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Seagate 512GB Game Solid State Drive for Xbox One $180 (RRP $329) Delivered @ Officeworks

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Seagate 512GB Game Solid State Drive for Xbox One $180 (RRP $329) Delivered @ Officeworks
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RogueWolf on 09/03/2018 - 13:25 officeworks.com.au (2375 clicks)
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Its on the microsoft store for $329 so im assuming thats the rrp, next cheapest I could find is on kogan for $253.96+ Delivery

The Seagate Game Drive for Xbox allows you to instantly expand your Xbox One's storage capacity. It allows you to free up space on your console's internal drive and store more games than ever before. It has a compact design so you can easily take your games on the go to enjoy them with friends.
The SSD is developed specifically for use with your Xbox One.
It has a 512 GB capacity so you can store your game collection along with other downloadable Xbox content.
It comes with an inbuilt USB cable to connect to your Xbox right away.
The drive is compact and lightweight to fit into your entertainment unit with your Xbox.
It comes with a 3 year warranty for your peace of mind.
This drive has a green design to match the branding on your Xbox.

Computing 512GB Computer Component Computer Peripheral Portable Hard Drive Seagate SSD Xbox One Accessory

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  • Merlict on 09/03/2018 - 13:29
    +1

    Does this work with a PC?

    • xenoic on 09/03/2018 - 14:05
      +15

      I thought PS4’s new firmware allows you to save the entire game collection externally?

    • kpm on 09/03/2018 - 14:22
      +8

      You actually can now.

    • Agret on 09/03/2018 - 15:00
      +2

      They added the ability to do that a week after I took my PS4 Pro apart and put a 4TB HDD inside. I guess it's still cleaner to not have to use an external drive though.

      • congo on 09/03/2018 - 15:49
        +1

        So you can run games straight of the external SSD drive?
        How is their bandwidth? Is there much of a difference between SSD and normal drives?

        • coxjon on 09/03/2018 - 16:05
          +2

          The worst thing is installing updates - very quick on internal. On external there's a massive copy time before a lengthy install. GT Sport was painful on external.

        • Salmando on 09/03/2018 - 17:21

          @coxjon: pretty sure you can where things download too somewhere. My internal is full full, and no prompt or messages make it seem like like it moves to the external after

  • djkelly69 on 09/03/2018 - 13:33
    +1

    The SSD is developed specifically for use with your Xbox One.

    Don't need an additional hard drive myself (yet), but can't you use any SSD?

    • jztilly on 09/03/2018 - 13:41
      +3

      yeah but this one has been "developed specifically" for it - whatever that means?

      maybe it's got a preferred usb to sata chipset xbox's work better with? who knows.

      it'd be interesting to know what drive is inside. seagate aren't up there on my list of reputable SSD brands

      • eug on 09/03/2018 - 13:45
        +21

        yeah but this one has been "developed specifically" for it - whatever that means?

        Maybe they're referring to the green stripes on the side that they developed specifically for the XBox. :)

        seagate aren't up there on my list of reputable SSD brands

        Why?

        it'd be interesting to know what drive is inside.

        Pretty sure it'd be a seagate drive. ;)

        • jztilly on 09/03/2018 - 14:12
          -6

          Why?

          Do you know anyone with a seagate SSD? Can't see any Seagate SSDs on the msy price list either. Plenty of hybrid drives but it's almost like they bet on the hybrid thing but never bothered to really push SSDs.

          Pretty sure it'd be a seagate drive. ;)

          thanks sherlock. model, read / write speeds etc

        • Brouw3r on 09/03/2018 - 15:32
          +2

          I haven't used a seagate SSD but every hard drive that's ever prematurely failed on me has been a seagate HDD. No problems so far with WD black HDD and Sandisk/Samsung/Intel SSD's.

        • eug on 09/03/2018 - 16:22
          -1

          @ideasman:

          Do you know anyone with a seagate SSD?

          Yes, i've bought three.

