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expiredSTARW1ND posted Apr 23, 2022 05:26 AM

8TB Seagate FireCuda RGB Gaming Hub External Hard Disk Drive

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GameStop has 8TB Seagate FireCuda RGB Gaming Hub External Hard Disk Drive (STKK8000400) on sale for $118.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member STARW1ND for finding this deal.

About the Product
  • Create an epic gaming atmosphere with customizable RGB LED lighting.
  • A bold and refined design, crafted to compliment gaming battle stations.
  • Customizable RGB with full color and pattern control with your free Seagate Toolkit software.
  • Works with Razer Chroma RGB to sync all your battlestation's compatible peripherals.
  • Connect and power your peripherals with dual front-facing USB-C and USB-A ports.
  • Simple plug-and-play compatibility with USB 3.2 Gen 1.
  • Stands vertical or horizontal for ultimate battle station flexibility.

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  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $20 less than this recent FrontPage Deal
    • The 8TB FireCuda Gaming Hub External Hard Disk Drive is $66 less (35.67% savings) than the list price.
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    • Become a PowerUp Rewards Member w/ additional Pro Benefits (ex; $5/Monthly Rewards Coupon, 2x Points Scored w/ each $ spent, trade trade-in value and much more). Membership prices start from $14.99.

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

GameStop has 8TB Seagate FireCuda RGB Gaming Hub External Hard Disk Drive (STKK8000400) on sale for $118.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member STARW1ND for finding this deal.

About the Product
  • Create an epic gaming atmosphere with customizable RGB LED lighting.
  • A bold and refined design, crafted to compliment gaming battle stations.
  • Customizable RGB with full color and pattern control with your free Seagate Toolkit software.
  • Works with Razer Chroma RGB to sync all your battlestation's compatible peripherals.
  • Connect and power your peripherals with dual front-facing USB-C and USB-A ports.
  • Simple plug-and-play compatibility with USB 3.2 Gen 1.
  • Stands vertical or horizontal for ultimate battle station flexibility.

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $20 less than this recent FrontPage Deal
    • The 8TB FireCuda Gaming Hub External Hard Disk Drive is $66 less (35.67% savings) than the list price.
  • About this store:
    • GameStop's Return Policy can be found here.
    • Become a PowerUp Rewards Member w/ additional Pro Benefits (ex; $5/Monthly Rewards Coupon, 2x Points Scored w/ each $ spent, trade trade-in value and much more). Membership prices start from $14.99.

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ZephryLink
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Mine just arrived and I paid the $100 from earlier, it's not the fastest but the hub is great for attaching other externals to transfer DATA on it for PC platform. I just unloaded 4.5 TB from another drive and it transferred average about 125-140 MB/s. Much faster than going UBS to USB on PC because most the time the USB ports seem to share the same bandwidth.

If I knew it was this useful I would have purchased one for each computer to have dedicated hub just to exchange files between USB drives.
Enix82
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It's not a no brainer IMO. Folks are reporting a 5400 HDD and SMR. SMR is the newer "tech" that allows manufacturers to cram more TB per area vs standard CMR drives. The trade off is that the write heads have to have idle time to reorganize the data.

Like another has said, this thing will eventually CRAWL with normal use. Unless you're looking at this for some cold storage - which it's obviously not being marketed as, then I'd pass.
Jack_Reacher
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edit: The below is wrong info. I order this 8tb firecuda hub. Crystaldisk shows it as a 5400 drive (read ~190, write ~170, so not horrible)... Sorry if anyone was misled... I was too.

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/sea...gaming-hub

This drive is 7200rpm and has read/write speeds nearly double to most tested 5400rpm drives, according to this review. I believe the drive you linked is 5400rpm.

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Apr 23, 2022 02:59 PM
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ValueRangerApr 23, 2022 02:59 PM
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Quote from Enix82 :
This is pretty tempting for a nice 8TB external with decent 3.2 compatability... but the bottleneck will be the 7200 rpm platter HDD. Seems the 3.2 spec may just be for marketing as you'll still be stuck with a max of 120 MB/S. Then again, you're not getting any type of SSD at this size or price point.
Since 'planned obsolescence' is an increasing concern in data storage; keeping spin drives as solid backup is becoming more of a necessity - especially when backups can overlap with more rewrite access that 'trusted' ssd solutions are better suited for.

After losing vital data your first time in these metrics; spin physics still looks pretty damn-good.

