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Patriot Burst Elite vs Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S
Product A: Patriot
23 of 63 known
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Product B: Seagate
Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S
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25 of 55 fields differ
- 6 different values
- 19 known for one only
- 2 the same
- 28 missing for both
Size, drawn to scale
Front and side.
- APatriot: 69 × 7 mm
- BSeagate: 31.6 × 8.8 mm
Weight
0 to 150 g
All 63 fields
Every value links to where we found it.


General
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Model numbers
PBE120GS25SSDR, PBE240GS25SSDR, PBE480GS25SSDR, PBE960GS25SSDR, PBE192TS25SSDR1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdfRead 15 October 2026Product Information on each sheet: PBE120GS25SSDR, PBE240GS25SSDR, PBE480GS25SSDR, PBE960GS25SSDR and PBE192TS25SSDR. The product page SKU table lists the same five6Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/burst-elite-sata-iii-2-5-ssdRead 15 October 2026Part number table: 120GB PBE120GS25SSDR, 240GB PBE240GS25SSDR, 480GB PBE480GS25SSDR, 960GB PBE960GS25SSDR, 1.92TB PBE192TS25SSDR
STJR512400, STJR1000400, STJR2000400, STJR40004002Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb-DS2081-3-2501US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Specifications table: STJR1000400, STJR2000400 and STJR40004003Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-2-2412US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Seagate data sheet DS2081.2-2412US, the last one that lists the 512GB model STJR512400 with STJR1000400 and STJR20004004Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-4-2504US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Data sheet DS2081.4-2504US of April 2025 lists STJR1000400 and STJR2000400 only
GTIN / EAN
814914027738, 814914027745, 814914027752, 814914027769, 8149140277761Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdfRead 15 October 2026UPC on each sheet: 0814914027738 (120GB), 0814914027745 (240GB), 0814914027752 (480GB), 0814914027769 (960GB) and 0814914027776 (1.92TB). Stored as 12 digits without the leading zero
763649170410, 8719706042659, 763649142950, 8719706023757, 763649170311, 8719706042550, 763649182376, 87197060452092Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb-DS2081-3-2501US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026UPC and EAN rows. 1TB UPC 763649142950, EAN 8719706023757. 2TB UPC 763649170311, EAN 8719706042550. 4TB UPC 763649182376, EAN 8719706045209. The multi-pack UPCs are not stored3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-2-2412US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026512GB UPC 763649170410 and EAN 87197060426594Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-4-2504US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Same UPC and EAN values as the 2501 sheet
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Status
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Launch price (US)
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$399.996Press releaseseagate.com/news/news-archive/the-new-seagate-storage-expansion-card-for-xbox-series-x-pr-masterRead 15 October 20261TB at $219.99, US7Press releasenews.xbox.com/en-usRead 15 October 2026Xbox Wire post of October 21, 2021: the 512GB card is $139.99 USD with launch in mid-November and the 2TB card is $399.99 USD with launch in early December. US only. The base price is the 2TB model8Press releaseseagate.com/ca/en/stories/articles/seagate-unveils-4tb-storage-expansion-card-for-xbox-series-x-s-the-ideal-storage-upgrade-for-players-prRead 15 October 2026Press release of June 9, 2025: the 4TB card is now available for $499.99 at the Seagate store and Best Buy. US
Launch price (EU)
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From €239.992Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb-DS2081-3-2501US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 20263Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-2-2412US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 20266Press releaseseagate.com/news/news-archive/the-new-seagate-storage-expansion-card-for-xbox-series-x-pr-masterRead 15 October 20267Press releasenews.xbox.com/en-usRead 15 October 20268Press releaseseagate.com/ca/en/stories/articles/seagate-unveils-4tb-storage-expansion-card-for-xbox-series-x-s-the-ideal-storage-upgrade-for-players-prRead 15 October 20269Press articlewinfuture.de/news,118473.htmlRead 15 October 202612Press articlegamesbeat.com/xbox-series-x-seagate-expansion-card-teardownRead 21 October 202613Press articlethesixthaxis.com/2020/10/16/xbox-series-x-ssd-expansion-card-teardown-4d-nand-phison-e19t-pcie-speedRead 21 October 202614Press articletweaktown.com/news/75722/xbox-series-ssd-sk-hynix-4d-tlc-nand-phison-e19-memory-controller/index.htmlRead 21 October 2026
Markets
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Colours
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Form factor
2.5-inch1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdfRead 15 October 2026Specifications: Form Factor 2.5 inch. The sheet text says 7mm high in a 2.5 inch form factor6Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/burst-elite-sata-iii-2-5-ssdRead 15 October 2026The page names a 2.5 inch SATA III Solid State Drive
Capacity
120 GB, 240 GB, 480 GB, 960 GB, 1.92 TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdfRead 15 October 2026Sheets are titled 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB and 1.92TB. Patriot does not publish a byte definition. 1.92TB is stored as 1920 GB. There is no 2TB model, so the base is the largest capacity, 1.92TB6Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/burst-elite-sata-iii-2-5-ssdRead 15 October 2026SKU table capacities 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB and 1.92TB7Press articlecambiodigital-ol.com/2021/07/patriot-presenta-el-ssd-burst-eliteRead 15 October 2026Capacities: 120 GB / 240 GB / 480 GB / 960 GB / 1.92TB
