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Upgrade your computer and give it the performance boost it needs with the Seagate 1TB Hard Drive. Its solid-state hybrid design offers reliable operation that is well suited to gaming PCs and others running high-demand applications for creating media and more. A 1TB storage capacity offers plenty of room for multiple software programs and games while also allowing for shorter load times. This SATA 3.5 hard drive is durably built and uses less power to run, generating less heat and increasing efficiency. It has a 64MB cache and achieves transfer speeds of up to 6GB/s for rapid response.
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Seagate ST1000DX002 FireCuda 1TB SSHD 3.5"
Upgrade your computer and give it the performance boost it needs with the Seagate 1TB Hard Drive. Its solid-state hybrid design offers reliable operation that is well suited to gaming PCs and others running high-demand applications for creating media and more. A 1TB storage capacity offers plenty of room for multiple software programs and games while also allowing for shorter load times. This SATA 3.5 hard drive is durably built and uses less power to run, generating less heat and increasing efficiency. It has a 64MB cache and achieves transfer speeds of up to 6GB/s for rapid response.
Upgrade your computer and give it the performance boost it needs with the Seagate 1TB Hard Drive. Its solid-state hybrid design offers reliable operation that is well suited to gaming PCs and others running high-demand applications for creating media and more. A 1TB storage capacity offers plenty of room for multiple software programs and games while also allowing for shorter load times. This SATA 3.5 hard drive is durably built and uses less power to run, generating less heat and increasing efficiency. It has a 64MB cache and achieves transfer speeds of up to 6GB/s for rapid response.
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I tested write-throughput of the drive by transferring 100GB of large media files to the drive from a Samsung 850 Pro SSD in 25GB chunks. The first 8GB or so of each data chunk transferred at a rate of ~480MB/s, which is obviously faster than any individual purely mechanical drive. It seems that the 8GB SSD portion of the drive can be used as a buffer for incoming data, as once 8GB had been transferred to the drive the rate slowed down substantially to ~200MB/s. That rate was fairly consistent so I believe this clearly unveils the write-throughput limitation of the mechanical portions of the drive, and while it's not the fastest mechanical drive it's certainly pretty good. As the drive became more saturated the transfer rate would occasionally stumble to ~100MB/s, ... MoreI tested write-throughput of the drive by transferring 100GB of large media files to the drive from a Samsung 850 Pro SSD in 25GB chunks. The first 8GB or so of each data chunk transferred at a rate of ~480MB/s, which is obviously faster than any individual purely mechanical drive. It seems that the 8GB SSD portion of the drive can be used as a buffer for incoming data, as once 8GB had been transferred to the drive the rate slowed down substantially to ~200MB/s. That rate was fairly consistent so I believe this clearly unveils the write-throughput limitation of the mechanical portions of the drive, and while it's not the fastest mechanical drive it's certainly pretty good. As the drive became more saturated the transfer rate would occasionally stumble to ~100MB/s, or even a bit lower, but it would only dip that low for a few moments before it would jump back up to ~200MB/s where it remained fairly consistent for minutes at a time. Write-throughput of smaller files is much more erratic, as should be expected. When transferring 20GB of pictures and text documents the transfer rate started at a similar rate as before, ~480MB/s. Once the first 8GB of files had been transferred the rate plummeted. And instead of a nearly constant 200MB/s, the rate jumped around quite a bit, generally staying between 100-150MB/s. This result is not surprising as small files represent more individual read/write operations per second, which is a weak point of any mechanical drive. Overall performance, even when reaching mechanical limitations is still very respectable with this drive. The write-throughput advantage to this design should be obvious at this point. If you are writing less than 8GB of data to the drive at a time you can expect SSD write-performance. Larger amounts of data will display the performance limitations of the design, but those limitations aren't bad either when compared with other mechanical drives. I tested read-throughput of the drive by transferring the same 100GB of large media files and 20GB of small files from the drive to a Samsung 850 Pro SSD. The drive achieves a remarkably consistent 190-204MB/s while transferring the large files; the drive never once strayed beyond that range. The small files, again, were much more erratic - resulting in an overall average of ~150MB/s. Occasionally transfer rates were as low as 80MB/s and as fast as 240MB/s. In addition to being used as a write-buffer, the SSD portion of the drive is used to cache files that are in use at the time. (or are commonly used/recently accessed, as I listed in the 'Pros' section) Occasionally files that I have opened recently will transfer particularly fast (I've seen some as fast as 700MB/s). This is particularly useful for games or the OS as those drive performance will increase with those files as you access those files more often. Now, for the recommendation: If you have essentially a limitless budget for your PC needs then this drive is not for you. You should be using pure SSD's for your OS and apps and pure reliable HDD's for your important files. If you are on a budget but would like performance and capacity for your OS and games/programs then you should give this drive a chance. However, I would recommend a separate more reliable drive for important data - or at least a backup drive. If you are in this category then this drive should be about perfect for you. Overall I'm very pleased with it.