          Can't see any Seagate SSDs on the msy price list either.

          Wait. So Seagate isn't on your list of reputable SSD brands because you don't know anyone with one, and it's not on MSY's price list?

        • jztilly on 09/03/2018 - 16:32
          -6

          @eug:

          Yes, i've bought three.

          wow really? standard 2.5" sata seagate branded SSDs? or external ones?

          Wait. So Seagate isn't on your list of reputable SSD brands because you don't know anyone with one, and it's not on MSY's price list?

          what am i waiting for sorry? they're not on my reputaple list as I've never seen them on any recommendation list, nor at any major pc retailer in australia. when someone asks for an SSD recommendation you see Samsung up there but i've never seen anyone recommend a seagate. Can't seem to find a single seagate SSD deal on ozbargain either…?

          but hey - enjoy your seagate SSDs :)

        • Clear on 09/03/2018 - 16:44
          +3

          @ideasman: Pretty much all Seagate SSDs are Enterprise drives. SAS, NVMe etc. so that's why you wouldn't be seeing them on review sites. Would be curious to see what SSD these drives actually contain.

          Seagate have actually collaborated with Micron to make these drives.

        • jztilly on 09/03/2018 - 16:50
          -3

          @Clear:

          thanks man. thats what i was trying to get at but was downvoted like usual :D

        • Clear on 09/03/2018 - 16:52
          +1

          @ideasman: I try to embrace negatives votes on my comments. Shows that people really do care and best of all get strung up on something so insignificant.

        • eug on 09/03/2018 - 18:06

          @ideasman:

          wow really? standard 2.5" sata seagate branded SSDs?

          Yes, really. Standard 2.5" sata seagate branded SSDs. Umart sells them. They used to carry their enterprise SSDs too.

          what am i waiting for sorry?

          For a figure of speech. Thanks for waiting, no need to apologize.

          they're not on my reputaple list as I've never seen them on any recommendation list, nor at any major pc retailer in australia.

          So because you're not familiar with a brand, you don't think they're reputable? OK then. I just wanted to know if there was a proper reason behind your statement. No idea why you suddenly became so overly defensive with your aggressive replies, all from a single "why?". For some reason Seagate SSDs look like a very touchy subject to you.

        • jztilly on 09/03/2018 - 19:00
          -2

          @eug:

          I'm very familiar with the brand. So much so that I have a business recovering data from their (and wd / samsung / toshiba /etc ) rotational disks.

          Thanks for the info though - i'll be sure to keep them off my reputable SSD list for clients. Then again, seeing as they're not really available anywhere (umart only has external ones) I'm not sure it'll ever come up anyway.

          When it comes to rotational disks - I do actually recommend Seagate over WD just due to the amount of WDs I get coming through (plus the TTL diag port on the seagates is great for recovery)

        • eug on 09/03/2018 - 19:48

          @ideasman:

          So much so that I have a business recovering data from their (and wd / samsung / toshiba /etc ) rotational disks.

          Great, but irrelevant to SSDs.

          I still don't understand why you got so triggered by a simple question. Hope you're not that touchy IRL.

        • jztilly on 09/03/2018 - 19:54
          +1

          @eug:
          i only mentioned it as you seemed to suggest i was saying seagate wasn't reputable:

          "So because you're not familiar with a brand"

          i was just trying to say that just because a brand has a good name, doesn't mean all their product lines are good. seagate rotational disks: i'd recommend them over anyone else whereas SSDs - seagate would be towards the bottom of the list.

        • eug on 09/03/2018 - 20:18
          +1

          @ideasman:

          i only mentioned it as you seemed to suggest i was saying seagate wasn't reputable:

          This post is about a Seagate SSD, we were talking about Seagate SSDs, and the quote I was replying to was you specifically referring to Seagate SSDs, so my reply was in reference to Seagate SSDs.

          You said you don't think Seagate is a reputable brand for SSDs.

          I asked "Why?".