Interface
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Interface
SATA1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdfRead 15 October 2026Specifications: Interface SATA III 6Gb/s. The text says backwards compatible with SATA II 3Gb/s6Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/burst-elite-sata-iii-2-5-ssdRead 15 October 2026A SATA III 6Gb/s interface that is backwards compatible with SATA II 3GB/s
PCIe generation
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PCIe lanes
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NVMe version
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Detachable cable
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Hardware
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Controller
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Phison E19T12Press articlegamesbeat.com/xbox-series-x-seagate-expansion-card-teardownRead 21 October 2026GamesBeat (VentureBeat) teardown of 15 October 2020, updated 20 June 2025, of a 1TB Seagate card the author received from Microsoft with the preview Xbox Series X hardware. The text reads: the controller is the Phison E19T PCIe Gen 4 controller. No other capacity was opened, so the controller of the 512GB, 2TB and 4TB cards is not confirmed and Seagate names none13Press articlethesixthaxis.com/2020/10/16/xbox-series-x-ssd-expansion-card-teardown-4d-nand-phison-e19t-pcie-speedRead 21 October 2026TheSixthAxis report of 16 October 2020 on the same VentureBeat teardown of the 1TB card: it combines a Phison E19T SSD controller with a single 1TB chip of SK Hynix's 4D NAND14Press articletweaktown.com/news/75722/xbox-series-ssd-sk-hynix-4d-tlc-nand-phison-e19-memory-controller/index.htmlRead 21 October 2026TweakTown news of 16 October 2020 on the GamesBeat teardown: the SSD card uses Phison's E19T memory controller
Flash memory
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Flash layers
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DRAM cache
None8Reviewnikktech.com/main/articles/pc-hardware/storage/solid-state-drives/12504-patriot-burst-elite-1-92tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026The review calls the Silicon Motion SM2259XT a quad-channel DRAMless controller. Hardware Corner also states no DRAM and no HMB9Spec databasehardware-corner.net/ssd-database/Patriot-Burst-EliteRead 15 October 2026Database row for the Burst Elite (120GB-1.92TB): DRAM No, and the text says there is no HMB architecture on the drive. A SATA AHCI drive has no host memory buffer
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DRAM cache size
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Component sides
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Performance
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Sequential read (claimed)
450MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdfRead 15 October 2026Sequential Read (ATTO) up to 450 MB/s on every sheet. The sheets name no host. Base is the 1.92TB model6Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/burst-elite-sata-iii-2-5-ssdRead 15 October 2026Features: Up to 450MB/s Read Speeds
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Sequential write (claimed)
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Random 4K read (claimed)
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Endurance and reliability
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Endurance (TBW)
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MTBF or MTTF (claimed)
2,000,000h1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdfRead 15 October 2026MTBF: >2,000,000 hours on every sheet, stored as 2000000. The product page reads MTBF: 2,000,000 hours. It is a lower bound as published. The sheets give it as MTBF, not MTTF6Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/burst-elite-sata-iii-2-5-ssdRead 15 October 2026Features: MTBF: 2,000,000 hours
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Operating temperature
Min0Max70°C1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdfRead 15 October 2026Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 70 C on every sheet. The product page agrees6Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/burst-elite-sata-iii-2-5-ssdRead 15 October 2026Features: Operating Temperature: 0~70C
Min5Max35°C2Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb-DS2081-3-2501US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Notes row reads 5-35 degree C. The sheet gives no storage range3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-2-2412US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 20265-35 degree C, the same as the newer sheets
Power
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Power while reading (claimed)
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Power while writing (claimed)
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Max power consumption (claimed)
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Average power in light use (claimed)
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Idle power (claimed)
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Sleep power (claimed)
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Measured
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Sequential read (measured)
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Sequential write (measured)
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Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)
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Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)
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Write cache size (measured)
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Write speed after the cache (measured)
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3DMark Storage Benchmark