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It is deceptive, and I doubt it will ever stop, but 1.81GB is not 2TB. • If you are looking for a non-SSD HDD, this one is hard to beat. • Makes my “fast” Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS look really slow. • Idle Temp: Didn’t notice that much of a temperature difference when idle, as others have reported. Mine was 1 degree C higher than my Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168. Both drives are case fan cooled. Idle temp range from 20-23C. • Load Temp: Under extreme stress (using burn in utility) the drive went from 23C to 25C • Did not notice any bump in noise with this drive when idle or under stress. Comparison is as follows to show how this drive stacks up against other disks on my system. Testing performed on both empty and full drive (filled with disk utility ... MoreIt is deceptive, and I doubt it will ever stop, but 1.81GB is not 2TB. • If you are looking for a non-SSD HDD, this one is hard to beat. • Makes my “fast” Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS look really slow. • Idle Temp: Didn’t notice that much of a temperature difference when idle, as others have reported. Mine was 1 degree C higher than my Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168. Both drives are case fan cooled. Idle temp range from 20-23C. • Load Temp: Under extreme stress (using burn in utility) the drive went from 23C to 25C • Did not notice any bump in noise with this drive when idle or under stress. Comparison is as follows to show how this drive stacks up against other disks on my system. Testing performed on both empty and full drive (filled with disk utility “FillDisk”) Date : 2016/11/27 20:56:14 OS : Windows 10 Professional [10.0 Build 14965] (x64) CrystalDiskMark 5.0.2 x64 (C) 2007-2015 Test: Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 197.022 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 151.227 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 244.505 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 89.898 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 119.846 Test: Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 214.303 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 207.882 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 230.539 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 92.413 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 117.993 Test: Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 0.665 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 0.693 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 29.767 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 0.830 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 0.480 Test: Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 4.840 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 4.866 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 68.725 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 1.600 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 0.928 Test: Sequential Read (T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 216.657 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 187.079 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 242.218 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 90.184 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 122.268 Test: Random Read 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 1.281 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 1.309 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 25.677 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 0.628 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 0.315 Test: Random Write 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 4.867 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 4.876 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 46.575 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 1.454 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 0.842 If you found my product review helpful, please click “Yes” button below. Thanks!