          You replied with "Do you know anyone with a Seagate SSD?" and proceeded to say you can't see it on MSY's price list.

          To me, those aren't really good reasons to consider a brand not reputable. Do they fail more frequently than other SSD brands? If yes, then that'd be a good reason. But simply not knowing anyone with a Seagate SSD or MSY not selling them doesn't mean Seagate SSDs are unreliable.

        • jztilly on 09/03/2018 - 20:21

          @eug:
          lol nah i stand by both of those reasons and i highly doubt you have 1 seagate ssd

          peace out

        • eug on 09/03/2018 - 21:11

          @ideasman: I could take a photo of at least one of them, but I don't think it's worth my time. You'd probably just claim I googled the photo anyway. No idea why you're so anti-Seagate-SSD when you have absolutely zero experience with them.

        • jztilly on 09/03/2018 - 21:33

          @eug:

          yeah man a photo would be awesome. just put a piece of paper with your username in there. i'd LOVE to see one!

          cos no one in their right mind would buy one over the other big names unless they had no clue

        • imurgod on 09/03/2018 - 23:15

          @ideasman: upvoted because I can't see why you should be downvoted for your comment

        • eug on 10/03/2018 - 00:49

          @ideasman:

          cos no one in their right mind would buy one over the other big names unless they had no clue

          Fortunately you're not on my list of reputable tech advice sources, so I won't waste my time doing so. :)

        • jztilly on 10/03/2018 - 07:53
          -1

          @eug:
          Ha thought so

        • garage sale on 10/03/2018 - 08:15

          marketing, blogs and bad interpretation of stats often seem to overtake sound research, design and detailed engineering analysis when people look at storage devices …. i own Seagate, WD and hitachi and make decision based on a case by case and model number and what is inside the drive and not just brand.

        • garage sale on 10/03/2018 - 08:42

          be interesting to see if they are mlc or tlc and which controller they use.
          would be a while before a shucked on is on you tube for a year down.

        • eug on 10/03/2018 - 12:59

          @ideasman:

          Ha thought so

          That's a nice attempt to steer the conversation away from your lack of experience with Seagate SSDs, but it doesn't change anything.

          You're basically saying "If I don't know anyone who has it, or MSY doesn't sell it, it isn't a reputable device".

        • jztilly on 10/03/2018 - 13:12

          @eug:
          I'm not basically saying that- I'm precisely saying that.

          My reputable list is exactly that, my list. And Seagate SSDs aren't on it. But let's keep going round and round :)

        • Wreckin Ball on 10/03/2018 - 13:40
          +1

          @eug:

          I don't have any and they are not on the price list of one shop is not a good basis to validate a point of view to say they are not reputable.

          I have used them before where I worked, they were all enterprise-grade SSDs used in a NAS and had no problems with any of them.

          MSY don't have them because they deal with the general public and sell what is popular. Lots of other shops (eg - Mwave, Scorptec, Computer Alliance) do sell Seagate SSDs.

          There are even Seagate NVME SSDs.

          If somebody were to actually read some of the reviews on this drive, you would find this has UASP and reads and writes data at over 400Mb/s and can significantly drop game load times significantly(EG - quoted from TweakTown's review using Final Fantasy XV - going from the load save screen to the game loading, took 1:40.6 with the stock Xbox HDD. With the Game Drive SSD, that time was cut by a substantial amount, down to 24.5 seconds.

          Read more: https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7988/seagate-512gb-ssd-gam…
          )
          I already use both USB 3.1 Gen 2 and Thunderbolt 3 enclosures, so I have at least some experience with fast external drives using both SATA and NVME SSDs.

          At this price range, this would appear to be a good buy for those that need this sort of product.

      • garage sale on 10/03/2018 - 08:08

        some sata enclosures, and older expansions drives has issues with spinning down as the xbox supplied power all the time to,the USB connector …. so drive would spin 24x7 even with xbox turned off.
        the seagate spins down as do some ( not all) others now.

        believe they have a tweak now on the One S that powers down one of the usb ports but haven’t tried it and you can’t always believe blogs until you do.