Now I gotta remember to fit in barrel twists so I don't become too stagnant as an armchair quarterback...
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Apr 23, 2022 03:21 PM
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DaronMaxApr 23, 2022 03:21 PM
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Quote from Enix82 :
This is pretty tempting for a nice 8TB external with decent 3.2 compatability... but the bottleneck will be the 7200 rpm platter HDD. Seems the 3.2 spec may just be for marketing as you'll still be stuck with a max of 120 MB/S. Then again, you're not getting any type of SSD at this size or price point.
Is the 120mb per second for transferring small files or a big file? Thanks.
Apr 23, 2022 03:27 PM
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aptalcaApr 23, 2022 03:27 PM
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Anyone know if this is cmr or smr? Good for shucking?
Apr 23, 2022 03:30 PM
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JNatzelApr 23, 2022 03:30 PM
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Quote from jtree1 :
What is the benefit of this FireCuda vs the Seagate 8TB Game Drive Hub for Xbox One (https://www.gamestop.com/gaming-a...653.html)?
Firecuda drive is 7200rpm drive, the other is a 5400rpm drive.
Apr 23, 2022 03:41 PM
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ScaevolaApr 23, 2022 03:41 PM
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Quote from DaronMax :
Is the 120mb per second for transferring small files or a big file? Thanks.
Bigger files generally have a high per/s but it all depends on how much activity you have running on USB (in general. Unless you have multiple USB controller cards which is Rare)
Apr 23, 2022 03:47 PM
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aptalcaApr 23, 2022 03:47 PM
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Quote from JNatzel :
Firecuda drive is 7200rpm drive, the other is a 5400rpm drive.
The only place I'm seeing 7200rpm mentioned is a pcmag review of the 16tb version. Even the seagate datasheet does not reference rpms.

A user on Reddit however claims to have shucked an 8tb one and found a barracuda (not pro) which is smr and 5400rpm
Apr 23, 2022 03:51 PM
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chargerApr 23, 2022 03:51 PM
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RGB external drives?! I never knew these existed đŸ˜‚

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Apr 23, 2022 04:17 PM
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HPMan24Apr 23, 2022 04:17 PM
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Quote from shadeofgood :
I just paid the 138 yesterday and opened mine. I wonder if GameStop will give me the difference?
They will, I purchased two few days ago, did chat session with them earlier, they refunded me $40, they'll ask for the link and order number.
Apr 23, 2022 04:18 PM
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Slim_SlickerApr 23, 2022 04:18 PM
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Quote from Jack_Reacher :
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/sea...gaming-hub

This drive is 7200rpm and has read/write speeds nearly double to most tested 5400rpm drives, according to this review. I believe the drive you linked is 5400rpm.
The actual one that comes in the mail is the updated one. Is there still a difference?

https://imgur.com/a/epahxNn
Apr 23, 2022 04:19 PM
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Slim_SlickerApr 23, 2022 04:19 PM
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Quote from JNatzel :
Firecuda drive is 7200rpm drive, the other is a 5400rpm drive.
The actual one you get is not the same in that photo, the one that comes in the mail is the updated one. I received this one.

https://imgur.com/a/epahxNn

Is there still a difference?
Apr 23, 2022 04:20 PM
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DECiBEL79Apr 23, 2022 04:20 PM
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I bought the previous deal which had a picture of a white drive, similar to the PS5. I got one that looks like this one but with a green LED. Works great. Just bought this one as well. Thanks OP!
Apr 23, 2022 04:22 PM
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whitezombieApr 23, 2022 04:22 PM
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Quote from Slim_Slicker :
The actual one you get is not the same in that photo, the one that comes in the mail is the updated one. I received this one.

https://imgur.com/a/epahxNn

Is there still a difference?

Download CrystalDiskInfo and show us the info on the drive.

I found this review from November 2021. It wasn't a 7200 RPM drive.

https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews...index.html

ST8000DM004 is a SMR drive.

https://nascompares.com/answer/li...rives-hdd/
Last edited by whitezombie April 23, 2022 at 09:37 AM.
Apr 23, 2022 04:31 PM
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mcndahouse2486Apr 23, 2022 04:31 PM
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I ordered one. I tried to get it from Best Buy with a price match but theirs is one letter off in the item number so they refused.
Apr 23, 2022 04:42 PM
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demoneye223Apr 23, 2022 04:42 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank demoneye223

https://www.storagereview.com/rev...hub-review

Also, a reddit user supposedly shucked the drive and said they found a Seagate Barracuda ST8000DM004. Not sure if this is a 7200RPM drive, but was able to confirm it's definitely a SMR drive. Hope this helps someone.

edit: The review I listed doesn't mention the drive RPM, but does mention it's read write speed and throughput. They used Black Magic.
Last edited by demoneye223 April 23, 2022 at 09:49 AM.
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Quote from DECiBEL79 :
I bought the previous deal which had a picture of a white drive, similar to the PS5. I got one that looks like this one but with a green LED. Works great. Just bought this one as well. Thanks OP!
Thanks for heads up on that….I ordered this one, saw your comment and hopped back to GS and ordered that xbox 8tb drive as well. If they are sending the new updated one that is a great deal for 99 bucks. Worth the shot at getting the new hdd like others did.

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