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I am a big fan of pure SSD drives, however this drive is good for when you need more disk space than you get with a pure SSD. I definitely am happy with this Seagate Firecuda and would buy another if I need it. The speed gets better with each reboot of your computer, as it learns which files are being accessed the most. I noticed the icons on my desktop were slow appearing the first time I booted up, but eventually after some reboots the icons started appearing instantly. I think it will be fine as an operating system drive, or just as a gaming drive to speed things up. Below are two different benchmarks I used testing this drive. I tested this on my Desktop PC, which has an MSI Gaming 7 motherboard, Intel i7-4771 CPU, 16GB of ram. The first benchmark is HDTune, ... MoreI am a big fan of pure SSD drives, however this drive is good for when you need more disk space than you get with a pure SSD. I definitely am happy with this Seagate Firecuda and would buy another if I need it. The speed gets better with each reboot of your computer, as it learns which files are being accessed the most. I noticed the icons on my desktop were slow appearing the first time I booted up, but eventually after some reboots the icons started appearing instantly. I think it will be fine as an operating system drive, or just as a gaming drive to speed things up. Below are two different benchmarks I used testing this drive. I tested this on my Desktop PC, which has an MSI Gaming 7 motherboard, Intel i7-4771 CPU, 16GB of ram. The first benchmark is HDTune, where I ran it the first time when the drive is brand new, then ran the same test again soon after that. The results were very close to the same, EXCEPT the Access Time greatly improved on the 2nd benchmark using HDTune. Most likely due to the drive indexing the files. Transfer Rate Minimum: 99.2 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum: 209.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average: 166.9 MB/sec Access Time: 12.1ms (on the 2nd test this access time displayed 1.3ms) Burst Rate: 151.7 MB/sec ---------------------------------------- BOOTRACER BENCHMARK: I then ran a benchmark testing the boot-up time of my Windows 10. The benchmark I used is a program called BootRacer. I found this test very interesting as it definitely shows that the drive is putting the most active files or indexing them on the SSD portion of the drive. The benchmarks were improving after each reboot. *They are listed in order of my first boot, to my last reboot* The first time is the boot time to the Windows 10 login prompt. The 2nd time is the logon time to finish booting to the desktop. Time to the Logon prompt ------- Logon Time To The Desktop 71 seconds 83 seconds 67 seconds 141 seconds 39 seconds 57 seconds 31 seconds 69 seconds 26 seconds 66 seconds 18 seconds 44 seconds 17 seconds 42 seconds
| Type Characteristics of the device | Hybrid-HDD |
| Storage drive buffer size | 64 MB |
| HDD interface transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s |
| HDD sustained transfer rate | 210 MiB/s |
| Average seek time | 8.5 ms |
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I tested write-throughput of the drive by transferring 100GB of large media files to the drive from a Samsung 850 Pro SSD in 25GB chunks. The first 8GB or so of each data chunk transferred at a rate of ~480MB/s, which is obviously faster than any individual purely mechanical drive. It seems that the 8GB SSD portion of the drive can be used as a buffer for incoming data, as once 8GB had been transferred to the drive the rate slowed down substantially to ~200MB/s. That rate was fairly consistent so I believe this clearly unveils the write-throughput limitation of the mechanical portions of the drive, and while it's not the fastest mechanical drive it's certainly pretty good. As the drive became more saturated the transfer rate would occasionally stumble to ~100MB/s, ... MoreI tested write-throughput of the drive by transferring 100GB of large media files to the drive from a Samsung 850 Pro SSD in 25GB chunks. The first 8GB or so of each data chunk transferred at a rate of ~480MB/s, which is obviously faster than any individual purely mechanical drive. It seems that the 8GB SSD portion of the drive can be used as a buffer for incoming data, as once 8GB had been transferred to the drive the rate slowed down substantially to ~200MB/s. That rate was fairly consistent so I believe this clearly unveils the write-throughput limitation of the mechanical portions of the drive, and while it's not the fastest mechanical drive it's certainly pretty good. As the drive became more saturated the transfer rate would occasionally stumble to ~100MB/s, or even a bit lower, but it would only dip that low for a few moments before it would jump back up to ~200MB/s where it remained fairly consistent for minutes at a time. Write-throughput of smaller files is much more erratic, as should be expected. When transferring 20GB of pictures and text documents the transfer rate started at a similar rate as before, ~480MB/s. Once the first 8GB of files had been transferred the rate plummeted. And instead of a nearly constant 200MB/s, the rate jumped around quite a bit, generally staying between 100-150MB/s. This result is not surprising as small files represent more individual read/write operations per second, which is a weak point of any mechanical drive. Overall performance, even when reaching mechanical limitations is still very respectable with this drive. The write-throughput advantage to this design should be obvious at this point. If you are writing less than 8GB of data to the drive at a time you can expect SSD write-performance. Larger amounts of data