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I know you're going to hate me! iFixit Store needs to fix SSHD listing

@kristen & @jogihara

OK let’s start off with an understanding…

I love Seagate hybrid SSHD drives! I don’t recommend the newer model in older SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) 2.5” drive’d systems! The newer FireCuda model is not like the older version!

The older 2.5” model could be put into any! SATA I (1.5 Gb/s),SATA II (3.0 Gb/s), or SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) system.

Sadly, the newer FireCuda 2.5” can only be used in a SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) system! It does not have a means to auto sense the systems SATA ports I/O data rate unlike the older version.

Please correct these two entries system listings:

Remove the older systems from the supported list. Only systems newer from 2011 onward can use the FireCuda drive.

The problem here is the drive makers are cutting away old tech to cheapen the price of the drive. Many of the disk drive makers are dropping it on the more aggressively priced drives. The FireCuda 3.5” drives still have the tech and all of the Western Digital 2.5” & 3.5” drives are now all fixed SATA III. Just look at the spec sheets. If it doesn’t state it don’t use it!

For reference:

Note the SATA Transfer Rates Supported (Gb/s) line on the 3.5” drive offers 6.0/3.0/1.5 support. Unlike the 2.5” drive which only lists the Interface line and only lists SATA 6Gb/s and does not offer SATA Transfer Rates Supported (Gb/s) line at all!

I’ve spoken with high level Seagate engineers because I was encountering issues with the new 2.5” FireCuda drives when they first came out.

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@nick - These drives don't work in older SATA I or SATA II systems either.

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Thanks, Dan! I'll pass this along.

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Thank You! @kristen !!

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Hi Dan,

Thanks for pointing this out. The pages have been updated!

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@kristen - Thanks for getting the corrections done so fast!

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If your game, how about putting the Seagate drive's in the 2012 and onward iMac's with the 2.5" SSD's guides. Some people might buy it replacing their current 500 GB HDD drive. A little more visibility might help in selling them.

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I would note on the pages 2011 MBP's need the 2012 cable retrofitted to use it as well. I know that because I had advance warning about the problem when I got my 2011, but a lot of people don't get it. I put the tape on the optical drive for now, and I'll finish when I'm ready to do the cable.

One option may be to sell a retrofit bundle with the needed cable and drive for both systems. A lot of the systems on the market aren't fixed (or they didn't protect the new cable), so you end up with systems with the bad cable or 2012 cables that are damaged since it wasn't done right.

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Dan will be eternally grateful.