The "firecuda gaming line" is cringy at best. RGB laden hard drives? All this talk of USB 3.1 and 3.2 with a hard drive? "gaming hub"? And all this just in time for a generation fo consoles with SSD only storage.
They willingly pay 460 for broken games, preordere them event hough they are digital purchases, fork over hundreds in millions for microtransactions in a single game that's 7 years old, constantly kotow to those who demand their products be censored, and overpay for hardware and services constantly.
No, they're not morons, what are you talking about?
Based on a quick straw poll, Herman Miller office chairs go for between £300 and £1400 in the UK. If it's actually a well-made chair then that's a pretty reasonable price, regardless of the stupidity of the RGB lights.
Not sure how I ever gamed over the decades without a gaming chair, 'gaming' keyboard, 'gaming mouse, gaming mouse pad, or even a 'gaming NIC'...!!!!!!!!!
Same thoughts but I think this is about old gamers vs young gamers. I find too many low quality games these days and pricey gaming peripherals being bought like it is the best thing. I'm itching to buy new games and hardware but no.
This. Remember when you didn't need to pay for another service just to play online with your friends? Remember when games actually worked on release? instead of needing a day 1 patch. that is the size of the game. again. and actually were complete stories? with an expansion a couple years later which basically had enough content to feel like you got your money's worth?
demand for games/game industry got larger ever since and younger game developers came. They aren't as experienced as those who started in 90's, so we have plenty new games with insane graphics/art/acting and in size but poor quality/fun as a game.
I also remember having a non-zero number of games in my library that were literally impossible to complete because the cartridge shipped with game-breaking bugs.
I get that a lot of games have gone in a rubbish direction, but it isn't all of them. Many of the games I play come from developers who have put a lot of effort into transforming the game into something even better long after "launch", and sometimes (not always) I'm happy to pay for the convenience that modern online services provide. I prefer having options, though.
If this is a 5 TB 2.5" drive then it'll likely be SMR. I have a bunch of their regular 5 TB 2.5" Barracuda drives (ST5000LM000) and reliability is pretty terrible, and so is performance.
They do work okay as archival drives (which is where SMR is useful), but I guess they know exactly why Rescue Data Recovery is included.
I thought that FireCuda means there's an SSD Portion on those drives, is that still the case? (The regular 2.5" FireCuda had 8 GB of SSD along with 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB of spinning rust.)
In any case, I'd stay away from these drives. A regular 2 TB FireCuda in an USB Enclosure is great for Xbox One/PS4 usage, and for Xbox X/PS5, a 2 TB NVMe drive is better anyway.
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TheinsanegamerN - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
The "firecuda gaming line" is cringy at best. RGB laden hard drives? All this talk of USB 3.1 and 3.2 with a hard drive? "gaming hub"? And all this just in time for a generation fo consoles with SSD only storage.Talk about being behind the times.
YB1064 - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
Has RGB, must be fast.Samus - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
Seagate PR has clearly spent too much time in Eastern European night clubs.Operandi - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
A barracuda is a mean looking predatory fish or a muscle car, ok cool. WTF, is a "firecuda"......?TheinsanegamerN - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
A grilled predatory fish or muscle car?Great_Scott - Thursday, April 22, 2021 - link
The red kills it faster.cbm80 - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
Same old stuff, but now more expensive! Are gamers complete morons or what?TheinsanegamerN - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
They willingly pay 460 for broken games, preordere them event hough they are digital purchases, fork over hundreds in millions for microtransactions in a single game that's 7 years old, constantly kotow to those who demand their products be censored, and overpay for hardware and services constantly.No, they're not morons, what are you talking about?
Spunjji - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
Everybody's a moron... except me...😒
TheinsanegamerN - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
Must be lonely on top of Mt. Genius.Spunjji - Thursday, April 22, 2021 - link
I really wouldn't know, I'm just a dumbass who enjoys video games 🤷♂️Operandi - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
Look no further than "gaming" chairs.TheinsanegamerN - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
One fo my coworkers was talking about hwo great their new chair is.I looked it up. One of those "gaming" chairs with RGB. $350.
People are dumb.
Spunjji - Thursday, April 22, 2021 - link
Based on a quick straw poll, Herman Miller office chairs go for between £300 and £1400 in the UK. If it's actually a well-made chair then that's a pretty reasonable price, regardless of the stupidity of the RGB lights.If not, well, they got had.
MDD1963 - Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - link
Not sure how I ever gamed over the decades without a gaming chair, 'gaming' keyboard, 'gaming mouse, gaming mouse pad, or even a 'gaming NIC'...!!!!!!!!!zodiacfml - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
Same thoughts but I think this is about old gamers vs young gamers. I find too many low quality games these days and pricey gaming peripherals being bought like it is the best thing. I'm itching to buy new games and hardware but no.darckhart - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
This. Remember when you didn't need to pay for another service just to play online with your friends? Remember when games actually worked on release? instead of needing a day 1 patch. that is the size of the game. again. and actually were complete stories? with an expansion a couple years later which basically had enough content to feel like you got your money's worth?zodiacfml - Thursday, April 22, 2021 - link
demand for games/game industry got larger ever since and younger game developers came. They aren't as experienced as those who started in 90's, so we have plenty new games with insane graphics/art/acting and in size but poor quality/fun as a game.Spunjji - Thursday, April 22, 2021 - link
I also remember having a non-zero number of games in my library that were literally impossible to complete because the cartridge shipped with game-breaking bugs.I get that a lot of games have gone in a rubbish direction, but it isn't all of them. Many of the games I play come from developers who have put a lot of effort into transforming the game into something even better long after "launch", and sometimes (not always) I'm happy to pay for the convenience that modern online services provide. I prefer having options, though.
yetanotherhuman - Thursday, April 22, 2021 - link
Yes.MenhirMike - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
If this is a 5 TB 2.5" drive then it'll likely be SMR. I have a bunch of their regular 5 TB 2.5" Barracuda drives (ST5000LM000) and reliability is pretty terrible, and so is performance.They do work okay as archival drives (which is where SMR is useful), but I guess they know exactly why Rescue Data Recovery is included.
I thought that FireCuda means there's an SSD Portion on those drives, is that still the case? (The regular 2.5" FireCuda had 8 GB of SSD along with 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB of spinning rust.)
In any case, I'd stay away from these drives. A regular 2 TB FireCuda in an USB Enclosure is great for Xbox One/PS4 usage, and for Xbox X/PS5, a 2 TB NVMe drive is better anyway.
stephenbrooks - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - link
I'd like the RGB if it was activated by HDD activity somehow.jabber - Thursday, April 22, 2021 - link
USB3.2 with spinning rust?