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17.4.2017

SIZE-----This is the 3.5” - for desktops. You can get a 2.5” for laptops (by all means check it will actually fit first regardless of standards) but you can get a 2.5” for a laptop and an adapter and make it fit in to a desktop - but a 3.5” is very unlikely to fit in to a modern laptop.ABOUT DRIVES------------------SSHD - Solid State Hybrid Drive.SSD - Solid State Drive.No moving parts - typically expected to be harder to break, lasts longer.Faster read/write speeds.Less power to run - reads 3-5x faster than HDD’s.More expensive.Take for example the MacBook Pro, which has a 512GB SDD. It’s why they’ve managed to get the thing so thin, and why it’s relatively silent when in use.But big SSD’s remain expensive if you need TB’s of space, for things like programs, games, or anything BIG and requiring a lot of processing power.HDD - Hard Disk Drive.Like a vinyl record, has a disk inside it, with a pin that reads it.Cheaper for bigger capacities, but don’t tend to have fast read/write speeds - booting up can be slow.Which is why HDD’s are normally the go-to…but they can be slow. So a combination of a HDD and SDD (= SSHD) is trying to combine space and speed, for the best of both worlds.SSHDs, or Hybrid Drives, have a HDD providing the storage space, but also a SSD which ‘learns’ what you and your computer does the most, and puts things on that to improve speed and access. (Very dumbed down description, but basically.)BENEFITS——————I put this in an old 2010 Mac Pro desktop - replacing 250GB HDD with this 2TB SSDD. Apart from there obviously being more space now, it does boot and save my files a bit quicker.To add a bit of context, I mostly am focusing on using NLE’s like Premiere Pro and Graders DaVinci Resolve for video editing, which are ‘heavy’ programs that require a lot of processing power. On this old Mac Pro, after clicking export, I can normally be expecting to wait 10 minutes for a fully finished export of a 30 second video. Now it’s down to 5-6.Similarly, the actual booting of the Adobe softwares seem quicker; a minute or so quicker, when they’d normally take 2.So in experience, this hard drive seems to have given an improvement, however it is down to the other elements of hardware inside your computer. My Mac has 8GB of RAM which I updated personally; it was born with 4GB. If it had 4GB now, Premiere might struggle to perform as it does now even with the hard drive upgrade. It’s thinking about all the elements and what you want to do, and why. This will determine whether you will get out of your new hard drive what you want to get out of it.NAS USAGE--------------Installing Hybrid drives in a NAS - not ideal.A NAS is a Network Attached Storage, which in laymans terms is like a personal server, or cloud, in your home. It’s like having an external drive, except it’s plugged in to your internet instead, and anyone can access it.Why not use a SSHD on a NAS? Well you can, but it’s just a bit of a waste of it’s capabilities, and therefore a waste of your money, because you could buy something cheaper that will do the same thing. A bit like only wanting a car that will go from A to B in a 40 mph zone - a Corsa will do the job as expected, a Lamborghini also would, but would be overkill and you wouldn’t get to use it for it’s full potential.SSHD in a NAS might improve the write speed (how quickly you can put something on your drive) but is unlikely to improve the read speed (how quickly you can view/use something on your drive). So in terms of why you even might have a NAS - either for long-term storage of important but small documents or shared access of videos and photos, the SSDD’s ability to have a faster read speed than a HDD would be uselessly used. So logically you might as well just get a HDD for a NAS for a fair bit cheaper.OVERALL-----------It comes with a 5 year warranty, but Seagate though, I am still wary. I’ve had 2 drives from them in the past that have lasted a year for one and two for the other, but failed miserably eventually, and have also heard stories from friends that own their external drives that have straight up failed on them with no warning. This review is accurate from the sense that i’ve been using it for a month, I guess all i’m saying is don’t trust everything that’s important to it right away - it functions well, it works - but see how it goes, and always have a backup.
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2.6.2017