        • jztilly on 10/03/2018 - 08:23

          Good info mate. Explains why the 120mm fan I've got hooked into one of the USB ports never spins down.

          Might need a specifically designed USB fan controller for Xbox one

      • Aarent on 13/03/2018 - 12:12

        "developed specifically" = you find out it's just formatted to 'exFAT' XD

  • congo on 09/03/2018 - 13:40
    +5

    Reviews on how it compare to standard hard drive:
    https://www.windowscentral.com/review-seagate-game-drive-xbo…

    • kudoz on 09/03/2018 - 14:22

      Be good to know how it fares connected to the Xbox One X…

    • Viper8 on 09/03/2018 - 14:54

      Pretty meager gains tbh given the money. You'd expect drops as big as 90% if that weren't on console. They just aren't optimized to take full advantage of SSD's unfortunately as many other reviews have shown.

    • syousef on 09/03/2018 - 19:40

      Thanks. That's really useful. I'd much rather be able to store 4-8x as many games and wait an 10 seconds between levels, so for my purposes I'll pass.

  • twofoursix on 09/03/2018 - 13:55

    I am looking for xbox 360 external drive my console is only 4 GB now i need to expand my console, any specials or can i use this one?

    ta

    • Junk Sifter on 09/03/2018 - 14:07
      +4

      Any USB drive will work, even a flash drive.

      • ninjataki on 09/03/2018 - 14:40
        +6

        easy tiger, 'those' 'other' types don't have the pretty green xbox logo. Geez

      • twofoursix on 09/03/2018 - 15:10

        tried flash drive works for few games but not for all, like battle field game it says please install a Xbox 360 Drive to download the game…

        • garage sale on 10/03/2018 - 08:19

          xbox 360 is a different beast to the xbox one and why there used to be a whole market of reflashed OEM dives for upgrades for internal drives rather than just external drives.

  • axeology on 09/03/2018 - 14:05
    +11

    This drive has a green design to match the branding on your Xbox.

    My xbone doesn't have any green :(
    Is this compatible with the white variant consoles?

    • Gravy on 09/03/2018 - 14:21
      +1

      Good match for Minecraft special edition model?

    • Diji1 on 09/03/2018 - 14:22
      +1

      No, you need a white version that's specially made for it.

      • allenhori on 09/03/2018 - 15:41

        Or a WD made for Mac + reformatting after purchase

    • ShortyX on 09/03/2018 - 14:28

      This drive has a green design to match the branding on your Xbox.

      Only 2000s kids remember the green branding.

      • Gravy on 09/03/2018 - 15:05
        +3

        or 2000s adult/manchild. Mine is still in the cabinet and kids play it now.

  • YellowKnight on 09/03/2018 - 14:11
    +1

    This or a Samsung T3 or T5?

    • Agret on 09/03/2018 - 14:59
      +1

      I think a 4TB USB HDD is the way to go if you're buying it for a games console.

      • YellowKnight on 09/03/2018 - 15:19

        Nope, portability and reliability when shooting with a drone.

  • blitz on 09/03/2018 - 14:16
    +6

    Bonus: some Seagate drives provide 100% lossy data compression.

    • pw2002au on 09/03/2018 - 14:32

      means additional storage beyond capacity ;)

    • WaveZero on 10/03/2018 - 13:43

      Lossy? Or lostless?

  • Click_It on 09/03/2018 - 14:29

    Awesome price for 512GB. Tempted for PC use.

  • Viper8 on 09/03/2018 - 14:50
    +4

    It's been shown in many reviews that consoles don't benefit from SSD's as much as other devices do, because the games and OS aren't designed for operation on SSD's. Sometimes load times for games or saves don't change at all. Something to be weary of prior to purchase.

    • UFO on 09/03/2018 - 15:10

      exactly right

    • ItsMeAgro on 09/03/2018 - 19:49

      Just like 4K! Heyo!

