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Seagate has recently added a new SSD to its portfolio, the BarraCuda 530 (not to be confused with the FireCuda 530). This PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD is expected to considerably improve over the BarraCuda 520, enough to let it stand toe-to-toe with other top-performing PCIe 4.0 SSDs currently available. Although …

Seagate has announced a significant breakthrough in the data storage industry by introducing its new Mozaic 3+ hard drive architecture. The technology includes Seagate's pioneering Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) technology, enabling unprecedented areal densities of 3 TB+ per platter. However, Seagate plans to go even further, reaching 4 TB+ and …

For Day 4 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Seagate to give THREE lucky winners a storage boost. We have three prizes today, one winner will get a 1TB PCIe 4 NVMe SSD, one winner will get the 2TB Special Edition Starfield Seagate Game Drive for Xbox and another winner will get a Han Solo Special Edition FireCuda 2TB HDD. 

Back in 2021, Seagate unveiled the Exos CORVAULT, a mass-storage system with self-healing drive technology to pave the way for more sustainable data storage. This year, Seagate has improved the system further, reaching 2.5 petabytes of capacity.  The Seagate Exos CORVAULT 4U106 features Seagate’s high-capacity Exos hard drives, which, combined …

The Steam Deck has proven that there is quite a big market for handheld gaming PCs. Now, there are a number of companies offering handheld PC gaming devices, including Windows-based alternatives. Now, Seagate is offering a new FireCuda SSD for these systems. The new Seagate FireCuda 520N sports the M.2 …

Seagate is launching its first officially licensed Game Drive for PS5 consoles. The new M.2 SSD is designed to slot straight into the free slot in the PS5, allowing owners to expand storage and install more new-gen games. Backwards compatible titles can run on PS5 (and Xbox Series X/S) through …

Seagate has unveiled the new Exos CORVAULT 5U84 his week at the International Broadcasting Convention. The new mass storage system is geared towards enabling media and entertainment organisations to reduce their carbon footprint and operating costs with more sustainable drives.  Seagate’s Exos CORVAULT is a high-performing, efficient, durable mass-capacity block …

It's Seagate's first PCIe Gen5 SSD - we check out the 2TB model

Seagate is preparing to launch its first PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD – the FireCuda 540. Details about the upcoming drive have surfaced online through various online retailers. Based on these findings, we expect at least two different models with up to 4TB of storage space. The listings of the upcoming …

Since the launch of the Xbox Series X, Seagate has been the exclusive provider of expanded storage for the console. That is now beginning to change, with WD unveiling the new WD_Black C50 expansion card for Xbox current-gen Xbox consoles. The WD_Black C50 expansion card offers up to 1TB of …

There is just one day left to enter our current Seagate competition so get your last minute entries in!

Microsoft has just announced via Twitter that the Seagate storage expansion card range for the Xbox Series consoles has received a price cut. While it is still unclear whether this discount is temporary or permanent, the move is expected to bring the expansion cards to more reasonable prices, which is …

Last week, Seagate officially unveiled its latest Special Edition SSDs. This time around, we're getting Star Wars-themed M.2 SSDs with special faceplates with a glowing lightsaber right on the front. Now, we're giving away one of the 2TB models, as well as a few other prizes.

Seagate has released a range of licensed special edition storage drives so far. Today, the company is unveiling its latest, with new Star Wars editions of the FireCuda NVMe SSD, each with a lightsaber design on the heatsink, complete with RGB lighting.  There are three new Star Wars Edition FireCuda …

Seagate has launched a number of special edition portable HDDs in recent years, often teaming up with Xbox or PlayStation for big launches. This time around, Seagate is taking on the Star Wars license, unveiling three themed portable HDDs featuring art inspired by some of the series' most popular heroes …

God of War Ragnarok has just been released for PS4 and PS5, and to commemorate the occasion, Seagate has partnered with Sony to launch a special edition 2TB external hard drive.  Designed to match the Ragnarok-themed DualSense controller from Sony, the Seagate special edition God of War Ragnarök game drive …

By now you've probably seen from Leo's video that be quiet! are currently celebrating their 20th anniversary, and are launching a new range of FX branded products to commemorate the occasion. After seeing Leo's build, I decided to try and take things to the next level with a second anniversary build, incorporating an LCD display and powder-coated orange panels...

It's another mammoth 20TB HDD, designed for use with hyperscale applications & cloud data centres

It's a monster 20TB HDD, designed for use in multi-bay NAS environments

We are deep in the era of SSDs, but in scenarios where storage space is more important than performance, HDDs still make sense. With that in mind, we still see companies like Seagate pushing the boundaries of mass HDD storage. The company's latest launch includes two 20TB hard drives, one …

Back when the Xbox Series X/S consoles launched, Seagate launched its 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 expansion card SSD. Now, Xbox console owners will have another option for speedy expandable storage, as Seagate has now launched the 1TB Xbox SSD Game Drive.  While the expansion card plugs directly into the back …

Today, Seagate subsidiary, LaCie, is launching two new portable SSDs, aiming to deliver high performance for a seamless workflow. There are two options to choose from, the LaCie Mobile SSD Secure and the LaCie Portable SSD, both providing up to 2TB of mobile storage.  The LaCie Mobile SSD Secure and …

Seagate has been partnering with Microsoft on storage drives for Xbox consoles for years now and that partnership continues this year alongside the launch of Halo Infinite. Today, Seagate announced the Game Drive for Xbox – Halo Infinite Special Edition, as well as a new Game Drive Hub for Xbox.  …

Earlier this week, Sony revealed that PS5 beta testers would soon be able to expand the console's storage via the M.2 SSD slot. Seagate was quick to confirm that its PCIe 4.0 SSDs meet the requirements for the console and now, Western Digital and Gigabyte Aorus have followed suit. Western …

The recently announced Seagate 530 is the first PS5-compatible SSD to hit the market. Offering up to 7,300MB/s read speeds and up to 6,900MB/s write speeds, Seagate's latest PCIe 4.0 SSD easily surpasses Sony's 5,500MB/s speed requirements.  Sony has yet to enable expandable M.2 SSD storage on the PS5, but …

It's an external USB 3.2 Gen1 hard drive with Razer RGB lighting - worth a punt at £125?

Today, Seagate is launching its fastest PC gaming SSD to date – the FireCuda 530. The new SSD benefits from a new controller, enabling even faster speeds over PCIe 4.0, capacities are also taking a jump, with this drive being available with up to 4TB.  The FireCuda 530 sports a …

Seagate is looking to revamp mass-capacity storage this year with the launch of the Exos CORVAULT, a ‘self-healing', high-density storage system intended to streamline data management and reduce human intervention for macro edge and data centre environments. The Exos CORVAULT offers SAN-level performance using a breakthrough storage architecture that combines …

We have another competition for you all this week! This time around, we have teamed up with Seagate, QNAP and broadbandbuyer.com to give away a pro-grade storage setup worth close to £1,000...

SSDs are known to significantly outclass HDDs in terms of performance, but Seagate has been developing a new technology to close the gap a bit. Named Mach.2, this new technology features a dual-actuator and two HDDs working simultaneously to deliver a level of performance similar to a SATA SSD.