I think the most effective way of reviewing this Solid State Hybrid Drive (SSHD) is through a series of pictures, which have been attached below. But first, just in case anyone doesn't know what a SSHD is, it is effectively a normal hard drive (in this case, 2GB), with a very small solid state drive (8GB) for processing the most commonly used files. The idea is that files used in loading the operating system and other commonly used files will be loaded from the solid state drive (and thus processed very quickly) whilst other less commonly used files will be loaded from the normal hard drive. In theory, this should provide a faster operating speed overall,without the huge cost of buying a solid state drive with the same capacity.As mentioned above, I have primarily reviewed this drive by comparing it to both a hard disk drive and a solid state drive. All of these drives, including this SSHD were installed in the same computer, at the same time and so the results below should be purely due to difference in the drives themselves. The speed test results attached below are for a hard disk drive (HDD), solid state drive (SSD) and this SSHD respectively.In terms of read speeds, the HDD and the SSHD are very similar (which wasn't overly surprising, given that the use of the solid state component is described as a learning exercise i.e. the software recognises which files are used most and transfers them to the solid state component automatically). However, I was somewhat surprised by the huge difference in write speeds and in particular, that the write speeds on the SSHD are much faster than the read speeds. I guess this must be because files are initially written to the solid state buffer (which should be very quick) before being transferred to the hard drive.The key message is though that the SSHD is nowhere near as fast as a full SSD and this is noticeable in the overall performance i.e. my computer takes much longer to boot with the SSHD than with the SSD. However, the performance is better than a conventional HDD and so should genuinely be considered as a compromise between a HDD and a SSD.For the majority of people, such a compromise won't be necessary, as a 256GB SSD can be purchased for less than this 2GB SSHD, with 256GB being more than sufficient in the majority of cases. However, where a significant amount of additional space is required, the price of an SSD would be astronomical and so this would probably be the next best reasonably priced alternative (with the only other option being to have two separate drives i.e. a small SSD on which the operating system is manually installed and another HDD for data storage).
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7.5.2017

Well it came time to upgrade my aging PC hard drive and I was originally going to get an SSD but after a lot of research I decided to opt for an SSHD instead....but why?The reason is that in theory at least the SSHD provides the sweet spot in cost versus speed versus volume.The right solution for you will depend on how you use your PC.I am primarily a gamer with a large library who tends to play a few games for a long time and this means that all I really need is a large drive capable of loading a few programs quickly and this is exactly what this SSHD provides.The relatively small amount (8GB) of NAND memory is enough to store and quickly load my Windows 8.1 OS and my favorite games.The SSHDuses built in algorithms to identify which files are used most often and stores them in the NAND for quick retrieval.So to get the most out of your SSHD as quickly as possible it's a good idea to reboot your computer and your favorite programs often during the first few days of use.This is what I have been doing for the past few days(about a dozen reboots) and I'm noticing a marked reduction in PC boot and game launch times already.So far my average PC boot time (power on to desktop) has went from 45 seconds to 36 which is fantastic and better than I could have hoped for and game launch times are also down although this is difficult to measure precisely but I'd guess about 5-10 seconds on average.Another benefit of this SSHD is the ease of installation. I purchased this to replace my stock 1 TB Toshiba HDD that has served me well these last two years and has a lot valuable data on it. The plan was to clone it and replace it with the SSHD keeping the original as a backup.Everything went smoothly and after cloning it was very easy just to unplug and remove the old HDD from the PC and slide in the SSHD without the drama of caddies or adapters. All I had to do was plug in the SATA power and data cables and reboot the PC.To my relief the SSHD was instantly recognised by the BIOS and OS( windows 8.1) and booted as normal and all my precious files were there and working perfectly too!In summary this is a great SSHD at a very reasonable price and would highly recommend it to others IF they use their PC in the same way I do.So remember there is no one size fits all solution. The best product for you depends on how you use your PC, what speed you want/need and how much you are willing to pay.I hope this helps anyone planning to upgrade their HDD to make an informed decision. Good luck.
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8.12.2017

I installed the Seagate 2TB FireCuda (ST2000LX001 ) HD into my laptop this morning (8 Dec 2017) and so far everything is working as it should. I bought this HD for storage and as it has a 5-year warranty it seemed like the better deal when compared to the Barracuda. I will update this review once I have had more time to work with the HD and let you know how it is. Until then, here are my initial impressions:Packaging: The HD arrived the next business day as promised, however I was very surprised (and disappointed) to see that the HD comes in a sealed bag which has been put in a simple brown card Amazon envelope. No padding, bubble wrap or anything. Considering it costs just under £100,it would have been nice to see it wrapped in foam or at least bubble wrap. I was also confused why there was a label on the outside of the Amazon envelop describing the contents. There are no instructions either.Installation: I have three HDs in my laptop so have replaced a smaller capacity HD with this one and will use it as my main storage. Am also considering getting a second Seagate 2TB FireCuda to replace one of the others but will wait to see how this one goes, and more importantly until there is a promotion on. I have installed HDs myself in the past but I do think Seagate should include a few small instructions with the package to remind us. For example I knew I had to initialize and partition my new drive and give it a drive letter before ThisPC can list it, but could not remember how to do that. It's very simple and after a quick Google search I found the easy to follow instructions on Seagate's website (url removed due to amazon's policies).Usage: Transferred a few files from an internal SSD to this new FireCuda and the speed seemed OK. Will be doing more tests etc over the coming days and will update this in a month or so.Overall I am pleased with the purchased and as long as nothing goes wrong, I highly recommend it.
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1.5.2017