will display the performance limitations of the design, but those limitations aren't bad either when compared with other mechanical drives. I tested read-throughput of the drive by transferring the same 100GB of large media files and 20GB of small files from the drive to a Samsung 850 Pro SSD. The drive achieves a remarkably consistent 190-204MB/s while transferring the large files; the drive never once strayed beyond that range. The small files, again, were much more erratic - resulting in an overall average of ~150MB/s. Occasionally transfer rates were as low as 80MB/s and as fast as 240MB/s. In addition to being used as a write-buffer, the SSD portion of the drive is used to cache files that are in use at the time. (or are commonly used/recently accessed, as I listed in the 'Pros' section) Occasionally files that I have opened recently will transfer particularly fast (I've seen some as fast as 700MB/s). This is particularly useful for games or the OS as those drive performance will increase with those files as you access those files more often. Now, for the recommendation: If you have essentially a limitless budget for your PC needs then this drive is not for you. You should be using pure SSD's for your OS and apps and pure reliable HDD's for your important files. If you are on a budget but would like performance and capacity for your OS and games/programs then you should give this drive a chance. However, I would recommend a separate more reliable drive for important data - or at least a backup drive. If you are in this category then this drive should be about perfect for you. Overall I'm very pleased with it.
It is deceptive, and I doubt it will ever stop, but 1.81GB is not 2TB. • If you are looking for a non-SSD HDD, this one is hard to beat. • Makes my “fast” Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS look really slow. • Idle Temp: Didn’t notice that much of a temperature difference when idle, as others have reported. Mine was 1 degree C higher than my Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168. Both drives are case fan cooled. Idle temp range from 20-23C. • Load Temp: Under extreme stress (using burn in utility) the drive went from 23C to 25C • Did not notice any bump in noise with this drive when idle or under stress. Comparison is as follows to show how this drive stacks up against other disks on my system. Testing performed on both empty and full drive (filled with disk utility ... MoreIt is deceptive, and I doubt it will ever stop, but 1.81GB is not 2TB. • If you are looking for a non-SSD HDD, this one is hard to beat. • Makes my “fast” Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS look really slow. • Idle Temp: Didn’t notice that much of a temperature difference when idle, as others have reported. Mine was 1 degree C higher than my Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168. Both drives are case fan cooled. Idle temp range from 20-23C. • Load Temp: Under extreme stress (using burn in utility) the drive went from 23C to 25C • Did not notice any bump in noise with this drive when idle or under stress. Comparison is as follows to show how this drive stacks up against other disks on my system. Testing performed on both empty and full drive (filled with disk utility “FillDisk”) Date : 2016/11/27 20:56:14 OS : Windows 10 Professional [10.0 Build 14965] (x64) CrystalDiskMark 5.0.2 x64 (C) 2007-2015 Test: Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 197.022 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 151.227 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 244.505 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 89.898 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 119.846 Test: Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 214.303 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 207.882 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 230.539 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 92.413 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 117.993 Test: Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 0.665 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 0.693 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 29.767 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 0.830 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 0.480 Test: Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 4.840 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 4.866 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 68.725 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 1.600 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 0.928 Test: Sequential Read (T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 216.657 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 187.079 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 242.218 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 90.184 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 122.268 Test: Random Read 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 1.281 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 1.309 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 25.677 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 0.628 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 0.315 Test: Random Write 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) FIRECUDA - EMPTY - FORMATTED ------------------------ 4.867 FIRECUDA – DRIVE FILLED WITH DISK UTILITY (FILLDISK)- 4.876 SAMSUNG 830 SSD ------------------------------------- 46.575 WDC Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS ------ 1.454 Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 -------------------------- 0.842 If you found my product review helpful, please click “Yes” button below. Thanks!
