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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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Jun 25, 2022 6:27 PM
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Jun 25, 2022 6:28 PM
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bentlax33Jun 25, 2022 6:28 PM
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Quote from PurplePicture292 View quoted comment :
Why it have RGB ?
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 25, 2022 6:34 PM
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MRVADERJun 25, 2022 6:34 PM
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Will this work with an Xbox?
Jun 25, 2022 6:40 PM
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ebolaboiJun 25, 2022 6:40 PM
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Quote from DoobieBrother View quoted comment :
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.
Chose seagate over WD?? LMAOLMAO
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Jun 25, 2022 6:43 PM
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max1001Jun 25, 2022 6:43 PM
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Did they seriously just add RGB to an external HDD and call it gaming?
Jun 25, 2022 6:43 PM
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Guy767Jun 25, 2022 6:43 PM
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Quote from WingsOfF View quoted comment :
For every anecdotal ebidence of WD over Seagate, there is one of Seagate over WD. So, these anecodtal allegiance is stupid and useless.

Right now the big problem with WD is their customer service has gone to the dogs with warranty service and their external drives seem to be experiencing significant failures around 8-12 months and rhe USB cable they supply is crap and will start to show problems quickly.

So, stop with the WD vs Seagate religious debate and read reviews of what people are reporting.
The fact that Seagate only has a 1 year warranty [seagate.com] while Western Digital has a 3 year guarantee [westerndigital.com] for their gaming specific external drives speaks for itself in terms of the quality and reliability difference between the 2 manufactures IMO.

I've had 8 external hard drives die on me over the years and 6 of them have been Seagate; make of that fact what you will. I avoid Seagate externals if I can due to my personal history with their high failure rates.

But I'm willing to hold my nose and bury my biases if the deal is good. I absolutely avoid anything PNY manufactured though. I've had several PNY USB and SSD drives fail on me; about an 80% failure rate which is unacceptable...
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DoobieBrotherJun 25, 2022 6:57 PM
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Quote from ebolaboi View quoted comment :
Chose seagate over WD?? LMAOLMAO
I mearly point out that the way WD does these "Portable" drives make data recovery dificult at best in the 2.5 inch format and that you wont be reusing it in anything else. If you dont care about the disposible drive concept, then what I point out is no use to you. It is not a Seagate vs WD bash, but rather a warning based on the limitations of the WD drive concept on how they build them. I have all brands and formats. . I have used the WD 5tb Pasport on Xbox1 as well as the 8tb Seagate Xbox1 branded desktop drive. I know the WD will never be used for anything else as data recovery is verry limited. The 8tb Seagate can always be removed from its case and repurposed or data recovered if needed.

I prefer Shuckable. Its not WD VS Seagate thing at all and IF WD returned to the old way, I would not have to mention this.
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Jun 25, 2022 7:23 PM
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ebolaboiJun 25, 2022 7:23 PM
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Quote from DoobieBrother View quoted comment :
I mearly point out that the way WD does these "Portable" drives make data recovery dificult at best in the 2.5 inch format and that you wont be reusing it in anything else. If you dont care about the disposible drive concept, then what I point out is no use to you. It is not a Seagate vs WD bash, but rather a warning based on the limitations of the WD drive concept on how they build them. I have all brands and formats. . I have used the WD 5tb Pasport on Xbox1 as well as the 8tb Seagate Xbox1 branded desktop drive. I know the WD will never be used for anything else as data recovery is verry limited. The 8tb Seagate can always be removed from its case and repurposed or data recovered if needed.

I prefer Shuckable. Its not WD VS Seagate thing at all and IF WD returned to the old way, I would not have to mention this.
Who is going to recover it? What are the chances it will work if you are able to pull it out and put it into another enclosure? I have not had an external fail on me, but ones in LT's. A few times I could pull them out and get the data if the drive was fully gone, but more of less the data was not recoverable.
Jun 25, 2022 7:32 PM
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dkstrickJun 25, 2022 7:32 PM
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Quote from max1001 View quoted comment :
Did they seriously just add RGB to an external HDD and call it gaming?
Pretty good value imo considering you get +2% fps for every piece of rgb gear in your rig.
Jun 25, 2022 8:05 PM
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beggerkingJun 25, 2022 8:05 PM
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Great deal. Basically you get a rgb sata enclosure plus a 5tb 2.5" smr shuckable hdd for $78

All 5tb 2.5" are same from all manufacturing... The only difference is whether it's shuckable... So this is the best 2.5" hdd out there.
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Jun 25, 2022 8:50 PM
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soulexeJun 25, 2022 8:50 PM
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Can this be used for PS4 pro? Will it store saved games
Jun 25, 2022 9:20 PM
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neurocityJun 25, 2022 9:20 PM
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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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Jun 25, 2022 10:31 PM
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mXreflectJun 25, 2022 10:31 PM
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Quote from PurplePicture292 View quoted comment :
Why it have RGB ?
Why is the sky blue
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Jun 26, 2022 12:11 AM
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cicigen2Jun 26, 2022 12:11 AM
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I don't understand how the Spec page has barely any info. None of what is there are important: type of Hard drive, speed, etc. Gamestop...there was reason it was failing!

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Jun 26, 2022 12:11 AM
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magnovox00Jun 26, 2022 12:11 AM
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SMR or CMR? I tried looking on their data sheet, but doesnt mention it. Firecuda 1tb,2tb is cmr, but no mention of 5tb.

$16 per terabyte is ok-good deal if not smr.
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