UPDATE:One week on and I just wanted to add an update to my original review.This is a fast SSHD much faster than the original 750Gb standard 5400 spin HD in my Dell Laptop, which has now been rejuvenated. It now even boots up a few seconds faster than my 8 core Android tablet which was the go to device when I needed info on the net quickly. The fan still runs for very long periods for no apparent reason before stopping for a rest, then off it goes again, but so far everything else about this SSHD appears to be as claimed by the makers. Its is also very quiet in operation. Were it not for the minor issue with the fan, I would have given 5 stars and as no one else has mentioned the problem,it may just be a minor compatibility issue with my laptop. I know there is an issue as when I temporally reinstalled my original HD, the fan worked normally again. Anyway a well deserved 4 stars and I would definitely recommend.Fitted to my Dell Inspiron 7520 laptop which has an Intel i5 cpu and then did a fresh install of Windows 10 pro, all without a problem. Copied over files from the original 750gb HD, which is still good but I wanted something faster which this FireCuda drive promised. It is a little faster, but not the claimed 5x. It does boot a lot faster than the old HD so I guess thats down to the 8gb of builtin solid state. I would say overall performance is only twice as fast at best, at least on my laptop. The big problem I have is the cooling fan now runs constantly which means the cpu is running hotter than before and this also reduces the battery life. No idea why this has happened but I dont want to take a chance so I think I will return for a refund.
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27.6.2020

I am currently using this sshd in my Lenovo ideapad s340 and it is working great, before I installed it into my laptop I used it as an external hard drive in a drive caddy and it worked perfectly in there too. I also test fitted it into my ps4 and it fits in there too.I haven't rated the ease of installation since that will depend on where you intend to use it, if you're using it in a desktop pc it will be easy if you are going to use it in a laptop it will depend on the device, if you do plan to use it in a laptop I would recommend checking out a teardown video of the laptop before hand so you know what you're getting into, ifixit has some great guides.The storage capacity is fine for what I need,again wether the storage capacity will suit your needs depends entirely on what you need it for, if you're planning to use it in a gaming pc for storing games, I would recommend that you get the 2tb model, or possibly even the 4tb model, although that is only available in the 3.5 inch format. If you're going to use it in an office pc then the 1tb will be more than enough and you should see some performance boosts while using common applications like word and chrome.The drive I have is nearly silent and I can't hear it over the fans when they're running at full tilt and only a slight hum when the fans are off, a slight annoyance is that you can fell the drive vibrating when using the touch pad, although that is easily rectified by using an external mouse.
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29.5.2017

I purchased this drive as an upgrade for the stock PS4 (1st version) HDD. It's a fantastic upgrade, boot times of the machine seem to be substantially reduced and data access feels slightly quicker.Installation is pretty easy, you'll need a small Philips screwdriver so you can remove the screws which hold the caddy in place and remove the existing drive. Plenty of videos online show you how to do this. Also make sure you have a USB drive with at least 8gb on it, formatted to exFAT and FAT32, you'll need this to download the PS4 OS to and create your backups of game saves, again loads of videos online show how to do all this.Installation and use is easy,just be warned that the PS4 is very slow to download game files of purchased games and you have to install each of these one by one and you can only reinstall the game saves if the game application is present on the HDD. So don't delete your backups until you've got all your game data back on the system.One other thing I found was that after installation, the storage space available is 861gb - I guess the PS4 partitions the drive and reserves capacity for the OS and future updates, so consider if the 1 or 2tb is right for you.Overall a great product and a really good price on Amazon at the time of buying.
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9.5.2017

im in love with this product, games loads faster than in previous seagate 7200 rpm drive, i bought this product throught amazon.de (germany) be carefull with this: seagate have 2 ( or more) factorys and the cases are different, you are right about the number of platters, the best hard drives are the ones with less platters, so this is a thing to remember, seagate have been selling the same product with different number of plates and with different performance. The clue for knowing if you got a seagate hard drive with 1 or two plates is the notch in the top right corner, if this notch is 1/2 cm deep you are lucky because its a 1 plate hard drive, if the notch in top right corner is near to be flat,like the one in the picture of the product ( 1/2 mm depth) youve got a 2 plates hdd, which is less good than the other one. this applies to all seagate drives. the one i bought it has the deep notch, so is different than the one in the picture, another friend has the same drive but with the flat notch, also in love with it, but i get better write and read marks. only writting this comment because i think the people needs to know this, seagate dont give any info about this.
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16.1.2017