I am a big fan of pure SSD drives, however this drive is good for when you need more disk space than you get with a pure SSD. I definitely am happy with this Seagate Firecuda and would buy another if I need it. The speed gets better with each reboot of your computer, as it learns which files are being accessed the most. I noticed the icons on my desktop were slow appearing the first time I booted up, but eventually after some reboots the icons started appearing instantly. I think it will be fine as an operating system drive, or just as a gaming drive to speed things up. Below are two different benchmarks I used testing this drive. I tested this on my Desktop PC, which has an MSI Gaming 7 motherboard, Intel i7-4771 CPU, 16GB of ram. The first benchmark is HDTune, ... MoreI am a big fan of pure SSD drives, however this drive is good for when you need more disk space than you get with a pure SSD. I definitely am happy with this Seagate Firecuda and would buy another if I need it. The speed gets better with each reboot of your computer, as it learns which files are being accessed the most. I noticed the icons on my desktop were slow appearing the first time I booted up, but eventually after some reboots the icons started appearing instantly. I think it will be fine as an operating system drive, or just as a gaming drive to speed things up. Below are two different benchmarks I used testing this drive. I tested this on my Desktop PC, which has an MSI Gaming 7 motherboard, Intel i7-4771 CPU, 16GB of ram. The first benchmark is HDTune, where I ran it the first time when the drive is brand new, then ran the same test again soon after that. The results were very close to the same, EXCEPT the Access Time greatly improved on the 2nd benchmark using HDTune. Most likely due to the drive indexing the files. Transfer Rate Minimum: 99.2 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum: 209.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average: 166.9 MB/sec Access Time: 12.1ms (on the 2nd test this access time displayed 1.3ms) Burst Rate: 151.7 MB/sec ---------------------------------------- BOOTRACER BENCHMARK: I then ran a benchmark testing the boot-up time of my Windows 10. The benchmark I used is a program called BootRacer. I found this test very interesting as it definitely shows that the drive is putting the most active files or indexing them on the SSD portion of the drive. The benchmarks were improving after each reboot. *They are listed in order of my first boot, to my last reboot* The first time is the boot time to the Windows 10 login prompt. The 2nd time is the logon time to finish booting to the desktop. Time to the Logon prompt ------- Logon Time To The Desktop 71 seconds 83 seconds 67 seconds 141 seconds 39 seconds 57 seconds 31 seconds 69 seconds 26 seconds 66 seconds 18 seconds 44 seconds 17 seconds 42 seconds
I bought the 1 TB FireCuda to add storage space for local backups and data files to my new computer which has only a 256 GB SSD. The 3" HDD form factor is of course the standard one, and presented no issues installing in my Dell Inspiron 3171 Core i5 machine other than the ones associated with having to use 4 screws instead of any form of toolless bay.The thing does exactly what I hoped it would do. Local backups using Acronis True Image 2019 are faster than I have been accustomed to; the initial backup took about 17 minutes, and incremental backups are done in 2 minutes or less. I was sufficiently impressed that I moved my Documents, Downloads, and Music folders to the FireCuda, freeing up over 40GB on the SSD, and I still have almost 700GB available on it. The ... MoreI bought the 1 TB FireCuda to add storage space for local backups and data files to my new computer which has only a 256 GB SSD. The 3" HDD form factor is of course the standard one, and presented no issues installing in my Dell Inspiron 3171 Core i5 machine other than the ones associated with having to use 4 screws instead of any form of toolless bay.The thing does exactly what I hoped it would do. Local backups using Acronis True Image 2019 are faster than I have been accustomed to; the initial backup took about 17 minutes, and incremental backups are done in 2 minutes or less. I was sufficiently impressed that I moved my Documents, Downloads, and Music folders to the FireCuda, freeing up over 40GB on the SSD, and I still have almost 700GB available on it. The price is much more budget friendly than that of a similarly sized SSD, and the speed is still more than adequate for my uses.If you need additional storage space, or a speed boost for a system drive, I think the FireCuda is a highly cost effective solution.
