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Jun 24, 2022 7:41 AM

5TB Seagate FireCuda Gaming USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive

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GameStop has 5TB Seagate FireCuda Gaming USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive (STKL5000400) for $77.98. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member VerbalEruptionZ for finding this deal.

Product Features:
  • 5TB Storage Capacity
  • Micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 Host Interface
  • Bus Powered
  • Customizable RGB Colors and Patterns
  • Works with Razer Chroma RGB
  • Plug-and-Play
  • Lightweight and Portable
  • Windows and Mac Compatible

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $72.01 lower (48% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $149.99.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.5 from over 70 customer reviews.
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GameStop has 5TB Seagate FireCuda Gaming USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive (STKL5000400) for $77.98. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member VerbalEruptionZ for finding this deal.

Product Features:
  • 5TB Storage Capacity
  • Micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 Host Interface
  • Bus Powered
  • Customizable RGB Colors and Patterns
  • Works with Razer Chroma RGB
  • Plug-and-Play
  • Lightweight and Portable
  • Windows and Mac Compatible

Editor's Notes

Written by CChoiVA
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $72.01 lower (48% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $149.99.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.5 from over 70 customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Details of GameStop's return policy here.
  • Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.

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neurocity
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Bought this. After 5 days of backing up photos from an older computer. Whole set up died.
Sent into Seagate for warranty recovery/replacement. Catastrophic failure of the HDD is why it failed and the data is unrecoverable because of, "damage to the platters from the arm." I'm told. They send me a refurbished unit. That's right... 5 days of use. Company admitted catastrophic failure. You get a refurb. Tired of the back and forth email. I set it up to be a backup storage unit for a Mac pro tower. 1 week later. 7 f'ing days that one stops responding. I think I wrote about 2 to 3 GB of data to it. Just a power up and then a loud click. Then (Drive Error) pops up. These are garbage. I'm still fighting to get my money back. Seagate still wants to send me a refurbished unit. I have a Lacie that is years old. Nothing wrong. A WD My Book... 4 years old. Totally fine. Two Seagates take a dump inside of 90 days.
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DoobieBrother
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The WD drives are probably going to have the USB adapter built in to the drive, making it not shuckable and data retrivale imposible. Dont use the WD portable drives for important data. Seagates may be shuckable and that would make data somewhat more retrivable.. With a drive this size that might be even more important than you would think. It is a lot of data in one spot. . If it is just for games, I guess it is fine, but I have found that USB powered drives are somewhat more prone to inadvertant damage if say the plug gets loose during use or the system +5v rail at the plug dips below 5vdc. The heads may crash in to the platter. I know it is more comvienant to have the small 2.5 inch drive with less cord clutter, but if you use the 3.5 inch drives with their own power supply, you might find it a bit more reliable over the long run if you can keep it securely on your desk and all the plugs and conections from moving about. The small 2.5 inch USB drives seem to be always moving about your desk because they are so small.
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The RGB helps to balance out the different light frequencies that are hitting the platter. This evens out the spin and allows it to function at higher RPMs. This added to the fact they were able to shrink the quantum magnets down to 16nm in a vacuum gets it very close to perpetual energy state. However it is yet to be seen how harnessing the dark side of the force will effect the reliability of the drive in the long run.

Seagate has a really interesting concept video that their Sith engineers posted when this was in development stages.

https://youtu.be/8ybW48rKBME
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Jun 24, 2022 1:59 PM
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Guy767Jun 24, 2022 1:59 PM
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Great price, very stylish and love that it's powered via USB to eliminate cable clutter. I don't love the 1 Year Warranty though [seagate.com]...

You would be better off with the WD_Black P10 Game Drive 5TB IMO that has 3 year Warranty. Not as stylish of course but more reliable and better build quality. It's strange that Gamestop has all these great deals recently; at least I think so laugh out loud
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Jun 24, 2022 8:32 PM
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Firstlast236Jun 24, 2022 8:32 PM
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Quote from Guy767 View quoted comment :
Great price, very stylish and love that it's powered via USB to eliminate cable clutter. I don't love the 1 Year Warranty though [seagate.com]...