First of all, this was packaged well, so don't worry about that if you purchase from amazon (see attached image).This is an SSHD, or Hybrid, drive which uses the traditional hard drive with a small but very fast cache to blend the performance of an SSD with the capacity of a hard drive. It will not be as fast as an SSD, but will load your most frequently used files much quicker than a standard hard drive because these are the ones it will copy to the small ssd-style cache.Where you will get the most out of this drive is if using it as the main boot drive in a computer. Because I am only using it as a storage drive (so won't access any files more frequently than others),I probably won't benefit from the extra performance this gives over a standard hard drive.However, I still purchased this because at the time of writing it does not cost much more than the standard hard drives, but has a 5 year warranty (compared to standard 2 year) and if I ever use it as the main drive, I should benefit from the extra performance.In short, this is an upgrade over standard hard drives (including extra warranty) and as usual, amazon's service is excellent.
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29.1.2017

I ordered the on Friday 27th of January and it was delivered today the 28th at 4pm, my existing hard drive only had 12gb of space left and constantly kept reminding me I did not have enough space. So I bit the bullet and after a lengthy amount of research I decided the firecuda would be the best option.I had read that it was simple to do and depending on how much you needed to transfer it wouldn't take too long. So after 5pm I started the process and by 8pm it was all done.I can not say for certain that it is faster than the stock drive, if anything it may possibly be only a fraction, it isn't noisy and it is exactly if not slightly more quieter than the original drive.Extremely easy to replace nothing to it really. Well packaged in its own little box and anti static bag sealed. Already I have used 1.3TB and on a fresh instal before downloading my games I had 1.7TB free, hopefully this will see my through until the next new PlayStation console!!So if your thinking about buying one then I can recommend this as an excellent choice and tomorrow it will be put through its paces.
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3.3.2019

I ordered this to replace the stock HDD in my PS4. Although I don’t spend most of my time sitting playing games. I can say I have noticed a very slight speed increase in load times since fitting this HDD. This being down to the hybrid nature of it. Storage space is as expected. Even though it’s a 2tb HDD there is only around 1.7tb of usable space due to other system files etc being stored. Still better than what the original PS4 (500gb) and PS4 Pro (1tb) come with.To get to the point, so far so good. I’ve heard the horror stories of these goin wrong etc. So I have my fingers crossed it doesn’t happen to me.Nice sturdy (so far) bit of kit from a reputable manufacturer.I’d recommend this for anyone looking to upgrade their PS4 storage. Good price for a lot of space.Only bad point is the lack of protective packaging it’s delivered in. Wrapped In a bit of cardboard and bundled into a plastic bag.?
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19.7.2017

The package arrived the next day with my ssd, not as well packed as I had hoped for something so fragile and costing £100.99. All interior packing was also a little lacking but very professional look but with almost no waste packaging. (Always a plus for the environment ??).The seagate firecuda 2Tb SSHD itself was professional looking,sleek and well built with all the necessary information provided. I have had this 2Tb SSHD running nonstop along side my 500Gb SSD since I purchased it and it has never skipped a beat and has sup-past all expectations. It runs silent most of the time and whisper quiet the rest of the time never overheating. It starts up seriously fast due to the SS part of the SSHD.All diagnostic programs find 0 faults.Great item and happy with the price. Shame about the packaging (Amazon).Thanks Mark
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3.5.2019

Got this back in 2017 to replace my PS4 harddrive as I was running out of space. Two years later it still runs perfectly. The install for the PS4 is very easy it's only a couple of screws plenty of tutorials online. For games I play frequently I definitely noticed an increase in booting times and loading times. I have compared it to some friends PS4s by opening the game at the same time while alongside eachother and seeing which opens first. Not the most scientific method but we were just curious to see if there was any difference. Mine would load up quicker by a few seconds everytime. This was tried with rocket league, rdr2 and gta v. If you're thinking of upgrading I definitely recommend this drive.I was also able to turn my old PS4 harddrive into a 500gb portable drive which was handy.
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23.2.2017

Got this and a USB3 enclosure for my Xbox One and it's brilliant. I expected a speed boost after the first (few) loads of a game, while it figures out what would be best stored in the NAND cache, but somehow the difference is immediate. I informally tested Forza Horizon 3, which took 2:15 to load to a playable state from the standard drive and a mere 1:13 from this drive. I didn't time any other games, but the improvement is similarly noticeable throughout - eg. playing Battlefield 1, I was frequently the first player to show up in a match and would have to sit and wait for everyone else to load in.For the price, this drive is a massive upgrade for a console and you shouldn't be concerned about the limited size of the NAND.All consoles should have these by default!
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26.4.2018

I fitted this drive into my laptop running Windows 10, having previously purchased another brand SSD drive at 500mb that turned out to be small for my needs. I'm into photography and needed the disk space for RAW files produced by my camera.This drives ships with minimal packaging but arrived by due time. you don't get any imaging software inbox, this will need to be downloaded from Seagate.The imaging process, after download I found straightforward and simple duplicating my original disk flawlessly, all my apps & windows appear to work. Boot times are however noticeably slower on this disk. I can live with this point as disk space was my personal primary concern.All in all, this is a good disk for the price,I am happy so far.
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