Seagate FireCuda Gaming Hub External Hard Drive HDD 8TB - USB 3.2, Customizable RGB LED lighting, Dual forward-facing USB for Desktop PC with Rescue Services (STKK8000400)

Bought this for my son to use for his portable Steam Deck, as extra storage for his on-line gaming needs. He says after he figured out connection, it works absolutely great!

If you're looking for an external hard drive that offers incredible storage capacity, exceptional reliability, and stellar performance, the Seagate FireCuda Gaming Hub External Hard Drive 16TB is an absolute game-changer.First off, the sheer storage space it provides—16TB—is more than enough to store thousands of games, high-resolution videos, and massive media libraries. Whether you're a passionate gamer, a content creator, or someone with an ever-growing collection of digital files, this drive ensures you'll never run out of room.But it’s not just about size. The performance of the FireCuda Gaming Hub is truly outstanding. Thanks to its fast read and write speeds, games load quickly, and files transfer without any noticeable lag. It integrates seamlessly with gaming consoles and PCs, making it ideal for both casual and hardcore gamers. Even when running large game files or handling multiple operations at once, the FireCuda HDD delivers smooth performance without any slowdown or stuttering.What sets this drive apart is its reliability. Seagate is known for producing durable and high-quality storage solutions, and this external HDD is no exception. It’s built to handle heavy use and is designed with long-term durability in mind. Even after weeks of constant use, I’ve found it to be a consistently stable and secure option for my storage needs.With a sleek and stylish design, the FireCuda Gaming Hub also adds an aesthetic touch to your gaming setup. Its easy plug-and-play functionality makes it convenient for use with various devices, and the built-in LED lighting is a nice bonus for gamers who like their gear to shine.In summary, the Seagate FireCuda Gaming Hub 16TB is the perfect combination of large storage, fast performance, and rock-solid reliability. Whether you're storing games, videos, or working on creative projects, this hard drive has you covered, and you can trust it to deliver the performance you need without compromise. Highly recommend!

As expected

I purchased this drive from this seller at the end of 2022. All was perfect until randomly a month ago my pc couldn’t register the drive at all. The solution was to format it for a temporary fix, losing all of my years of work. I didn’t think I needed to worry since it had 5 TBs so no I didn’t think to back up my files anywhere else. So I contacted Seagate personally to see if they can recover my files. Apparently when I sent my product to have my files recovered, Seagate sent back a 1TB BACKUP SLIM DRIVE instead of my 5TB drive, this was a total downgrade, not only that, all the files we’re corrupted so I begged them to Atleast have the courtesy to send me back my original drive. This took a lot of back and forth after waiting an entire month, only to receive just the internal part of my original drive that has no way to connect to anything, I will attach the pictures. Seagate made it clear that I wasn’t under warranty because apparently my warranty ended in 2022. I explain this was impossible that my warranty ended before I even bought my hard drive. I also explained that I bought it under the company’s page on Amazon but they explain that even thought it’s their brand, Amazon and other party’s that aren’t directly off their website buys their products and sells them second hand, meaning everyone is probably getting a product that has NO WARRANTY. I LITERALLY LOST ALL OF MY WORK, THE START OF MY CAREER and lost even MORE BY ASKING SEAGTE FOR HELP. If I would have known that I was going to get none of my files and just 1TB BACK. I would have just formatted my original drive that I took so much care for, I would have my 5TB drive still. And the audacity to tell to me talk to Amazon costumer service after sending me a part of my drive was a cherry on top of the entire disaster Seagate has put me through for the past couple of months. So beware, Amazon is selling no warranty items that will break as soon as the warranty is technically supposed to end and Seagate won’t care to compensated you for any of your lost and they will scam and give a product no where near the amount or value for what you paid for. I’m truly heart broken and I never write reviews.

This drive works as intended in terms of storage and the USB ports.The main issue I ran into is that the provided app for the lighting control does not work with all USB controllers (notably those using the Etron USB 3.0 controller chips). On my computer when I installed the app, it would see the drive but did not have any options for lighting control. I then tried it on my laptop and it worked, so I tried with the drive connected to another (non-USB 3) port on my PC and suddenly the lighting options appeared. Move the drive back to the USB 3 port and they disappear again. Came to the conclusion it had to be the ports, but all USB 3.0 ports had the same issue on my PC. Then I tried it on an old laptop at work that has the same Etron USB 3.0 controller as my home PC's motherboard, and sure enough the lighting options were missing.It's unlikely you'd come across the issue on a modern PC as the USB controller chip in question is not found in recent PCs (the PC this is being used on is 10 years old), but be aware if you're using this with an older PC.