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Series

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Model numbersiMaker identifiers for this exact model and its listed variants. Excludes sibling models and other generations.

ZP500GM3A013, ZP500GM30013, ZP500GM3A023, ZP500GM30023, ZP1000GM3A013, ZP1000GM30013, ZP1000GM3A023, ZP1000GM30023, ZP2000GM3A013, ZP2000GM30013, ZP2000GM3A023, ZP2000GM30023, ZP4000GM3A013, ZP4000GM30013, ZP4000GM3A023, ZP4000GM300231Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 2026The Specs section lists eight rows: ZP500GM30013, ZP1000GM30013, ZP2000GM30013, ZP4000GM30013 and ZP500GM3A013, ZP1000GM3A013, ZP2000GM3A013, ZP4000GM3A013 for the models without heatsink. All eight link to the same data sheet and manual. The page does not say what 30 and 3A mean. Both are stored as one model per capacity.2Maker product pageseagate.com/support/internal-hard-drives/ssd/firecuda-530-heatsink-ssdRead 15 October 2026The Heatsink SSD page lists ZP500GM30023, ZP1000GM30023, ZP2000GM30023, ZP4000GM30023 and ZP500GM3A023, ZP1000GM3A023, ZP2000GM3A023, ZP4000GM3A023. Both sets link to the heatsink data sheet and the same manual.3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Standard Model row: ZP500GM3A013, ZP1000GM3A013, ZP2000GM3A013, ZP4000GM3A013. The 30013 codes come from the Seagate pages and Tom's Hardware.

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

8719706420419, 763649161746, 8719706426022, 763649167540, 8719706420426, 763649161753, 8719706426039, 763649167557, 8719706420433, 763649161760, 8719706426046, 763649167564, 8719706420440, 763649161777, 8719706426053, 7636491675713Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Retail packaging table lists a UPC and an EAN per model number for region WW. Both are stored. The multi-pack UPCs are not stored. The 30013 and 30023 models have no published codes.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Retail packaging table: UPC and EAN per heatsink model number ZP500GM3A023, ZP1000GM3A023, ZP2000GM3A023, ZP4000GM3A023, region WW.

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

AnnouncediThe maker's first announcement of this model. This is separate from first retail availability.

24 June 202112Press articletomshardware.com/news/seagate-launches-firecuda-530-ssdsRead 15 October 2026Tom's Hardware article dated 2021-06-24 on the FireCuda 530 launch.

24 September 20206Press releaseseagate.com/news/news-archive/the-new-seagate-storage-expansion-card-for-xbox-series-x-pr-masterRead 15 October 2026Press release dated September 24, 2020

Status

Available1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 2026Seagate's product page is live and lists the drive with data sheet and manual. Some retailers list individual capacities as discontinued or end of life, and the Seagate page shows no such mark.

Available11Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B08K48F6QZRead 15 October 2026Amazon US listing for the 1TB, STJR1000400, with 10,228 ratings and rank 117 in External Solid State Drives on 2026-10-15. Seagate's own store shows no stock, so the status rests on the retail listings. The listing's weight of 30 g and its USB connectivity entry are not stored

PredecessoriThe model this one directly replaced, in the same line, tier and size, as the maker or a trusted review names it.

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SuccessoriThe model that directly replaced this one, in the same line, tier and size. A revision such as a Slim or OLED model does not count when a next generation exists.

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Launch price (US)iThe maker's US launch MSRP for the stated configuration, excluding tax. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

$489.999Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Specification table pricing in USD: without heatsink 500GB $139.99, 1TB $239.99, 2TB $489.99, 4TB $949.99. With heatsink $159.99, $259.99, $539.99, $999.99. Tom's Hardware launch news gives $139.99 and $949.99 for the ends of the range. StorageNewsletter and TechSpot report the same prices rounded, from Seagate's SG21 announcement. Prices exclude tax.12Press articletomshardware.com/news/seagate-launches-firecuda-530-ssdsRead 15 October 2026The cheapest 500GB model carries a $139.99 MSRP and the 4TB model $949.99. The article also says the family comes with a fairly thick EKWB-designed aluminum heatsink version.

$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)iThe maker's euro launch price for the stated configuration, including VAT as published. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

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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

MarketsiISO country or region codes where this exact model or variant is sold. A source page's language does not establish availability.

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ColoursiThe maker's own colour names

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Form factoriPhysical size of the drive. External is any drive in its own case that connects by cable. A drive sold in two M.2 lengths is two products. Xbox expansion card is a card for the storage expansion slot of an Xbox Series console.

