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Seagate FireCuda 530R SSD 1TB Internal SSD, Gen4 ×4 NVMe $66.99 + Free Shipping

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Newegg [newegg.com] has the Seagate FireCuda 530R SSD 1TB Internal Solid State Drive - M.2 PCIe Gen4 ×4 NVMe 1.4, speeds up to 7400MB/s, TLC, DRAM Cache, ZP1000GM3A063 for $66.99 when you apply code SEGTESSD246 at checkout. Shipping is free.
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Newegg [newegg.com] has the Seagate FireCuda 530R SSD 1TB Internal Solid State Drive - M.2 PCIe Gen4 ×4 NVMe 1.4, speeds up to 7400MB/s, TLC, DRAM Cache, ZP1000GM3A063 for $66.99 when you apply code SEGTESSD246 at checkout. Shipping is free.

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Mar 21, 2025 9:52 AM
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LZHoboMar 21, 2025 9:52 AM
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These Phison E18 chipsets are known to have degradation issue or premature dying. Seagate still hasn't released a firmware fix.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Seagate/..._firmware/
https://old.reddit.com/r/Seagate/..._offer_an/
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Quote from LZHobo View quoted comment :
These Phison E18 chipsets are known to have degradation issue or premature dying. Seagate still hasn't released a firmware fix.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Seagate/..._firmware/
https://old.reddit.com/r/Seagate/..._offer_an/

Thank you for the info - definitely worth checking into
Mar 21, 2025 6:04 PM
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SlickRock4619Mar 21, 2025 6:04 PM
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Quote from LZHobo View quoted comment :
These Phison E18 chipsets are known to have degradation issue or premature dying. Seagate still hasn't released a firmware fix.https://old.reddit.com/r/Seagate/..._firmware/https://old.reddit.com/r/Seagate/..._offer_an/
Thanks! Everyone should be aware of these issues.
Most people use CrystalDiskMark and think their drive is fine, but this writes a fresh file for the test. You need to test the read speeds of old files with a different utility like "SSD Read Speed Tester."
These have a super high TBW rating and I found a "great deal," so I bought 2 4TB drives on ebay last year - completely unaware of the controller issue. Expensive mistake since I can't return them. One has been completely fine, but I noticed some slowness and the life on the other dropped to 98% after only a week with only a couple TB written when it was in a ZFS pool in my NAS. I reformatted and put in a gaming PC that only runs a few hours every few days. Oldest files are a year old and there is no read degradation. I'm holding onto the drives hoping a firmware update soon arrives, but this is Seagate after all.
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Mar 21, 2025 10:57 PM
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ibm650Mar 21, 2025 10:57 PM
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Another reason to not use Seagate.
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Mar 22, 2025 12:37 PM
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JasonM121Mar 22, 2025 12:37 PM
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So what you're saying is they are knowingly selling a defective product? Their should be a crime.
Mar 22, 2025 1:26 PM
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JoshF3241Mar 22, 2025 1:26 PM
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periodically post something on seagate's socials when they post promos, to not abandon their customers of the firecuda 530 that has a known slowness bug with an available firmware fix that seagate hasn't packaged a year later. companies social teams hate it when you call them out on socials and they then ask the support guys wth.
Mar 23, 2025 12:22 AM
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feelgood13Mar 23, 2025 12:22 AM
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Quote from LZHobo View quoted comment :
These Phison E18 chipsets are known to have degradation issue or premature dying. Seagate still hasn't released a firmware fix.https://old.reddit.com/r/Seagate/..._firmware/https://old.reddit.com/r/Seagate/..._offer_an/
I believe you are referring to the 530. The 530R here is supposed to have resolved those issues.

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Mar 23, 2025 12:41 AM
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LilylyMar 23, 2025 12:41 AM
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Quote from feelgood13 View quoted comment :
I believe you are referring to the 530. The 530R here is supposed to have resolved those issues.
nope same chipset. and nothing resolved.

"Technology: What's new with the FireCuda 530R?
Externally, there is little change between the FireCuda 530 and the FireCuda 530R, except that in our case the FireCuda 530R comes with an aluminum heatsink pre-assembled.

The controller is still a PS5018-E18 chip from Phison"
Mar 23, 2025 12:47 AM
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Peerless_WarriorMar 23, 2025 12:47 AM
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Quote from JasonM121 View quoted comment :
So what you're saying is they are knowingly selling a defective product? Their should be a crime.
Even if product is defective they have to move inventory. It's no different from Intel selling defective CPUs.
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Mar 23, 2025 2:48 AM
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Chinh_PhamMar 23, 2025 2:48 AM
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So,
Seagate fixed the problem by adding a letter?
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Mar 23, 2025 12:48 PM
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RedflyerMar 23, 2025 12:48 PM
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Getting warmer last time there was a massive oversupply of NAND chips 1TB drive were down to $29 from brand names like Crucial, teamgroup, etc.
Mar 23, 2025 10:55 PM
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gamingdroidMar 23, 2025 10:55 PM
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Quote from LZHobo View quoted comment :
These Phison E18 chipsets are known to have degradation issue or premature dying. Seagate still hasn't released a firmware fix.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Seagate/..._firmware/ [reddit.com]
https://old.reddit.com/r/Seagate/..._offer_an/ [reddit.com]
I was all excited, until this. Thank you for sharing that!
Mar 24, 2025 2:21 AM
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SmartHaddock3847Mar 24, 2025 2:21 AM
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This sucks! I have this drive. Wish I would have done a search for issues before buying one. It's still new, haven't put an OS on it yet. It's the 2TB 530R that I have.
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Mar 24, 2025 2:59 PM
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riffdexMar 24, 2025 2:59 PM
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Quote from Chinh_Pham View quoted comment :
So,
Seagate fixed the problem by adding a letter?
The R stands for "no Refunds"

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