Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD

1000 GB

Product details

The Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD provides an exciting gaming experience without delay or jerking. The portable USB drive speeds startup, charging and storage with a fast USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 interface, offers
up to 2TB of storage for your game collection and takes your gaming setup to a new level with cool industrial design and customizable RGB lighting. First-class SSD technology for powerful performance and high speeds of up to 2,000 MB/s. Use Seagate Toolkit software to personalize the colors and lighting behavior of RGB lighting.

Key specifications

Interface
USB 3.1
Read transfer speed
857 MB/s
Write transfer speed
847 MB/s
Item number
12739603

General information

Manufacturer
Seagate Technology
Category
External SSD
Manufacturer no.
STJP1000400
Release date
6.2.2020

Colour

Colour group
Black
Exact colour description
Black-Orange

Data storage properties

Storage capacity
1000 GB
Data storage interface
USB 3.1
Read transfer speed
857 MB/s
Write transfer speed
847 MB/s

Sustainability

Manufacturer commitment
SBTi

Scope of delivery

Scope of delivery
USB-C cable

Product dimensions

Length
10.44 cm
Width
5.25 cm
Height
1 cm
Weight
100 g

Package dimensions

Length
15 cm
Width
10.50 cm
Height
3.50 cm
Weight
224 g

Reviews & Ratings

Statutory warranty score

How often does a product of this brand in the «External SSD» category have a defect within the first 24 months?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.Seagate
  • 2.Samsung
  • 3.Synology
  • 3.WD
  • 5.Corsair

Statutory warranty case duration

How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?

Source: Galaxus
  • Seagate
  • 1.Adata
  • 1.Crucial
  • 1.Kingston
  • 1.LaCie

Return rate

How often is a product of this brand in the «External SSD» category returned?

Source: Galaxus
  • 5.Intenso
  • 5.SanDisk
  • 5.Seagate
  • 5.Verbatim
  • 9.Kingston
Source: Galaxus

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Overall ratingVery good90/100
Very good82/100Rank 1 out of 40
Stiftung WarentestExterne SSD-Festplatten im TestReleaseMarch 2024

They are small, robust and fast: SSD hard drives offer additional storage space for documents, photos and other data. We had 40 external SSD hard drives tested. 27 were awarded the test quality rating of Good. But it's worth taking a look at the details: We discovered significant differences in price and maximum achievable speed...

Very good94/100Rank 1 out of 8
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PCgoSSD-Speicher 2GoReleaseMarch 2021

The Seagate Firecuda Gaming SSD achieves the best transfer rates in the test and is also the test winner. However, it is significantly more expensive than the WD.

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Very good91/100Rank 1 out of 7
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PC MagazinVergleichstest - SSD-Speicher 2goReleaseMarch 2021

The Seagate Firecuda Gaming SSD achieves the best transfer rates in the test and is also the test winner. However, it is significantly more expensive than the WD.

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Very good95/100
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PCgoSingle testReleaseOctober 2020

The Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD delivers very good transfer rates and is ideal for moving games off the laptop. Those with USB 3.2 2x2 can even achieve over 1500 MByte/s.

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Very good86/100Rank 3 out of 8
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Computer BildTest SSDs - ab 960 Gigabyte (NVMe)ReleaseOctober 2020

Double victory for Sandisk in the external SSDs with conventional technology: The Sandisk Extreme Portable won in both sizes: 500 gigabytes (90 euros) and 1 terabyte (140 euros). The fast SSDs with NVMe technology were really close: the WD Black P50 Game Drive (225 euros) won by a narrow margin...

Very good94/100
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PC MagazinSingle testReleaseSeptember 2020

The Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD convinces with very good transfer rates and is therefore ideal for moving games from the laptop. Those with USB 3.2 2x2 can even achieve over 1500 MByte/s.

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