If they add 32-64GB TLC instead 8GB to the SSHD they would take over SSD market, weird that its not happening

Much more in depth than others out there. Did a lot of testing on various drive and real world tests, not just synthetic testing. Very helpful, thanks!!

The SSD as the OS drive + an SSHD as the storage drive for games and such is correct. Beautiful synergy and is the bread and butter if you're not a "Quad-Zillionaire". However, if you are planning on upgrading your laptop's storage, which for most people have only one drive bay, then the Firecuda 2TB SSHD shown here would be a perfect replacement for most laptop's current standard mechanical drive. However, if money is no object, then by all means, grab that 2TB EVO. Silent, but deadly.

Thanks so much for your efforts and final words on the comparisons between the drives :) This has helped me decide what I could go for when I want to store many games from my steam library - the firecuda looks and sounds amazing for its price

Awesome video! I was unsure about going for this SSHD but your real world tests have sold it to me. 2TB SSHD over a 4 TB 7200 rpm regular drive :) And spending all that time doing the tests...kudos! That's dedication right there :)

Awesome job with the real world tests instead of synthetic tests, you've got a new sub from me!

You are the man. INCREDIBLY useful bench-marking and appreciate the real-world tests.

finally a review that truly explains the difference between all of the drives

I just purchased the seagate firecuda 2tb from amazon came the next day . installed all my games from steam and got to say its a great drive. Well recommend.

Thanks man, this really helped me make my decision to buy this drive over a conventional 7200 drive for an extra $20

I'm thinking of buying one of these 2TB SSHD for my laptop, after some quick research, I found that this is the best review. Thank you.

You forgot to mention that the SSHD has a huge cache which means it will actually out perform the SSD over time. It's insanely good and if you can get around to testing out the cache please do as i don't think anybody has actually done that. Will be subscribing as you're aussie :D

That desk setup is clean AF

Your office looks like one of my Gmod maps.

Convinced me to get an SSHD for my node 202 upgrade rather than trying to velcro a normal HDD in, thanks heaps man, subbed because you do Aussie prices and seem pretty good at this stuff

This is exactly what I was looking for, because I was planning on getting this drive to pair with a m.2 ssd in a mini ITX build. Instead of getting a big capacity ssd to store my media and games, I can save a few hundred dollars to go towards upgrading the gpu from a 1070 to a 1080 and the r5 1600 to the r7 1700.

Great work buddy thanks a lot this is very helpful

A couple things to note; The 2.5" sshd is 5400 rpm and uses SMR! The 3.5" sshd is 7200rpm and uses CMR! I would go for the 3.5". I am rewatching the video, but I dont think this was mentioned. Ive found a used 3.5" firecuda sshd, and I have been poking around for info. Probably gonna use it for a batocera drive.

this is the comparison test im looking for.

thanks so much for the benchmarks

good one mate!! thanks for the info

Great job in the video!

Enjoyed your thoughtful presentation. Can you conduct a Raid0 test using the Firecuda 2.5 2TB SSHD ? I would really like to know what the results of such a test would be. Thanks

30 second boot time with an SSD O.o my 850 evo boots in like 4 seconds.. Also, I think this was a great opportunity that was pissed away. I think you should have installed windows, installed all the updates and crap, and then restarted the system at least 30-50 times. Yes there is a program to automate that... THAT is when the SSHD would shine.

Looking for a video comparing old laptop SSHD 32NAND with the new Firecuda ranges.

Thank you so much for the information.

My Dell Workstation setup is 1 TB MSATA SSD for Boot (C&D) drives. Two 2TB SSHDs (E, F, G, H) for all data storage.

I was going to buy this drive but for me personally, I want fast speed no matter how often or how seldom I use a program. So it was more worth it for me to go with a higher end SSD. But it still looks like a good drive for other needs!

Excellent considered advice, thankyou

The low ssd speeds on write was very likely you burned out the SLC cache as your running 1gb test 5 times on each one so by the time it got to that 3rd test it was writing to the TLC witch is much slower

Hey, I'm planning to build a SFF pc with 3 of the firecuda drives along with a pcie ssd for the OS. Would that be a good idea or should I stick with a conventional 3.5" drive? The case that I plan on using is the Node 202

wondering if you let the sshd load the games a few times to let the drive learn what it should run off the ssd portion of the drive

Good review. SSHD seems to be a good second drive. Standard HDDs will start to be replaced with SSHD's with time.