      • rasserie on 09/03/2018 - 20:42

        i put a SSD in my PS3 and its still slow AF.
        i have a 1TB HDD in my xbox ONE and its way more responsive than my PS3.

    • SaddenAscentAspirin on 09/03/2018 - 21:02
      +1

      Just halved my load times for Horizon Zero Dawn on PS4.

  • jsediv on 09/03/2018 - 14:57

    Woop. No more 10minute BF1 load times

    • ItsMeAgro on 09/03/2018 - 19:57

      Research that first - some games don't actually load any faster with the SSD, because of poor programming.

  • kawara888 on 09/03/2018 - 15:00

    I watched a YouTube video before demonstrates external SSD improves loading time for Xbox One S but not Xbox One X, but I bought one regardless. So cheap thanks OP

  • UFO on 09/03/2018 - 15:09
    +7

    I know this is an SSD, but since it's widely known that consoles get very little benefit from an SSD external drive (obviously very different for boot drives on PCs), why on Earth would you spend $180 on 512Gb, when for $60 you can get 1 Tb external storage (or 2Tb for $100) that will work just as well on the XBox?

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/365593

    I can see why this "special" M$ drive is reduced so much. Because even at $180 (RRP$329 is pathetic since you can buy a whole XB1 for that!), it's still terrible value.

    Load times DO NOT improve by using this drive… at least certainly not enough to justify its price! Just get a normal external drive folks. Think about how many extra games you could store on 2Tb… PLUS for the $80 in change you could get an extra game or two! Makes no sense buying the deal. At all.

    Not negging, because technically this is a "good price" for this particular product. I just question why on Earth you'd buy one!

    • fookos on 09/03/2018 - 15:25

      True - this was a better deal for console use - greater capacity trumps the limited performance improvements of SSD for this application (if what you say is correct):

      2TB Xbox Game Drive for $99 - offered in lieu of pricing error on the 4TB

      I grabbed the 2TB for $99 - I know you can get cheaper generic drives, but I do like the Xbox branding.

    • SaddenAscentAspirin on 09/03/2018 - 20:58

      You're wrong about load times.

      I just went and bought this for my ps4 pro. Tested load time of horizon zero dawn before moving to ssd, 2 minutes from ps4 menu to walking around in game. After copying it to this drive, 1:05. Haven't tested GT Sport yet.

    • kawara888 on 12/03/2018 - 09:22

      Where did you get the idea "it's widely known that consoles get very little benefit from an SSD external drive"?

      Most online review/testing suggest Xbox One get quite noticeable loading time improvement. I bought one followed OP's post, the result is quite pleasant.

      • fookos on 12/03/2018 - 12:24

        The result is quite 'pleasant'! Haven't seen that way of describing the advantages in any of the reviews I've read! I'll hook mine up tonight and enjoy the pleasantness too ;)

        • kawara888 on 12/03/2018 - 13:12

          I always play RPGs , things like AC origins and SOW, Skyrim… Traveling between locations used to be a pain, always wait for loading.

          Now I don't have the issue any more

      • UFO on 12/03/2018 - 13:31

        To answer your question about "widely known", there's a stack of reviews online that show how little benefit these drives are… but this one posted below is the most thorough.

        https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/12/07/review-seagate-game…

        For MOST games, there's only a few seconds in it between a HDD and SDD.
        Granted there's a couple of exceptions, but for most games it's simply not worth the ridiculous pricing. It's not even close to worth it, but I guess if you really love one particular game and play it religiously and really want faster load times, then go nuts… go buy this.

        But most people would get far better value out of a far cheaper 2Tb drive, than a drive quarter of the size and triple the price.

  • frankfu1122 on 09/03/2018 - 15:19

    Sweet, just got 3 at my local officeworks. Should give some new life to my old linux boxes.

  • YellowKnight on 09/03/2018 - 15:22

    Looking to buy one for backing up drone footage in the field. Is this any good?

