Seagate brings over 20 years of trusted performance and reliability to the Seagate BarraCuda 2.5-inch HDDs - now available in capacities up to 5 TB. Key Advantages Broadest 2.5-inch hard drive portfolio with up to 5 TB capacity and both 7 mm and 15 mm form factors suitable for a variety of compute applications. Thinnest and lightest 2.5-inch hard drive with up to 2 TB storage in a 7 mm z-height, providing seamless upgrades of thin and light laptops and smaller form factor systems. Fast data rates of up to 140 MB/s enables superior PC end-user experience and snappier file transfers. 2.5-inch, 15 mm z-height hard drives provide 3 TB to 5 TB in capacity, offering the highest-capacity 2.5-inch hard drives available for external or all-in-one storage. 15 mm z-height enables slimmer all-in-one desktop PC drives while helping reduce system heat generation and vibration. Low startup current configurations for 3 TB to 5 TB drives enable use in legacy low-current systems like USB-2 external boxes, while simultaneously lowering power consumption. 5 TB drives can store more than 1.25 million songs and 600 hours of HD video.
Seagate brings over 20 years of trusted performance and reliability to the Seagate BarraCuda 2.5-inch HDDs - now available in capacities up to 5 TB. Key Advantages Broadest 2.5-inch hard drive portfolio with up to 5 TB capacity and both 7 mm and 15 mm form factors suitable for a variety of compute applications. Thinnest and lightest 2.5-inch hard drive with up to 2 TB storage in a 7 mm z-height, providing seamless upgrades of thin and light laptops and smaller form factor systems. Fast data rates of up to 140 MB/s enables superior PC end-user experience and snappier file transfers. 2.5-inch, 15 mm z-height hard drives provide 3 TB to 5 TB in capacity, offering the highest-capacity 2.5-inch hard drives available for external or all-in-one storage. 15 mm z-height enables slimmer all-in-one desktop PC drives while helping reduce system heat generation and vibration. Low startup current configurations for 3 TB to 5 TB drives enable use in legacy low-current systems like USB-2 external boxes, while simultaneously lowering power consumption. 5 TB drives can store more than 1.25 million songs and 600 hours of HD video.
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The lowest price we last saw for Seagate Barracuda ST500LM030 500GB 5400RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 128MB Hard Drive (2.5 | Computers & Accessories was $89.95 at Mwave Australia (last seen 21 Mar 2026). Prices may have changed since.
The all-time low we recorded was $20.00 on 10 July 2024.
Seagate Barracuda ST500LM030 500GB 5400RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 128MB Hard Drive (2.5 | Computers & Accessories
Seagate brings over 20 years of trusted performance and reliability to the Seagate BarraCuda 2.5-inch HDDs - now available in capacities up to 5 TB. Key Advantages Broadest 2.5-inch hard drive portfolio with up to 5 TB capacity and both 7 mm and 15 mm form factors suitable for a variety of compute applications. Thinnest and lightest 2.5-inch hard drive with up to 2 TB storage in a 7 mm z-height, providing seamless upgrades of thin and light laptops and smaller form factor systems. Fast data rates of up to 140 MB/s enables superior PC end-user experience and snappier file transfers. 2.5-inch, 15 mm z-height hard drives provide 3 TB to 5 TB in capacity, offering the highest-capacity 2.5-inch hard drives available for external or all-in-one storage. 15 mm z-height enables slimmer all-in-one desktop PC drives while helping reduce system heat generation and vibration. Low startup current configurations for 3 TB to 5 TB drives enable use in legacy low-current systems like USB-2 external boxes, while simultaneously lowering power consumption. 5 TB drives can store more than 1.25 million songs and 600 hours of HD video.
Seagate brings over 20 years of trusted performance and reliability to the Seagate BarraCuda 2.5-inch HDDs - now available in capacities up to 5 TB. Key Advantages Broadest 2.5-inch hard drive portfolio with up to 5 TB capacity and both 7 mm and 15 mm form factors suitable for a variety of compute applications. Thinnest and lightest 2.5-inch hard drive with up to 2 TB storage in a 7 mm z-height, providing seamless upgrades of thin and light laptops and smaller form factor systems. Fast data rates of up to 140 MB/s enables superior PC end-user experience and snappier file transfers. 2.5-inch, 15 mm z-height hard drives provide 3 TB to 5 TB in capacity, offering the highest-capacity 2.5-inch hard drives available for external or all-in-one storage. 15 mm z-height enables slimmer all-in-one desktop PC drives while helping reduce system heat generation and vibration. Low startup current configurations for 3 TB to 5 TB drives enable use in legacy low-current systems like USB-2 external boxes, while simultaneously lowering power consumption. 5 TB drives can store more than 1.25 million songs and 600 hours of HD video.
Prices last updated 21 Mar 2026.
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Seagate ST500LM030 500GB BarraCuda 2.5" SATA3 5400RPM Laptop Hard Drive
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While the product listed here is the 1TB variant, I actually purchased two of the identical 2TB Seagate Barracuda internal hard disks for my new pc build. 1TB disks just don't cut it on an enthusiast build anymore.My purchase was a week ago and so far no issues. I am getting motherboard SATA to SATA copy speeds between two identical drives of 200MB/s burst tapering to 50MB/s at the tail end of the copy. A 1Gb avi video file taking 15 seconds to copy disk to disk. Coincidentally I also have an identical 2TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5 drive purchased at the same time and in the same machine. This recorded identical stats with the initial burst copy differing only at a lower 150MB/s in the initial boost copy.I can definitely recommend these disks. I have been purchasing ... MoreWhile the product listed here is the 1TB variant, I actually purchased two of the identical 2TB Seagate Barracuda internal hard disks for my new pc build. 1TB disks just don't cut it on an enthusiast build anymore.My purchase was a week ago and so far no issues. I am getting motherboard SATA to SATA copy speeds between two identical drives of 200MB/s burst tapering to 50MB/s at the tail end of the copy. A 1Gb avi video file taking 15 seconds to copy disk to disk. Coincidentally I also have an identical 2TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5 drive purchased at the same time and in the same machine. This recorded identical stats with the initial burst copy differing only at a lower 150MB/s in the initial boost copy.I can definitely recommend these disks. I have been purchasing Seagate Barracudas since the old IDE days and they rarely disappoint.
