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The Astro Bot Limited Edition Game Drive comes in a sturdy box with an image of the drive on the front, along with PlayStation branding and a couple of Astro Bot images. Above the drive image is a label displaying the drive's 5TB capacity. The back of the box features a multilingual list detailing the number of PS5 games the drive can accommodate.
The 5TB Astro Bot Limited Edition Game Drive weighs in at 266g. The plastic enclosure is finished in white with blue flashes and highlights, which provide the base for the Astro Bot artwork.
The CrystalDiskInfo utility identifies the drive inside the enclosure as a Seagate ST5000LM-2U8170. The current flagship drive of the 2.5in Barracuda family, this 15mm thick drive uses five platters (discs) each with an Areal density of 1,307 Gb/in. The drive uses Shingled magnetic recording with ten perpendicular magnetic recording heads. It has a 5,400rpm spindle speed with a 128MB buffer (cache). Seagate rates the transfer rate of the ST5000LM-2U8170 as up to 140MB/s.
At the bottom of one end of the drive, there is a soft blue lighting accent that shows when the drive is in use.
The drive uses a USB 3.0 Micro B interface. To the upper right of the port is a mini white drive activity LED.
Bundled with the drive is a USB-A to USB-Micro B 3.0 cable, some exclusive Astro Bot stickers, a Quick Start Guide and a 14-day PlayStation Plus Premium | Deluxe Trial code.