I first installed this drive as my primary with Windows 10. The load times were very similar to my existing SSD that I took out. The issue I had was the SSD in this drive was only 8GB, not enough for me. I eventually reformatted it and used it as a secondary drive, only installing video games on it. That worked out great for me! I installed both Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six and Fallout 4 on the SSD and directed any additional data + DL content onto the 2TGB hard drive. I've logged over 100+ hours of playing video games so far, sometimes my PC is on for 3-4 days at a time and the FirecCuda is still running just as fast as day one. I've had it installed for over 2 weeks now and I haven't had a single issue with it. I originally had a 3TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD running my ... MoreI first installed this drive as my primary with Windows 10. The load times were very similar to my existing SSD that I took out. The issue I had was the SSD in this drive was only 8GB, not enough for me. I eventually reformatted it and used it as a secondary drive, only installing video games on it. That worked out great for me! I installed both Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six and Fallout 4 on the SSD and directed any additional data + DL content onto the 2TGB hard drive. I've logged over 100+ hours of playing video games so far, sometimes my PC is on for 3-4 days at a time and the FirecCuda is still running just as fast as day one. I've had it installed for over 2 weeks now and I haven't had a single issue with it. I originally had a 3TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD running my games and I've noticed with this FireCuda hard drive the games start much faster although I didn't notice much difference with the save times and in-game load times. I also do mild graphic designing with Photoshop and Illustrator and I use some of the 2TB to store my work. I have noticed that saves and transfer speeds are equivalent to my other Seagate 3TB hard drive. I'm guessing because the storage is running the same 7200RPM on both drives, which is why it's the same speeds transferring and accessing files. Overall, I would highly recommend this hard drive especially with the 5-year warranty and built-in 8GB SSD! I am fairly impressed with this hard drive. I've used SSD's as my primary drive just for Windows 10 + programs and an SSD's as my secondary drive for just video games along with a regular hard drive. I can say that during the time I've used it, this SSHD can perform just as well as having separate SSD + HD combo. I still use it daily till this day. Here are my specs on my new PC: Corsair Obsidian 750D Case 3x Rosewill 120mm Red Fans Corsair RM6500X 650W Modular PSU (80Plus Gold) Asus Z97-PRO MOBO LGA 1150 Intel i5 4690k 3.5Ghz Quad Core Corsair Hydro H11Si Liquid CPU Cooler Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR 4 PC2133 EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 6GB graphics Card TP-Link T8E WiFi Card - PCI Express Seagate FireCuda 2TB SSHD (8GB SSD) Crucial M500 240GB SSD Silicon Power Slim S55 480GB SSD Seagate 3TB Barracuda 3.5" 7200RPM HDD G Skill Ripjaws KM780 Red Mechanical Keyboard SteelSeries Rival 100 Black Mouse
Update 3/21/2019: After a week of using this drive, and swapping it with my old WD Blue drive to run some speed tests of Windows bootup with an actual stopwatch, here are my results. Note: These drives are clones of one another, so everything is identical. WD Blue. Time to boot to Windows login screen = 45 seconds Time to boot to Windows desktop = 1 minute 15 seconds Time to fully load into Windows (HDD light no longer blinking) = 3 minutes 25 seconds Firecuda. Time to boot to Windows login screen = 1 minute 15 seconds Time to boot to Windows desktop = 3 minute 10 seconds Time to fully load into Windows (HDD light no longer blinking) = 5 minutes 10 seconds I also notice that Macrium Reflect (the tool I use for image backups and hard drive clones) takes about 3x ... MoreUpdate 3/21/2019: After a week of using this drive, and swapping it with my old WD Blue drive to run some speed tests of Windows bootup with an actual stopwatch, here are my results. Note: These drives are clones of one another, so everything is identical. WD Blue. Time to boot to Windows login screen = 45 seconds Time to boot to Windows desktop = 1 minute 15 seconds Time to fully load into Windows (HDD light no longer blinking) = 3 minutes 25 seconds Firecuda. Time to boot to Windows login screen = 1 minute 15 seconds Time to boot to Windows desktop = 3 minute 10 seconds Time to fully load into Windows (HDD light no longer blinking) = 5 minutes 10 seconds I also notice that Macrium Reflect (the tool I use for image backups and hard drive clones) takes about 3x longer to clone the Firecuda even though both drives have identical data. The Firecuda has got to be one of the slowest desktop 7200 RPM hard drive I've ever used. I've run all of the Seagate Seatools diagnostics, and all show the drive working fine. But, if this is fine, I want nothing to do with it. I'm going to return it ASAP and go back to Western Digital. I'm leaving my rating at 2 stars because for the price, you do get a good size drive that is nice and quiet. And if you aren't in need of fast load times, you might be happy with this drive.