Dont know if is only me but i formated the drive with 3 partitions everything looks fine until a decide to put in another computer the drive show as RAW i formated again moved and again the drive show as RAW, if i let the drive in one place is working ok but if a decided to move it to another computer even in a usb enclosure lost format and show again in RAW, dont know what to do.

Hey, Great video. Would this Firecuda work for upgrading an original PS4 from 500gb to 2TB? Would it increase performance as well as storage? Thanks in advance!

I noticed you did a single test for every every software load speed the sshd. Sshd are supposed to get faster loading time as the controller inside the sshd learns your most frequently use files. I believe that if you repeat the same test several times continuously on the sshd you will see an improvement each time. Could you repeat the same test and compare it to your previous scores? the performance of the sshd should be relatively close to that of the ssd. I am curious to see the results.

I am playing games at my laptop until it BSOD,when I restart the laptop the drive was gone and not even showing in device manager. Though in bios the drive is present. Hook it in another pc and still the same until on the 3rd diffrent pc it finally showed. Strange is when im playing, game's are installed on my ssd so i can't justify that it was working too hard coz like i said the game's on ssd and all it did was to page file if needed, which is rare due to my laptop having 24 gb of RAM. Do you think its defective? Im afraid to use it now because i almost lost all my data on it.

Remember that even though its 5400rpm, the platter is smaller than a 7200rpm hdd so read and write speeds are actually better. I saw it for 60 bucks on amazon and grabbed the offer. It's the sort-of best of both worlds. The semi speed of an ssd plus the long term storage of an hhd.

I just ordered a 2TB Firecuda since my 1TB 7200 HDD is running low on space. Guess I'll pick up a 120gb SSD for my OS. SSD: OS SSHD: Games / Editing work HDD: Long term storage

I got this and it’s not being detected in the disk management. It’s found in device manager and in bios but nothing in disk management or in the task manager

Which "standard SSD" are you using that takes twice as long into boot the OS?

Your ssd seems to be slow as far as ssd's go. Thanks for sharing all this information.

I'm not sure about what I should do. I can replace the ODD in my laptop with the 2TB SSHD with a caddy, but it will be a bit botlenecked by the SATA I 150MB/s controller. This would add cheap extra storage but I have this feeling HDDs are really on their way out and with only 2TB drives as biggest drive choice, it does seem rather small. If only they would make 4 or 5 TB versions of these slim 9.5mm drives it would make a lot more sense to go for cheap HDD storage.

What about the 7200rpm firecuda? Is there a noticeable difference between that and the 5400?

i think you should have used a 2.5 laptop hard drive that most people would want to replace from a laptop so we could see what kind of upgrade boost we would get

You should update this video. I'd be nice if you could compare them all to a M dot 2 (M.2) drive. Also SSHD require a break-in period to offload the most efficient and frequently used data and now that you've used the drive a while it should be good to go.

iam debating this sshd drive vs Toshiba sshd 2nd gen for ps4. also I have seagate m9t 1.5tb 2.5 inch. debating which one I should use for ps4 slim

Best set for laptops: - SSD Msata: for OS - SSHD 2.5": for storage SSD for faster boot, load, etc, SSHD for storage, not much more expensive than a traditional HDD.

Did you install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology app I have this app configured on an old Sony Vaio with an Intel 5 series chipset on my old Seagate Momentus XT 750Gb with 8Gb SLC flash chip it's blazing fast!. I'm guessing FireCuda is just a rebranding of the Momentus XT label...

Does SSHD need disk defragmentation or chkdsk?

Hey, i think there's missing one hdd that you should have considered. How about a hdd with a 7200 u/rpm drive? The access speed on 7200 u/rpm hdds could be faster... Maybe you could add to the test a fast hdd (at best a 2.5 drive) mit 7200 u/rpm? Best regards

how is the drive after 11 months?

good work, i plan on putting one of these in my ps4

is this the 5400 RPM one?? cuz some people say it has issues

Would a 7200 3.5 perform even better?

need 3.5 firecuda to test

hi. i hv core i3 8gen 16gb ram . 1050ti zotac. z370d3h. is this drive ok?