You would be better off with the WD_Black P10 Game Drive 5TB IMO that has 3 year Warranty. Not as stylish of course but more reliable and better build quality. It's strange that Gamestop has all these great deals recently; at least I think so laugh out loud
Lol, 1 year warranty means it'll last for 1 year 3 month.
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Jun 24, 2022 9:07 PM
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pdincJun 24, 2022 9:07 PM
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Quote from Guy767 View quoted comment :
It's strange that Gamestop has all these great deals recently; at least I think so
They're trying to pivot to being more of a Best Buy.
Jun 24, 2022 10:00 PM
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ArakhejaJun 24, 2022 10:00 PM
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See WD 5 tb, $3 less and 3 year warranty
Jun 24, 2022 10:37 PM
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DoobieBrotherJun 24, 2022 10:37 PM
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The WD drives are probably going to have the USB adapter built in to the drive, making it not shuckable and data retrivale imposible. Dont use the WD portable drives for important data. Seagates may be shuckable and that would make data somewhat more retrivable.. With a drive this size that might be even more important than you would think. It is a lot of data in one spot. . If it is just for games, I guess it is fine, but I have found that USB powered drives are somewhat more prone to inadvertant damage if say the plug gets loose during use or the system +5v rail at the plug dips below 5vdc. The heads may crash in to the platter. I know it is more comvienant to have the small 2.5 inch drive with less cord clutter, but if you use the 3.5 inch drives with their own power supply, you might find it a bit more reliable over the long run if you can keep it securely on your desk and all the plugs and conections from moving about. The small 2.5 inch USB drives seem to be always moving about your desk because they are so small.
Jun 25, 2022 1:20 AM
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NavyMeal6727Jun 25, 2022 1:20 AM
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Does anyone know if this specific drive is shuckable? Looking around no one seems to know or have teared it apart yet. The other WD 5TB one isn't shuckable as it has its connectors soldered on.
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Jun 25, 2022 4:34 AM
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teknomanJun 25, 2022 4:34 AM
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Quote from NavyMeal6727 View quoted comment :
Does anyone know if this specific drive is shuckable? Looking around no one seems to know or have teared it apart yet. The other WD 5TB one isn't shuckable as it has its connectors soldered on.
Seagate is AFAIK is mostly (or all?) shuckable. WD portable drives, like you said, is the reverse—pretty much all not shuckable because the USB connector is right on the back of the drive.

I guess the plus side is it does make the portable drive slightly shorter by half an inch, but I have encountered many times where just the connector board dies and the drive is actually fine. So it makes it a lot harder to transfer the data off.

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Jun 25, 2022 5:02 AM
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WingsOfFJun 25, 2022 5:02 AM
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The 8TB version is at $116. Select PC instead of Universal. Not the lowest it has been before but still a good price.
Jun 25, 2022 6:04 AM
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epiczailJun 25, 2022 6:04 AM
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Would also love any insight on what drive is in here if anyone knows
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Jun 25, 2022 12:46 PM
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RedmontJun 25, 2022 12:46 PM
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Quote from Guy767 View quoted comment :
Great price, very stylish and love that it's powered via USB to eliminate cable clutter. I don't love the 1 Year Warranty though [seagate.com]...

You would be better off with the WD_Black P10 Game Drive 5TB IMO that has 3 year Warranty. Not as stylish of course but more reliable and better build quality. It's strange that Gamestop has all these great deals recently; at least I think so
I agree about GameStop. If they are smart they will transition —at least in part— to being a gaming hardware discounter. But I'm not sure about WD compared to Seagate. Warranties aren't everything. I had the 5TB WD passport and it failed in the first few weeks with almost no movement and only brief use. I bought the Seagate 8TB drive a few weeks ago when it was $100 and have had no issues . I use it everyday and it is on whenever my computer is on . Yes WD replaced my 5TB drive (probably with a refurb) but the data is still lost . My external files were also backed up with a DROBO so nothing was lost permanently, but if this were my only external storage the warranty would be very little comfort.
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DealArtistJun 25, 2022 5:46 PM
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Quote from Redmont View quoted comment :
I agree about GameStop. If they are smart they will transition —at least in part— to being a gaming hardware discounter. But I'm not sure about WD compared to Seagate. Warranties aren't everything. I had the 5TB WD passport and it failed in the first few weeks with almost no movement and only brief use. I bought the Seagate 8TB drive a few weeks ago when it was $100 and have had no issues . I use it everyday and it is on whenever my computer is on . Yes WD replaced my 5TB drive (probably with a refurb) but the data is still lost . My external files were also backed up with a DROBO so nothing was lost permanently, but if this were my only external storage the warranty would be very little comfort.
I've had very much the opposite luck with externals, learned to steer clear of Seagate in general but worst was a few years ago so they may have upped their reliability. Never had problems with WD. Just my experience tho.
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Jun 25, 2022 5:55 PM
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PurplePicture292Jun 25, 2022 5:55 PM
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Why it have RGB ?
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darkxssJun 25, 2022 6:20 PM
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Quote from DealArtist View quoted comment :
I've had very much the opposite luck with externals, learned to steer clear of Seagate in general but worst was a few years ago so they may have upped their reliability. Never had problems with WD. Just my experience tho.
Agree. Just had an 8TB 3.5 external Seagate go out on me but still have a 2.5 4TB WD external still trucking. Got both about 4 years ago.

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WingsOfFJun 25, 2022 6:23 PM
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Dont't bother. They sell out but keep taking orders. When you look up order status, it will come up no such order. A day later you will see the order status as waiting for product and that you will be notified when released. it happened with people who ordered late with the WD deal and it is happening to me earlier this morning with the same error message. If you ordered yesterday and can see the order, you got lucky.

I guess it is a way for them to collect accounts, names and addresses and credit card info.
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