This new Seagate 1 TB FireCuda Hybrid SSHD was easy to physically install in the computer at my second hard drive location. First of course I removed my second hard drive prior to installing the Fire Cuda SSHD. At this point I made a total reproduction copy of the "C" hard drive using the Seagate software found on their site for this purpose, Then I removed the original hard drive and installed the newly loaded FireCuda in the "C" drive position, plus installed the second hard drive back into its original position. Turned on the computer and it worked correctly right from turn on. Started up various programs that I often use in order to teach the new hard drive what information to store in the SS portion of the drive. After a few days of using the computer it ... MoreThis new Seagate 1 TB FireCuda Hybrid SSHD was easy to physically install in the computer at my second hard drive location. First of course I removed my second hard drive prior to installing the Fire Cuda SSHD. At this point I made a total reproduction copy of the "C" hard drive using the Seagate software found on their site for this purpose, Then I removed the original hard drive and installed the newly loaded FireCuda in the "C" drive position, plus installed the second hard drive back into its original position. Turned on the computer and it worked correctly right from turn on. Started up various programs that I often use in order to teach the new hard drive what information to store in the SS portion of the drive. After a few days of using the computer it continued to increase its speed. This SSHD Hybrid drive is a great improvement over the standard 7200 rpm hard drives, especially when using it for the primary "C" drive. This is the second Seagate Hybrid SSDD that I have recently installed, and both installation went along smoothly. Also I find these Seagate 1 & 2 TB Hybrid SSHD's to be very quiet in operation. Don't be afraid to upgrade your existing computer with one of these Hybrid SSHD's, because they are easy to physically install and the Seagate installationsoftware works very well. The question that was asked of me is if this is a reliable product, well it has been for the first two weeks and only time will tell.
Seagate FireCuda 2TB 2.5" SATA SSHD/Solid State Hybrid Drive2TB Seagate FireCuda ST22.5inch Ultra-slim 2TB Seagate FireCuda SHDDThe 2TB Seagate FireCuda is a high-quality SHDD that delivers incredible performance thanks to its built-in flash technology and easy to use 2.5 inch form factor that is just 7mm in height, the drive runs at 5400 rpm, the FireCuda's technical highlight is it’s 6Gb/s interface, which is the latest SATA III standard. This drive in particular has a storage capacity of 2000GB with 8GB cMLC NAND & a 128MB Cache.Combining flash technology with a hard drive platform, the FireCuda 2.5 flash-accelerated hard drive represents the fastest 2.5-inch hard drive available. Play faster, work smarter. FireCuda drives meld the latest NAND flash ... MoreSeagate FireCuda 2TB 2.5" SATA SSHD/Solid State Hybrid Drive2TB Seagate FireCuda ST22.5inch Ultra-slim 2TB Seagate FireCuda SHDDThe 2TB Seagate FireCuda is a high-quality SHDD that delivers incredible performance thanks to its built-in flash technology and easy to use 2.5 inch form factor that is just 7mm in height, the drive runs at 5400 rpm, the FireCuda's technical highlight is it’s 6Gb/s interface, which is the latest SATA III standard. This drive in particular has a storage capacity of 2000GB with 8GB cMLC NAND & a 128MB Cache.Combining flash technology with a hard drive platform, the FireCuda 2.5 flash-accelerated hard drive represents the fastest 2.5-inch hard drive available. Play faster, work smarter. FireCuda drives meld the latest NAND flash technology with a traditional hard drive for a compact blend of capacity and speeds up to 5x faster than typical hard drive.The Seagate FireCuda delivers faster load speeds than standard hard drives producing nonstop performance and gameplay. This also saves time when booting up as it does this in seconds not minutes, this also means you can get into your game up to 5x faster than traditional hard drives. Games are getting better and videos are getting sharper. With up to 2 TB of storage, FireCuda makes deleting games and files — to free up disk space — a thing of the past. Perfect for gamers and creative professionals who want it all, now.