I have a 500GB Nvme SSD as Drive for OS and programs Should I get for games and data storage a 2 TB Seagate FireCuda for $85 or a 2TB Seagate Barracuda Pro for $91.

I might get this instead of the Toshiba mq02abd100h which has 64mb cache. But Seagate is 128mb

i got 1 of these for storage drive they cost 10 bucks more then the barracuda HDD, its feels like 50% faster gaming & browsing. Its worth extra 10$.

Can you use this for ps4 upgrade in storage

One Question!, I have Firecuda 2.5" 2TB, but when I power off this, it sounds stranger, is normal?, your FireCuda sounds same?? if you want i can upload a small video

Yes... need to compare directly the 2.5 x 3.5 because the 2.5 has 128mb cache to compensate the 5400 rpm x 7200 rpm of the 3.5 that has 64mb of cache

I assume you disabled the fast startup in windows 10 (a shutdown on Windows 10 is a hibernate shutdown which is not as useful for SSD and especially sshd as the hibernation file will always be different every time it is created when you shut the computer down) where an sshd will shine is once you've actually used it for more than a few months it should stay more consistent then a hdd tends to slow down (not saying it takes months for it to learn what data is accessed just it will not slow down as much compared to a normal hdd) ssds are still best option (I would not recommend anything less then 250gb as you have to keep on moving data or Install applications on the hdd)

Thank you

I got the 2tb barracuda for my PS4 should I have gotten the Firecuda ?

That effort tho. Thanks!

will it fit in asus rog strix g.. will it work or not..?

Is this drive compatible with a regular PC, like will it use SATA?

Hi its difficult to find this product in our country. Is there a 2TB 2.5inch version of this SSHD?.

My hdd is getting old and loud, so I ordered this last night on amazon while it’s on sale for the same price as the 1tb version

..Desinc?

im running a ps4. i wont spend half of what i paid for a ps4 just for the hard drive. the sshd is fine. the couple of seconds difference is not worth the money unless you have cash to blow. either way you go ssd or sshd your still alot better off than the stock hdd

What do you think of a fantom drive 2tb 7200rpm

Does this work/fit on a ps4 slim?

Is this fast enough for gaming?

Is this going to be a lot quieter than a regular HDD?

thanks

Is there a difference in performance between 1TB and 2TB firecuda?

Great Review. Appreciating the hard work. Thanks

Did anybodies firecuda hard drive making a constant clicking noise when they play it in their ps4, because I bought a new firecuda drive, and it started to make clicking noise and it won't stop. Is that normal?

Why firecuda sshd didn't viral on the market.?

How about the reliability and life span of this drive? Can i use it in 3 to 5 years

Support for console?

Is the OS on UEFI?

Hang on! Its a bit unfair the 2.5 firecuda runs @5400rpm BUT the 3.5 sshd firecude runs @7200rpm.??? Still good if you want to upgrade your laptop or ps4

Quick FYI an SSHD has to “learn “ where the data goes and will eventually prioritize between its SS and the HHD part of it.

How to check firecuda sshd if legit?

just been given 12 of these new in packing.

Cant believe how thin it is ****! Stars

how loud does the firecuda get? as loud as a hard drive?

can i use this drive in pc desktop

what about noise

How is the reliability on this particular drive? Is it still working? Thanks

do you recommend a HDD or SSHD for the PS4?

Appreciate the work, the results presented graphically would make more sense and be easy to digest however.

Australian accent for English is kinda hard to understand for my Indonesian ears xD Btw you should add Ark Survival Evolved too for benchmarking loading time, that game installation is like 140 gigabytes, and the game is always bottlenecked at reading the game files from the storage I think. I just upgraded my SSD and moved the Ark install folder to my ssd and I can even crank up the gfx setting now, seems like hdd is the bottleneck and the difference is night and day. Loading time on normal hdd is like 3-4 minutes , while loading from ssd is less than a minute.

What Laptop is that?

You're using the 2.5 inch which spins at 5400rpm as opposed to the 3.5 at 7200rpm. 3.5 should have much better performance than the 2.5

SSD boot should be around 10~20 sec. HDD should be around 40~60 sec.