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Quality
I love this drive, it is a true 4tb drive and is plug and play with the ps5.
Only had it for over a week and as of now am happy with it.
Only issue is that it gets hot even with the heatsink.
However what i wanted the most was durability and endurance, and the firecuda offers exactly that alongside its good read/write speeds.
Packaging/appearance
It is very easy to install this memory module into the ps5 without damaging the unit.
It was totally my fault as i didn’t have the spacer installed properly thereby causing the firecuda to not be seated correctly in the ps5.
After installation i did have to restart the ps5 in safe mode and run the repair option to get past the blinking blue light and... Read More
Competitiveness
I tested a few ps5 games, and they appear to load just as fast as they did from the system storage.
I'm using it on a computer running 24/7 (a web scraper) and it's what you would expect from an nvme gen 4.
I had a 4tb that lasted a little over 10yrs of running non stop.
I lucked out only when someone on the xmg discord server mentioned how cool the older firecuda 520 and 510 were for them.
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- This product had a total of 10,227 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 23 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To be honest any one of them would have been great for my ps5 and choosing the cheapest of the 3 is an easy factor
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Typically speeds drop roughly 10 to 15 from the brand spec speeds which is normal
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wont go into the details but please do your research on ssd durability and endurance
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It was totally my fault as i didn’t have the spacer installed properly thereby causing the firecuda to not be seated correctly in the ps5
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Make sure you put the spacer in correctly and if the ssd drive door shuts with tension then you may have it installed incorrectly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If it dies i will update this comment
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Had another brand that did not work on my new ps5
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Their software is not up to their competition samsung but you can use their software with anyone elses ssd drives
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