Reddit mentions of Seagate FireCuda ST2000LX001 2 TB 2.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA

Not sure how fast will an external HDD work but I'd recommend the best value for money upgrade which is Seagate's FireCuda 2TB SSHD that was released just a few months ago. Not only you get a huge storage boost, you also get better loading times. I swear my Witcher 3 loads now take 20-30 seconds less

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UK link I got it for £99, it is now being sold for £120 the price fluctuates according to orders I think

US link cheaper than in the UK

Qualcuno ha esperienza diretta con i dischi SSD ibridi? Tipo i Seagate Firecuda per capirci.

Ci andranno principalmente giochi, sul disco principale lo spazio sta finendo.

Upgraded my hardrive this weekend to the Seagate ST2000LX001 2 TB FireCuda 2.5 Inch Internal SSHD Hard Drive for PC and PS4 and can honestly say it's reduced loading times between Tower and Planet trips to around 27 seconds. No delay in loading shaders on armour/weapons. For £85 I think it's a bargain.

Even inspecting other players during activities is ridiculously quick, inventory loads immediately instead of a 4-5 second delay.

The one you posted on your link is a conventional hdd. However there is a hybrid SSHD with a few bucks more that performs better. I went for that one: firecuda 2tb

Now I can't really see the benefits of getting an ssd; yes they are definitely faster but the cost for a 2tb is insanely high (more than the whole console it self) and for what? Faster loading times? Firecuda is already quite fast imo

Hi yes, but if you from UK, than this one below is much faster, has more cache and its 2016 model, the one on your image is very old model they been doing 128MB cache for last 2-3 years
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST2000LM015-Barracuda-2-5-Inch-Internal-Drive/dp/B01LXRWWB6


P.S. If you want really fast drive that will be just like 90% like SSD than get hybrid drive its a regular HDD with 32GB of SSD build in, it was tested and it has about 95% load time of SSD, MUCH faster than regular drives..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST2000LX001-Firecuda-Internal-Hybrid-2-5-Inch/dp/B01M1UQQT5/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1482194103&sr=1-2&keywords=firecuda

Thank you, here's the link. Seagate FireCuda 2 TB 2.5 inch Internal SSHD Hard Drive for PC and PS4 (7 mm Form Factor, 128 MB Cache SATA 6 GB/s up to 140 MB/s) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M1UQQT5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_E2NoQCSPcJhMK

for price point, u can just get a 2tb hd for £80 - works well https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M1UQQT5/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

what about this? https://www.amazon.it/Seagate-ST2000LX001-HDD-Interno-Nero/dp/B01M1UQQT5/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1480719246&sr=8-4&keywords=firecuda

(just googled)

What you say makes sense... I had a 2TB originally as I stated and after it was all set up it was actually 1.7TB. I don't ever recall going below 1TB and tbh I haven't got many games (especially not 130!). There is a handful of games I want to play I'm not a gamer I just play now and again but I literally have no space for even a single game update. As the Seagate/Samsung 2TB I had before stopped working after a while (could just have been that I got a faulty drive), I'm a bit off on the idea of going again for another Seagate internal. But it seems to be different for each user... Some have no issues as you don't either.

I would like to download all the free PS+ games even though I won't play any of them just so it's there and I don't have to wait to download or install it.

Also, the 5TB externals I was referring to are both desktop drives with AC adopters and are the 3.5" type if I remember correctly. Here are the links:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elements-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBWLG0050HBK-EESN/dp/B00NAQG0VY



https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/433/Seagate-Expansion-Desktop-inch-External-Hard-Drive/B00UNA1O0W/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_147_tr_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=9G4W82253RRC5K9VX7BX

The advantage of having the internal is the SSHD even though only slight difference it's a difference nonetheless if I'm right. And it comes with 5 year limited warranty. And you're right I know I won't use the 2TB up right now. Like I said only a handful more games id play right now until newer titles are released. If on average a game is 50GB that's an extra 20 games if not more I can install on the 2TB compared to the stock drive.

The advantage of the 5TB external drive is well it's 5TB so extra £40 for 3TB more than the Firecuda. I don't know about the read write speeds though which is a question I have for anyone. Don't know about the robustness of these hard drives as they seem "affordable". Would these drives go slow as the drive fills up? I know I said load times don't matter as much but would it be significantly affected as more applications are installed?

Is USB 3 better than the internal option? I know I keep asking this but I can't get my head around it. I could buy both but there's no point. Not for now anyway. Maybe in a years time or end of this year I could get a external if I went internal now. It should be a easy decision but I keep going back and forth. Some people say the SSHD is good after a few loads, does this mean say if I regularly play GTA would the game load up faster if I kept closing the game and re-opening it? Or does it mean when I switch the PS4 off if the next day I play GTA again it'll load faster? I'm assuming the latter is incorrect. I make my mind up to get the internal but the fact that I can literally go down the road to pick up the external is tempting.

Could someone please compare all three? Here is the link to the SSHD

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST2000LX001-Firecuda-Internal-Hybrid-2-5-Inch/dp/B01M1UQQT5/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1499382385&sr=1-1&keywords=firecuda+2.5

Apologies for the long reply! I'm a tech guy but I know nothing when it comes to this I keep going back and forth as I want the best deal and the best option.

I own PS4 pro with 2TB FireCuda 2.5 Inch Internal SSHD Hard Drive https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M1UQQT5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.ljYBbRB5S83T


Loading times I’ve tested on several games are 2-5 seconds faster than standard PS4 hard drive.

45gb downloadable content on 50mb fibre-optic internet speed takes me about 2-3hrs on rest mode.

right these two are differently going on sale tomorrow :

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LYFQNQF/ref=gbps_img_m-8_1a3a_35fd5760?pf_rd_p=8244de8b-92e2-4c50-892a-97d0bff01a3a&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=10157705031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=20YGPQ6T9C4YZS1SVE4H

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M1UQQT5/ref=gbps_tit_m-8_1a3a_44bc6a61?pf_rd_p=8244de8b-92e2-4c50-892a-97d0bff01a3a&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=10157705031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=20YGPQ6T9C4YZS1SVE4H

This one works perfectly. Priced a little too steep atm though as it has previously been around the 70 quid mark https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST2000LX001-FireCuda-Internal-Drive/dp/B01M1UQQT5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536174008&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=2tb+sshd&dpPl=1&dpID=51e6wwuk8-L&ref=plSrch

Better than HDD's, worse than SSD's. For files you repeatedly access or if theres a game you consistently play, it will load faster compared to a HDD.

This is the one I own,

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-FireCuda-Inch-Internal-Drive/dp/B01M1UQQT5/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1524063737&sr=1-1&keywords=firecuda+2tb

for 10 pounds more at the time, I thought why not.

If you have the money this is great! But for everyone else buy an SSHD it's better than the normal hard drive (not as good as a SSD) and it's so much cheaper.

I bought this 2.0TB SSHD:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B01M1UQQT5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅZÕÑ&qid=1478888609&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=firecuda+2+5&dpPl=1&dpID=51RZn4VASKL&ref=plSrch

FYI the ones you linked are for a PC, you might need to search for something like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST2000LX001-FireCuda-Internal-Drive/dp/B01M1UQQT5/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542579229&sr=8-3&keywords=2tb+internal+hard+drive+ps4

Personally i have a 2tb internal hard drive and its so much better having that extra storage but if you want, PS4 does support external hard drives