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Seagate Introduces Storage Built for Consumer Data Explosion

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New consumer storage solutions deliver higher capacities, pro-grade reliability and scalable performance for everyday backup, gaming expansion and AI-driven creative workflows

Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX) today announced new and refreshed consumer and prosumer storage solutions across its Seagate, FireCuda, and LaCie brands, including the Seagate One Touch desktop external hard drive, the Seagate FireCuda X Vault hard drive, and the LaCie 8big Pro5 multi-bay RAID storage solution.

Designed to support sustained data growth created at the point of capture, the portfolio provides flexible storage options ideal for higher resolution photos and videos, expanding game libraries and demanding creative workflows as more and more creators adopt AI content development platforms. As files grow larger and live longer, the updated portfolio delivers a simplified operational experience, higher capacities, and scalable performance, helping users stay productive and in control of their data without compromising performance or scalability.

Portfolio highlights:

  • Higher capacity options across portable, desktop and RAID storage, scaling up to 256TB
  • Industry’s only bus-powered USB-C for desktop hard drives, requiring no external power supply
  • Thunderbolt™ 5 support for high-performance creative workflows
  • Integrated backup, monitoring, and Rescue Data Recovery Service, designed for long-term peace of mind
  • Seagate Toolkit, user-friendly auto backup to secure all those important files and data

“From AI‑assisted creativity to massive game libraries and family memories, personal data is growing faster and lasting longer,” said Lance Ohara, VP, Edge IoT at Seagate. “People need storage that’s designed for this new reality — simple to use, built to scale, and ready for what AI brings next.”

Seagate One Touch: everyday convenient backup made easy

Best for: everyday backup and personal use.

The Seagate One Touch desktop external hard drive offers straightforward, high‑capacity storage designed for easy setup and long‑term file management — without added hardware complexity or reliance on cloud subscriptions. A single‑cable USB‑C connection provides both power and data, eliminating the need for external power adapters and reducing desktop clutter.

  • Capacities: 8TB, 20TB, 24TB
  • Bus-powered 3.5-inch USB-C desktop drive with single cable connectivity
  • Drag-and-drop setup and file transfers
  • Cross-platform compatibility with Windows and Mac
  • Includes Seagate Toolkit, auto backup software and Rescue Data Recovery Services for added peace-of-mind

Seagate FireCuda X Vault: High-capacity expansion for gaming and streaming setups

Best for: gamers and streamers.

Modern game libraries, captured gameplay, and streaming content demand large amounts of storage. FireCuda X Vault is built to complement internal performance drives, providing high-capacity desktop storage optimized for organizing large game libraries and archived content. Using the same bus‑powered USB‑C design, FireCuda X Vault enables simple, plug‑and‑play expansion without wall power.

  • Capacities: 8TB, 20TB
  • Bus-powered, single-cable USB-C desktop storage, no external power required. Complements internal NVMe performance drives
  • Customizable RGB lighting with Windows Dynamic Lighting support
  • Includes Rescue Data Recovery Services, Xbox on PC certification, and Xbox Game Pass trial

LaCie 8big Pro5: Professional RAID storage for advanced creative workflows

Best for: creative professionals and production teams.

The LaCie 8big Pro5 is a Thunderbolt™ 5 multi‑bay RAID storage solution built for creative professionals working with multi‑stream 4K/8K video, large RAW image libraries, and AI‑assisted production environments. With high-capacity configurations, fast data transfer speeds, and enterprise‑class reliability, it enables teams to work at scale in studio or on‑location environments.

  • Capacities: 32TB, 64TB, 128TB, 192TB, 256TB
  • Multiple RAID configurations for speed or redundancy, Thunderbolt™ 5 performance (up to 120Gbps) Up to 2800MB/s (RAID 0) performance
  • Up to 140W power delivery for laptops
  • Includes RAID Manager and 5-year limited warranty with Rescue Data Recovery Services

Availability:

Seagate One Touch is available now. The Seagate One Touch 8TB can now be purchased through the Seagate Store and authorized partners starting at $259.99.

FireCuda X Vault is available now through the Seagate Store and authorized partners starting at $269.99.

LaCie 8big Pro5 is available now through the Seagate Store and authorized partners starting at $5,979.

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For more information, please reference the Seagate One Touch Data Sheet, the FireCuda X Vault Data Sheet, and the LaCie 8big Pro5 Data Sheet.

About Seagate Technology

Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) is a pioneer in mass-capacity data storage, accelerating ability to harness the full value of data. Our portfolio of advanced storage solutions helps hyperscale cloud providers, enterprises, and consumers protect, create and manage the data that powers their transformation and growth. For more than 45 years, Seagate has driven breakthrough innovations that bring sustainable, high-performance storage to the world at-scale. Learn more at www.seagate.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, YouTube, X and Facebook.

©2026 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, Mozaic, Exos, and the Spiral logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes, one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes, and one exabyte, or EB, equals one quintillion bytes.

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