaming Hub features the same customization options and USB 3.2 Gen 1 connection as the FireCuda Hard Drive, as well as dual front-facing USB-C and USB-A ports so gamers can connect and power other gaming peripherals in one place. Both new drives include three-years of Rescue Data Recovery Services and a one-year limited warranty so gamers have peace of mind.
With shipments starting this month, Seagate's FireCuda Gaming Hard Drive is available in capacities of 1 TB ($79.99), 2 TB ($109.99), and 5 TB ($179.99), while FireCuda Gaming Hub is available in mass capacities of 8 TB ($219.99) and 16 TB ($399.99).
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#5907063 Posted on: 04/22/2021 11:06 PM
Plenty of reasons to still get classical HDD's, but gaming ain't one of them!
Plenty of reasons to still get classical HDD's, but gaming ain't one of them!
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#5907105 Posted on: 04/23/2021 03:41 AM
Well that's like asking what makes a motherboard for gaming - it's all about that RGB. C'mon, you've been here long enough to know that red alone adds at least 5FPS. Fire decals add a lot of speed too, which is probably why this is called FireCuda!
Huh? HDDs haven't lost relevancy. They're still the more affordable option at 2TB or higher. There are also 18TB drives - it's going to be a long while until SSDs reach that capacity for a reasonable price.
But for gaming, yeah, I'm not sure what Seagate is trying to achieve here.
So it is called "Gaming Hub" because it has extra USB ports where users can plug another device?
Well that's like asking what makes a motherboard for gaming - it's all about that RGB. C'mon, you've been here long enough to know that red alone adds at least 5FPS. Fire decals add a lot of speed too, which is probably why this is called FireCuda!
Wouldn't SSD make more sense? I thought no one is making HDD's any more.
Huh? HDDs haven't lost relevancy. They're still the more affordable option at 2TB or higher. There are also 18TB drives - it's going to be a long while until SSDs reach that capacity for a reasonable price.
But for gaming, yeah, I'm not sure what Seagate is trying to achieve here.
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#5907110 Posted on: 04/23/2021 04:05 AM
There is a still huge demand for HDD, for the price of a 8To SSD you can have 36To in HDD (2x18To).
When you need space over speed, the choise is still in favor of HDD...
Wouldn't SSD make more sense? I thought no one is making HDD's any more.
There is a still huge demand for HDD, for the price of a 8To SSD you can have 36To in HDD (2x18To).
When you need space over speed, the choise is still in favor of HDD...
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#5907116 Posted on: 04/23/2021 06:02 AM
Well i have one drive in my new PC and that's a M.2 4tb ssd.
It's for Windows and my main games, i have thought about another SSD for rubbish but do i really need an sata/m.2 SSD for crap.
I have started buying USB 3.0 flash drives with high capacity like 512GBs ones. I think they are fine for movies and general crap like pictures, files and saved latest drivers.
Plus i have a huge collection of legal ROMs because i love old games still and tbh i enjoy some of them alot on the MAMEUI64 EMU.
So i have thought also of getting an external drive say a 8tb HDD just for all my crap and movies plus backups of all my important stuff.
That way you only plug it in when you need it. This looks fine for that job.
If you dont need the USB hub, get the WD version of gaming HDD called black, at least it has a small fun to cool down the HDD, i shucked a couple of 12tb versions and they have Enterprise 7200RPM HDD's inside, but only the Black label external, the other external models have cheaper drives
Well i have one drive in my new PC and that's a M.2 4tb ssd.
It's for Windows and my main games, i have thought about another SSD for rubbish but do i really need an sata/m.2 SSD for crap.
I have started buying USB 3.0 flash drives with high capacity like 512GBs ones. I think they are fine for movies and general crap like pictures, files and saved latest drivers.
Plus i have a huge collection of legal ROMs because i love old games still and tbh i enjoy some of them alot on the MAMEUI64 EMU.
So i have thought also of getting an external drive say a 8tb HDD just for all my crap and movies plus backups of all my important stuff.
That way you only plug it in when you need it. This looks fine for that job.
If you dont need the USB hub, get the WD version of gaming HDD called black, at least it has a small fun to cool down the HDD, i shucked a couple of 12tb versions and they have Enterprise 7200RPM HDD's inside, but only the Black label external, the other external models have cheaper drives
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SSD's make sense for computers and new gen consoles with the support for them and when faster loading is desired, but some also use HDD's together with SSD's that cache the most used data.
For older computers and the older consoles HDD's are still fine, got an 8GB connected to my Xbox One X since there is nothing gained apart from less noise by going SSD on that one.