Seagate Launches the FireCuda Forge, Powered by New Alkemi Intelligent Platform to Deliver Both SSD-Grade Responsiveness and HDD Capacity
Business Wire•10/11/2026•06:01 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤FireCuda Forge launches as Seagate’s first hard drive powered by Alkemi.
- ➤8TB and 20TB configurations available now, starting at $699 and $899.
- ➤Up to 2,500MB/s read and 2,000MB/s write performance.
- ➤Alkemi dynamically prioritizes frequently accessed data on users’ SSDs.
- ➤USB4 connectivity supports gaming and creator workflows on compatible systems.
Expert Statements
Lance Ohara, VP of Edge IoT Marketing at Seagate
“For years, external storage has forced users to choose: speed or scale. Forge is built on the idea that they shouldn’t have to,”
Lance Ohara, VP of Edge IoT Marketing at Seagate
“Powered by our new Alkemi technology, it combines the responsiveness users want with the storage capacity they need in one intelligently managed system to give gamers and creators the best of both worlds.”
Seagate Launches the FireCuda Forge, Powered by New Alkemi Intelligent Platform to Deliver Both SSD-Grade Responsiveness and HDD Capacity
Alkemi’s dynamic-caching technology prioritizes recent and frequently accessed data on a user-provided SSD while storing high-value, foundational content on a high-capacity hard drive.
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