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Highest temperature under load (measured)
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Idle power (measured)
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Cooling and build
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Heatsink
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RGB lighting
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Dust and water rating
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Drop test height
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Security and software
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Security
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Software
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Compatibility
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Dimensions and weight
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Dimensions
Length100Width69Height7mm(3.9 × 2.7 × 0.3 in)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdfRead 15 October 2026Product dimensions: 3.93 in (L) x 2.75 in (W) x 0.15 in (H), or 10.0 cm x 6.9 cm x 0.7 cm. The inch height does not match 0.7 cm. The sheet text and the product page say 7mm high, so 7 mm is stored. Stored as 100 x 69 x 7 mm. Same on every sheet
Length52.95Width31.6Height8.8mm(2.1 × 1.2 × 0.3 in)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb-DS2081-3-2501US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Product Dimensions rows are labelled Length 8.8 mm, Width 31.6 mm and Height 52.95 mm. The height row is the long side, so it is stored as length, and the thickness 8.8 mm as height. The 4TB column reads Height 59.3 mm instead of 52.95 mm, which is stored for the 4TB row3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-2-2412US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026This older sheet gives a thickness of 7.8 mm and a long side of 52.95 mm for all three capacities. The newer sheets give 8.8 mm for 1TB and 2TB, so 7.8 mm is stored only for the 512GB row, which the newer sheets do not cover4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-4-2504US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Same 8.8 x 31.6 x 52.95 mm as the 2501 sheet
Weight
26g(0.9 oz)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb-DS2081-3-2501US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Weight row reads 0.026 kg for 1TB and 2TB and 0.027 kg for 4TB3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-2-2412US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 20260.03 kg for 512GB, 1TB and 2TB. The newer sheets give 0.026 kg for 1TB and 2TB. 30 g is stored only for the 512GB row4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-4-2504US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 20260.026 kg for 1TB and 2TB
In the box
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In the box
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Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S, Protective Cover, Quick Start Guide2Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb-DS2081-3-2501US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026What's Included lists the card, Protective Cover and Quick Start Guide4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-4-2504US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Same What's Included list
Cables included
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Links
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Product page
www.patriotmemory.com/products/burst-elite-sata-iii-2-5-ssd6Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/burst-elite-sata-iii-2-5-ssdRead 15 October 2026Patriot product page titled Burst Elite 2.5 SATA III SSD. It lists five SKU sheets from 120GB to 1.92TB
www.seagate.com/products/gaming-drives/xbox-gaming/storage-expansion-for-xbox-series-x1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/xbox-gaming/storage-expansion-for-xbox-series-xRead 15 October 2026Seagate US product page. It shows no stock on 2026-10-15 and lists no specifications table, capacities, speeds or prices
Spec sheet
patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdf1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdfRead 15 October 2026Patriot SKU sheet for the 1.92TB model PBE192TS25SSDR, the base model. Patriot publishes one sheet per capacity on the product page. Their PDFs were created in April 2024. The five sheets are identical apart from model number, UPC and TBW
www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb-DS2081-3-2501US-en_US.pdf2Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb-DS2081-3-2501US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Seagate data sheet DS2081.3-2501US covering 1TB, 2TB and 4TB. The newest sheet found for the 4TB card
Manual
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EPREL registration number
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Warranty
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Manufacturer warranty (source market)
3years1Maker spec sheet (PDF)patriot-cms-media.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/PBE_192_TS_25_SSDR_ec590302e7.pdfRead 15 October 20263 Year Warranty on every sheet. The product page adds that warranty ends at the TBW limit or the warranty period, whichever comes first. The sheets name no market6Maker product pagepatriotmemory.com/products/burst-elite-sata-iii-2-5-ssdRead 15 October 2026Features: 3-year warranty
3years2Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb/xbox-expansion-card-series-4tb-DS2081-3-2501US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Warranty, Limited (years) row reads 3 for all three capacities. The sheet is worldwide (Region WW) and names no market3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/xbox-expansion-card-series/xbox-expansion-card-series-DS2081-2-2412US-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 20263 years, the same as the newer sheets






















