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PCIe Gen4 SSDs are changing the performance storage landscape quickly via AMD's extremely popular Zen II platform. Seagate has decided to enter the fray with its first Gen4 M.2 SSD. Seagate's Gen4 SSD ...

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in data solutions, today added two new high-performance solutions to its industry-leading line of storage for ...

Need a fast SSD? Seagate has you covered with the new FireCuda 520 SSD, the company's fastest ever solid-state drive. Must read: Volta XL: A cable that can stop you destroying your precious MacBook ...

It's no secret that games are bigger than ever, and storage space is at an absolute premium. Sometimes, you've just gotta bite the bullet and upgrade. Now's a good time to join the SSD train as the ...

You're getting 1TB of capacity with PCIe 4.0 speeds, with the Seagate FireCuda 520 Cyberpunk 2077 PCIe 4.0 SSDs offering up to 5GB/sec (5000MB/sec) reads and up to 4.4GB/sec (4400MB/sec) writes. There ...

Solid state drives (SSDs) have taken over the gaming space thanks to their blazing fast speeds compared to HDDs and their downward-trending pricing that make then even more attractive. Seagate is ...

Seagate first launched its FireCuda 520 SSD, aimed at gamers, back in November 2019. These are M.2 2280 form factor drives that were one of the first to market boasting a PCIe Gen 4 interface, and ...

The Seagate FireCuda NVMe SSD is arguably the best thing out there due to excellent performance with PCIe 3, and even faster performance with PCIe 4. But there are far cheaper drives that are nearly ...

In brief: Seagate's FireCuda series of gaming SSDs have previously included the high-performance M.2 PCIe NVMe-based 520 and 510 models, which are now joined by a modest SATA III 6 Gb/s sibling in the ...

We're just over two weeks away from the release of Starfield on 6th September, and many people are biding their time by playing Baldur's Gate 3 after it was released on 3rd August. Starfield and ...

The Seagate FireCuda 520 (starts at $124.99; $249.99 for 1TB version tested here) is an internal M.2 PCI Express (PCIe) 4.0 SSD that's a worthy successor to its older sibling, the FireCuda 510, an ...