M.2 22803Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Form Factor row: M.2 2280-D2 for 2TB and 4TB, M.2 2280-S2 for 1TB and 500GB.

Xbox expansion card1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/xbox-gaming/storage-expansion-for-xbox-series-xRead 15 October 2026The page says the card installs in the expansion storage slot of the console

CapacityiNominal capacity before formatting, in decimal GB. A published 1 TB is 1000 GB. A published 1024GB stays 1024. The marketed capacity is stored, not a raw or usable figure from the same table, such as OWC's 2048 GB total and 1920 GB usable for a 2.0TB drive.

500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 2026Capacities 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB. The data sheet footnote says 1TB equals one trillion bytes.

512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB2Maker 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 2026Footnote: one gigabyte equals one billion bytes and one terabyte equals one trillion bytes

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InterfaceiFastest host connection the drive is rated for. The PCIe generation of an NVMe drive is its own field. A Thunderbolt drive that also works over USB uses its Thunderbolt version.

PCIe NVMe3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Interface row: PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe 1.4. System requirements: M.2 M-key slot, PCIe G4 x4, backwards compatible with PCIe G3.

PCIe NVMe10Reviewstoragereview.com/review/seagate-storage-expansion-card-for-xbox-series-xs-reviewRead 15 October 2026Review of the 1TB card dated December 9, 2020. The spec table names the flash as Custom PCIe Gen4x2 NVMe, and Seagate's 4TB review table names PCIe Gen4 NVMe. The card connects through the console's proprietary expansion port, so Seagate and the Xbox pages name no standard interface

PCIe generationiHighest PCIe generation the drive supports, e.g. 5 for PCIe 5.0. NVMe drives only. A drive rated for PCIe 4.0 x4 or 5.0 x2 is 5 with 2 lanes, and the source note names both modes.

43Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026

410Reviewstoragereview.com/review/seagate-storage-expansion-card-for-xbox-series-xs-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec table row reads Custom PCIe Gen4x2 NVMe, so generation 4. Seagate itself publishes no PCIe generation

PCIe lanesiLanes the drive uses at its highest PCIe generation, usually 4. NVMe drives only.

43Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026

210Reviewstoragereview.com/review/seagate-storage-expansion-card-for-xbox-series-xs-reviewRead 15 October 2026Same row: Gen4x2, so two lanes. Retailer listings such as Best Buy also say PCIe Gen 4 x2

NVMe versioniVersion of the NVMe specification as published. A revision letter is left out, so 2.0d is stored as 2.0.

1.43Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026

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Detachable cableiExternal drives. No means the cable is fixed to the drive.

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Hardware

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ControlleriController maker and model as named by the maker or a review. On an external drive, the controller of the SSD inside, not the USB or Thunderbolt bridge chip. The bridge chip goes in the source note.

Phison E183Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026The data sheet says a Seagate-validated E18 controller. KitGuru and Tom's Hardware name it as the Phison PS5018-E18.6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Review of the 2TB model without heatsink, dated 2021-12-02. Spec list: NAND controller Phison PS5018-E18.9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec table: Phison PS5018-E18, with Micron 176L TLC flash and DDR4.

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 typeiBits stored in each flash cell. TLC stores three and QLC stores four. A maker can use another flash type in some capacities, so it is per variant.

TLC3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026NAND Flash Memory row: 3D TLC.6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026

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Flash memoryiFlash maker and generation as named by the maker or a review.

Micron B47R TLC6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec list: Micron B47R 176-layer 3D TLC NAND.9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026

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Flash layersiStacked layers of the 3D flash, from the maker or a review.

1766Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 20269Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026

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DRAM cacheiDRAM is a memory chip on the drive. HMB is a drive without DRAM that borrows host memory. None has neither. HMB not stated is a drive without DRAM where no source says whether it borrows host memory. An external drive counts when a source names the cache of the drive inside.

DRAM6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec list: cache DDR4-2666.9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026

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DRAM cache sizeiSize of the DRAM on the drive. Any DRAM type counts, such as DDR4 or LPDDR4X. Host memory buffer (HMB) is not DRAM on the drive.

