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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 ...

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 ...

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 has launched the new Cyberpunk 2077-themed FireCuda 520 SSD, featuring PCIe 4.0 interface, a custom RGB Cyberpunk 2077 heatsink, and a 1TB capacity. To go with the theme, Seagate will launch a ...

Seagate has bulked up it range of storage for gamers with the launch of the new FireCuda 520 PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD and the 4TB FireCuda Gaming Dock. The first of these products is pretty straightforward, ...

The Seagate Firecuda 520 1TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 solid state drive is down to $199.99 on Amazon. This is an SSD that often sells as high as $250 or more but more regularly goes for around $230, which is ...

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 ...

Appreciating that enthusiasts will be eager to adopt ultra-high-speed storage on the very latest AMD Ryzen platforms, a number of manufacturers have been quick off the mark with latest-generation PCIe ...

If you thought the rush of PCIe 4.0-powered SSD announcements was over, think again. Following in the wake of reveals from Samsung, Sabrent, and Gigabyte, Seagate today launched the FireCuda 520: a ...

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 ...