Conclusion
At £230, the 1TB FireCuda 510 costs roughly £100 more than a Corsair MP510 equipped with many of the same vital components.Seagate's approach to SSDs in the middle of 2019 can be described as sensible. By taking the tried-and-trusted combination of Phison E12 controller and Toshiba TLC NAND, the hard-disk giant has produced a safe portfolio of high-performance M.2 drives encompassing the well-known BarraCuda and FireCuda brands.
The latter, available in either 1TB or 2TB capacities, is aimed squarely at the enthusiast and delivers some of the fastest straight-line numbers we've seen on a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface. There's room for improvement when it comes to caching performance, yet as far as the hardware is concerned, we would have no hesitation in recommending the drive to users seeking ultra-fast storage from a recognisable brand.
What prevents us from doing so is current retail pricing. At £230, the 1TB FireCuda 510 costs roughly £100 more than a cut-price Corsair MP510 equipped with many of the same vital components.
Bottom line: Seagate's FireCuda 510 is a fine SSD, but why pay more when similar drives are readily available for over 40 per cent less?
Five-year warranty
Big-name support
Caching performance not the best
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