2GB7Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 15 October 2026One SK hynix H5AN8G6NCJ DDR4-2666 chip on each side of the board, so two chips. Tom's Hardware describes two 8Gb SK hynix DDR4 chips. Two 8Gb chips are 2 GB. The DRAM size of the other capacities is not stated.9Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Text: the controller interfaces with two 8Gb SK hynix DDR4 DRAM chips. The 2TB review sample. Two 8Gb chips are 2 GB.

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Component sidesiWhether chips sit on one or both sides of the board. Thin laptops and some handhelds need single-sided drives. M.2 drives only. The M.2 module code states it: S is single-sided and D is double-sided, e.g. 2280-S3-M or 2280-D5-M.

Double-sided3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026The module code in the Form Factor row: D2 is double-sided for 2TB and 4TB. S2 is single-sided for 1TB and 500GB.5Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026Cover page: form factor M.2 2280-S2 for 500GB and 1000GB, M.2 2280-D2 for 2000GB and 4000GB, for both standard and heatsink models.7Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 15 October 2026The 2TB drive is built on a double-sided M.2 2280 format, with four NAND packages on each side.

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Performance

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Sequential read (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential read speed for this capacity. Test conditions are in the source note.

7,300MB/s3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Sequential Read (Max) 128KB: 7300 (2TB and 1TB), 7250 (4TB), 7000 (500GB). The base is the 2TB model. Footnote: fresh out of box, CrystalDiskMark 7.0.0 on Windows 10 with a PCIe Gen4 board.

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Sequential write (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential write speed for this capacity. Makers usually measure it inside the fast write cache.

6,900MB/s3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Sequential Write (Max) 128KB: 6900 (4TB and 2TB), 6000 (1TB), 3000 (500GB).

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Random 4K read (claimed)iMaker's up-to random read speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

1,000,000IOPS4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Random Read (Max) 4KB QD32: 1,000,000 for 2TB and 4TB, 800,000 for 1TB, 400,000 for 500GB. The 2021 heatsink data sheet DS2072.2-2107US and the product manual Table 3 (CrystalDiskMark 7.0.0, 1GB range, QD16, 1 thread, AMD X570) show the same values.

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Random 4K write (claimed)iMaker's up-to random write speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

1,000,000IOPS4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Random Write (Max) 4KB QD32: 1,000,000 for 1TB, 2TB and 4TB, 700,000 for 500GB.

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Endurance and reliability

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Endurance (TBW)iTerabytes that can be written within the warranty, as the maker rates them.

2,550TB3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Total Bytes Written: 5100 TB (4TB), 2550 (2TB), 1275 (1TB), 640 (500GB).

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MTBF or MTTF (claimed)iMean time between failures, or mean time to failure when the maker publishes MTTF. The source note says which. Some makers state it per capacity, so it is per variant.

1,800,000h3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026MTBF 1,800,000 hours on every capacity. The product manual Rev D of 2021 says 1.9 million hours in its features table. The newer data sheet is stored.

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Operating temperatureiMaker's operating range. The storage range is not stored.

Min0Max70°C3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Temperature, Operating Internal: 0 to 70 C.

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)iMaker's average power during sequential reads, including a figure given at the full read speed. A single average or active figure with no read and write split, such as Corsair's, is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Read, is a peak and is not stored.

7.8W3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026The data sheet gives one Active Power, Average per capacity: 8.6 W (4TB), 7.8 (2TB), 6.3 (1TB), 6.0 (500GB). These equal the manual's average read figures. The read and write split comes from the manual.5Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026Table 4 lists Max Avg Read and Max Avg Write in W per capacity: 500GB 6 and 5, 1TB 6.3 and 6.4, 2TB 7.8 and 7.3, 4TB 8.6 and 8.2. The note says these are averages measured with CrystalDiskMark 6.0.2, 1GB range, QD128, 1 thread, during sequential read and write, at 3.3 V on an AMD Gen4 X570 board. The label says Max Avg, and the values equal the data sheet's Active Power, Average, so they are stored as average read and write power.

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Power while writing (claimed)iMaker's average power during sequential writes. A single average or active figure with no read and write split is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Write, is a peak and is not stored.

7.3W3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 20265Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026See the note on read power. Table 4 write column.

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Max power consumption (claimed)iMaker's peak or maximum power figure. Not the average while reading or writing. Kingston publishes max read and max write power apart. Store the higher one and name both in the source note.

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Average power in light use (claimed)iMaker's average over a mixed client workload such as MobileMark. Not idle power and not read or write power.