I bought the 2GB 7mm Ultra Slim version of the Firecuda to replace an old 1TB Barracuda that has been in my laptop since new and has now exceeded its storage capacity. The Firecuda arrived well packaged and ready to go. I deep scanned the Firecuda on arrival and found no errors at all. I then cloned my old Barracuda to it using the Acronis Clone Tool which successfully completed and did a complete verification pass with no errors. In operation the Firecuda is excellent and with the extra space on the drive bay it has more air passing over it so keeps remarkably cool. It is performing extremely well and is able to cope well with my downloading at max speed over a 1260MBs internet link. An excellent purchase especially as it has the 2 year warranty coverage from CEX. ... MoreI bought the 2GB 7mm Ultra Slim version of the Firecuda to replace an old 1TB Barracuda that has been in my laptop since new and has now exceeded its storage capacity. The Firecuda arrived well packaged and ready to go. I deep scanned the Firecuda on arrival and found no errors at all. I then cloned my old Barracuda to it using the Acronis Clone Tool which successfully completed and did a complete verification pass with no errors. In operation the Firecuda is excellent and with the extra space on the drive bay it has more air passing over it so keeps remarkably cool. It is performing extremely well and is able to cope well with my downloading at max speed over a 1260MBs internet link. An excellent purchase especially as it has the 2 year warranty coverage from CEX. My system also now boot up and loads applications much faster as well.
I feel like 200 gigs is a bad idea to allocate sectors, 300 gigs would be much better since many hard drive allocate more for use in bad sectors, this means once the hard drive runs out of space to put bad sectors in, it then starts to break down and you wind up losing data, and if it's on your OS then it could crash and you lose everything. I personally allocate around 500 gigs for a hard drive of this size if I am running on an OS with it and this includes the already 200 being allocated. However, I dont recommend allocating anything if this is a side hard drive not on your OS, even if you use important data on it. Unless you plan on using it for more than 2 years I recommend instead just upgrading or adding another hard drive and reallocate all important data to ... MoreI feel like 200 gigs is a bad idea to allocate sectors, 300 gigs would be much better since many hard drive allocate more for use in bad sectors, this means once the hard drive runs out of space to put bad sectors in, it then starts to break down and you wind up losing data, and if it's on your OS then it could crash and you lose everything. I personally allocate around 500 gigs for a hard drive of this size if I am running on an OS with it and this includes the already 200 being allocated. However, I dont recommend allocating anything if this is a side hard drive not on your OS, even if you use important data on it. Unless you plan on using it for more than 2 years I recommend instead just upgrading or adding another hard drive and reallocate all important data to that one until you get an SSD to allocate all important data on. Since an SSD will generally last about... Lets say your kids will still be using it once ya die. Happy thoughts. Anyway, HDD or HD are NOT a good place to store important data, use an SSD for it, I recommend you allocate around 1/5 of the hard drives space for bad sectors ONLY if you have the space and extra hard drives to do so. Dont go above 1/5 because it is almost never worth it unless you have important stuff on it, then 1/4 just in case. Keep in mind allocating more space for sectors wont make your hard drive always last longer, sometimes the disk can become suddenly damage beyond repair due to many possible reasons, allocating more sectors is only a safety net, sometimes life can bust in with a sword, say, "SURPRISE MOTHER F@CKER." and just destroy everything.
| Type Characteristics of the device | Hybrid-HDD |
| Storage drive buffer size | 64 MB |
| HDD interface transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s |
| HDD sustained transfer rate | 210 MiB/s |
| Average seek time | 8.5 ms |