  • scuderiarmani on 09/03/2018 - 15:33
    +2

    I don't even know why I bother looking at Officeworks online, none ever have the items in stock I am searching for.

  • 2023 on 09/03/2018 - 15:57

    Has the word game on it. Shut up and take my money!

  • freefall101 on 09/03/2018 - 16:32
    +1

    Two in stock at the officeworks on exhibition st, melbourne. Sticker said rrp 329, was 245, now 180. So a final clearance.

    Didn't grab one as I've never used the 250gb I picked up in an officeworks clearance, I probably won't use this either

  • systema on 09/03/2018 - 16:34
    +2

    Can it be shucked? Is it a SATA drive in a case?

    • Scab on 10/03/2018 - 08:30

      This guy shucks.

  • matt1234 on 09/03/2018 - 16:35

    Tried to charge me $26 for delivery, so i don't think it's including delivery

    • RogueWolf on 09/03/2018 - 16:46
      +1

      Not sure why it’s trying to charge you maybe your location, shows no delivery if I go through to purchase it:

      Sub Total (incl. GST)
      $180.00
      GST $16.36
      Total Estimated Delivery Charges FREE

  • dqtl74 on 09/03/2018 - 16:52

    Great for dropping at school in PUBG.

  • fookos on 09/03/2018 - 16:55
    +4

    For Xbox, will improve game and level loading times, but not really worth it for the relatively minimal seconds saved. If you travel a lot with your drive - taking to mates houses - it could be good as it will be more robust than spinning HD. I'd personally rather have a larger capacity drive and wait an extra 10 seconds for a game to load.

  • TightyLee on 09/03/2018 - 17:58

    Got one online and collected in store 1 hr later.

  • SaddenAscentAspirin on 09/03/2018 - 20:59
    +3

    Everyone saying this will not improve load times, on my ps4 pro, it HALVED the load time of Horizon Zero Dawn.

    From my other comment above:

    "I just went and bought this for my ps4 pro. Tested load time of horizon zero dawn before moving to ssd, 2 minutes from ps4 menu to walking around in game. After copying it to this drive, 1:05. Haven't tested GT Sport yet."

    • frankfu1122 on 11/03/2018 - 00:41
      +1

      Just verified the stats with Horizon Zero Dawn on my PS4 Pro!

      • SaddenAscentAspirin on 11/03/2018 - 10:51
        +1

        GT sport is nuts now too. Like I don't even have time to go get a beer anymore.

  • YellowKnight on 09/03/2018 - 22:14

    Can this be used as a regular external SSD for my video editing?

    • Scab on 10/03/2018 - 08:31

      Yes, it's just a regular external SSD.

      • StingyBritches on 10/03/2018 - 12:17

        No, it’s not! It has a green stripe - makes it lots faster. Of course, a red stripe would make it even faster.

  • kawara888 on 09/03/2018 - 23:51
    +1

    Use on my xbox one x, absolutely load things much faster. Tried sow and ac origins, at least save half time when traveling between locations. Happy buy. Thanks op

    • garage sale on 10/03/2018 - 08:34

      on our xbox . one S .. we have SSD for the games played often, and new downloads that take overnight and a 2tb spindle drive for bulk storage where we move games to from the SSD, yes they do load faster but for some people it’s a trade of for speed vs storage vs size per $.

      Seagate SSD vs other brands … seagate don’t make their own chips or SSD controllers i believe so the question should be what is inside rather than just cosmetics outside.

  • jason andrade on 10/03/2018 - 08:25
    +1

    Found an OW with 2 left and picking one up in the next hour. Thanks OP!

    • garage sale on 10/03/2018 - 08:38

      i’m tempted but we have evo850 500gb drives from upgrades , this seagate looks like a nice package at this price if you want an SSD

  • j3pli on 10/03/2018 - 10:01
    +2

    Kogarah Bay has 1 left behind the counter as at 9AM 10/3/18. Thanks OP.

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