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Idle power (claimed)iMaker's idle power in the PS3 state with APST on, or the state the maker calls low-power idle. On a SATA drive, Slumber counts as low-power idle. A plain idle figure with no low-power state, often near 1 W, is active idle and is not stored. Samsung's Idle with DIPM on is a SATA link power state, so it counts as low-power idle.

25mW3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Idle Power PS3, Average: 30 mW (4TB), 25 (2TB), 20 (1TB), 15 (500GB).

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Sleep power (claimed)iMaker's power in the deepest sleep state, PS4 or L1.2. On a SATA drive this is DevSleep.

5mW3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Low Power L1.2 mode is printed as <5 mW. The manual's power table prints 5 mW, which is stored.

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Measured

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Sequential read (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 read result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. KitGuru's default profile counts as SEQ1M Q8T1.

7,374MB/s8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 20262TB, no heatsink, firmware SU6SM001. CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 default profile (NVMe settings), 5 runs of 1 GiB, drive wiped with HDDerase v4, SEQ1M Q8T1 read 7374.44 MB/s, stored as 7374. Test bench AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, 16GB DDR4-2400, MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WiFi. Read from the screenshot on page 4.

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Sequential write (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 write result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note.

6,873MB/s8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 2026Same screenshot: SEQ1M Q8T1 write 6873.36 MB/s, stored as 6873.

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Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 read result from a reviewer. Small reads one at a time, close to everyday use. KitGuru's 4K QD1 1 Thread test counts as RND4K Q1T1. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

82.3MB/s8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 2026Same screenshot: RND4K Q1T1 read 82.30 MB/s.

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Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 write result from a reviewer. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

249.04MB/s8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/seagate-firecuda-530-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 2026Same screenshot: RND4K Q1T1 write 249.04 MB/s.

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Write cache size (measured)iData written at full speed in one long sequential write on an empty drive before the speed drops.

225GB10Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-review/3Read 15 October 20262TB, no heatsink. Iometer sequential write for 15 minutes: the cache spans roughly 225 GB on the empty 2TB sample and writes at up to 6.9 GB/s until full. Intel Core i9-11900K on ASRock Z590 Taichi, drive prefilled to 50 percent as a secondary drive.

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Write speed after the cache (measured)iWrite speed in the first state after the fast cache is full, when the drive writes straight to TLC or QLC. Tom's Hardware calls it TLC mode. The slower folding state and the lowest dip are not stored. Only from a long sequential write test.

3,850MB/s10Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-review/3Read 15 October 20262TB. After the cache is full the write speed degrades to 3,850 MB/s for most of the test. After about 1.5 TB more it drops to roughly 1.6 GB/s. The first state is stored.

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3DMark Storage BenchmarkiOverall score measured by a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. From StorageReview only. Tom's Hardware scores the same drive about 30 percent higher, so other reviewers are not mixed in.

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Highest temperature under load (measured)iHighest drive sensor reading in a sustained write test of 10 minutes or more, on the bare drive unless the row is a heatsink version. Short benchmark runs do not count. Heatsink, airflow and room temperature go in the source note.

75°C10Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-review/3Read 15 October 20262TB, no heatsink, active cooling unless noted. After about 600 GB transferred the controller reached a maximum of 75 C with no throttling. The review does not name the sustained test duration for this reading. Idle was 30 to 35 C in a 24 C room.

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Idle power (measured)iReviewer's idle reading. Power-saving settings such as ASPM are in the source note. A value read from a chart image counts when the source note says "read from chart".

845mW10Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-review/3Read 15 October 20262TB, read from chart. Quarch PPM idle power with ASPM and LPM disabled: 845 mW.

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Cooling and build

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HeatsinkiVersions sold. The base lists every version and each variant row lists its own. A water block or a cooler with a fan counts as a heatsink. A thermal pad or label alone is bare. A heatsink in the box that the buyer fits, as on the XPG MARS 980 BLADE, counts as with heatsink.

Without heatsink, With heatsink2Maker product pageseagate.com/support/internal-hard-drives/ssd/firecuda-530-heatsink-ssdRead 15 October 2026Seagate sells each capacity without and with a pre-installed heatsink, made with EKWB.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Form Factor row: M.2 2280 with heatsink. The heatsink is pre-installed and should not be removed. The model exceeds the dimensions of a standard M.2 2280 drive.

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RGB lightingiAny version sold has lighting the user can set. A status LED alone does not count. Leave it out when no version has lighting. The Heatsink rows show which version has it.

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Dust and water ratingiPublished IP rating of an external drive.

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Drop test heightiMaker-published tested height. Surface and conditions are in the source note.

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Security and software

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SecurityiFeatures the maker names for the drive. Encryption done by host software does not count. ATA Security passthrough counts as password protection.

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Software

SeaTools1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 2026The page names SeaTools as the diagnostic tool. KitGuru calls the app SeaTools SSD and Tom's Hardware lists Seatools GUI.

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Compatibility

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PlatformsiPlatforms the maker names for this drive. A PS5 needs a heatsink on an internal drive. PC is for a maker that writes Client PCs or PC without naming an operating system. Handheld PCs go in Other with a source note.

Windows, Linux, PS53Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026System Requirements list Windows 10 and Linux. The page text says the drive meets PS5 specs, and a footnote says an M.2 SSD in a PS5 needs a heatsink and a heat transfer sheet. The data sheet for the bare drive therefore names the PS5 only with that condition, and the heatsink model is the one meant for it.

Xbox Series X|S1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/xbox-gaming/storage-expansion-for-xbox-series-xRead 15 October 2026Page names Xbox Series X|S. Games of the original Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One are stored on it, but they run on the Series console

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DimensionsiLength is the long side. Height is the thickness, including a fitted heatsink. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Length is the long side even when the maker lists the width first.

Length80.15Width22.15Height3.58mm(3.2 × 0.9 × 0.1 in)3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Length 80.15 mm, width 22.15 mm, height 3.58 mm for 2TB and 4TB, 2.23 mm for 1TB and 500GB, all maximum values.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026With heatsink: length 80.15 mm, width 24.2 mm. Height 9.84 mm (500GB and 1TB), 10.39 mm (2TB), 11.04 mm (4TB). The product manual Table 8 prints a width of 24.50 mm. The newer data sheet is stored.5Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026Tables 7 and 8 give length, width and height maximums per capacity, with and without heatsink.

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

WeightiDrive alone, with a heatsink when it is sold fitted. No cable and no packaging. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Not a measured weight.

10g(0.4 oz)3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Weight: 10.6 g (4TB), 10 g (2TB), 8.1 g (1TB), 7.7 g (500GB).4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Weight 47 g for every capacity with heatsink. The manual Table 8 prints 47.0 g for 500GB and 1TB, 44.2 g for 2TB and 46.2 g for 4TB. The data sheet value is stored. The base row is the model without heatsink.5Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026Table 7 weights without heatsink: 7.7 g, 8.1 g, 10.0 g and 10.6 g.

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

Seagate FireCuda 530 SSD, Seagate FireCuda 530 SSD with Heatsink3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026What's Included: Seagate FireCuda 530 SSD.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink/firecuda-530-ssd-heatsink-DS2072-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026What's Included: Seagate FireCuda 530 SSD with Heatsink.

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 includediCables supplied with an external drive.

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Links

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Product page

www.seagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssd1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 2026

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

www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdf3Maker spec sheet (PDF)seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/firecuda-530-ssd/firecuda-530-ssd-DS2059-5-2310-AMER-en_US.pdfRead 15 October 2026Seagate data sheet DS2059.5-2310 AMER, October 2023, for the models without heatsink. The heatsink models have their own data sheet DS2072.5-2310.

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

www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdf5Owner's manualseagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/www-content/support-content/internal-products/ssd/firecuda-530-ssd/_shared/files/firecuda_530_product_manual_200432500_D.pdfRead 15 October 2026Seagate FireCuda 530 SSD Product Manual, publication 200432500, Rev D, October 2021.

www.seagate.com/ca/en/manuals/xbox-expansion5Owner's manualseagate.com/ca/en/manuals/xbox-expansionRead 15 October 2026Seagate's online user manual for the Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X/S (installation, serial number and regulatory sections, copyright 2021)

EPREL registration numberiId in the EU energy label database. Each size or model of a series has its own id, so it is per variant.

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Warranty

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Manufacturer warranty (source market)iThe maker's warranty period for the exact SKU or configuration and market named in the source note. It applies only to that stated market, not every regional variant. Statutory consumer rights are excluded. The base term is stored. An extension that needs registration goes in the source note.

5years1Maker product pageseagate.com/products/gaming-drives/pc-gaming/firecuda-530-ssdRead 15 October 20265-year limited warranty on every model. The data sheet adds three years of Rescue Data Recovery Services, not available in all countries.

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

Both are also in the API. Back to all SSDs.