originally posted on bhphotovideo.com
There is no special about the HDD itself - it's just working as expected. This is not a retail model, you won't get anything but the HDD in a sealed bag. However, when you register it on the Seagate site you get 5 years warranty!I was going to order an HDD from Amazon, they have better deals, but a bunch of reviews noted that Amazon sells used devices and manufacturers would not provide any warranty at all for them.I'm glad that I bought this HDD.
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This is presently the "Sweet spot" in terms of "price per byte" for hard drives, and this is the best quality consumer-level drive out there at this size.If your system can handle drives this large (older systems often can't), and want to upgrade a drive, at the moment this is your best option.I replaced a 6TB Western Digital Black drive with this one. I have always favored WD Black drives, but they don't go to this size range. And the 6TB drive has issues with occasionally not being detected properly... which this one doesn't exhibit.All in all, a great drive. Fast, large, and (so far) quiet and reliable.Remember, though, folks... this is for "desktop/gaming" use... not for "always on, always running" use. If you plan to set up any form of network-based ... MoreThis is presently the "Sweet spot" in terms of "price per byte" for hard drives, and this is the best quality consumer-level drive out there at this size.If your system can handle drives this large (older systems often can't), and want to upgrade a drive, at the moment this is your best option.I replaced a 6TB Western Digital Black drive with this one. I have always favored WD Black drives, but they don't go to this size range. And the 6TB drive has issues with occasionally not being detected properly... which this one doesn't exhibit.All in all, a great drive. Fast, large, and (so far) quiet and reliable.Remember, though, folks... this is for "desktop/gaming" use... not for "always on, always running" use. If you plan to set up any form of network-based storage, don't use this drive. It's not designed for that purpose. "Enterprise grade" drives, or "network attached storage" drives, or even "surveillance" drives, are more what you'd be looking for, as each is intended to run continuously. My own NAS has multiple 12TB Western Digital RED NAS drives installed, for example.
Seagate ST500LM030 500GB BarraCuda 2.5" SATA3 5400RPM Laptop Hard Drive
While the product listed here is the 1TB variant, I actually purchased two of the identical 2TB Seagate Barracuda internal hard disks for my new pc build. 1TB disks just don't cut it on an enthusiast build anymore.My purchase was a week ago and so far no issues. I am getting motherboard SATA to SATA copy speeds between two identical drives of 200MB/s burst tapering to 50MB/s at the tail end of the copy. A 1Gb avi video file taking 15 seconds to copy disk to disk. Coincidentally I also have an identical 2TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5 drive purchased at the same time and in the same machine. This recorded identical stats with the initial burst copy differing only at a lower 150MB/s in the initial boost copy.I can definitely recommend these disks. I have been purchasing ... MoreWhile the product listed here is the 1TB variant, I actually purchased two of the identical 2TB Seagate Barracuda internal hard disks for my new pc build. 1TB disks just don't cut it on an enthusiast build anymore.My purchase was a week ago and so far no issues. I am getting motherboard SATA to SATA copy speeds between two identical drives of 200MB/s burst tapering to 50MB/s at the tail end of the copy. A 1Gb avi video file taking 15 seconds to copy disk to disk. Coincidentally I also have an identical 2TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5 drive purchased at the same time and in the same machine. This recorded identical stats with the initial burst copy differing only at a lower 150MB/s in the initial boost copy.I can definitely recommend these disks. I have been purchasing Seagate Barracudas since the old IDE days and they rarely disappoint.
There is no special about the HDD itself - it's just working as expected. This is not a retail model, you won't get anything but the HDD in a sealed bag. However, when you register it on the Seagate site you get 5 years warranty!I was going to order an HDD from Amazon, they have better deals, but a bunch of reviews noted that Amazon sells used devices and manufacturers would not provide any warranty at all for them.I'm glad that I bought this HDD.
This is presently the "Sweet spot" in terms of "price per byte" for hard drives, and this is the best quality consumer-level drive out there at this size.If your system can handle drives this large (older systems often can't), and want to upgrade a drive, at the moment this is your best option.I replaced a 6TB Western Digital Black drive with this one. I have always favored WD Black drives, but they don't go to this size range. And the 6TB drive has issues with occasionally not being detected properly... which this one doesn't exhibit.All in all, a great drive. Fast, large, and (so far) quiet and reliable.Remember, though, folks... this is for "desktop/gaming" use... not for "always on, always running" use. If you plan to set up any form of network-based ... MoreThis is presently the "Sweet spot" in terms of "price per byte" for hard drives, and this is the best quality consumer-level drive out there at this size.If your system can handle drives this large (older systems often can't), and want to upgrade a drive, at the moment this is your best option.I replaced a 6TB Western Digital Black drive with this one. I have always favored WD Black drives, but they don't go to this size range. And the 6TB drive has issues with occasionally not being detected properly... which this one doesn't exhibit.All in all, a great drive. Fast, large, and (so far) quiet and reliable.Remember, though, folks... this is for "desktop/gaming" use... not for "always on, always running" use. If you plan to set up any form of network-based storage, don't use this drive. It's not designed for that purpose. "Enterprise grade" drives, or "network attached storage" drives, or even "surveillance" drives, are more what you'd be looking for, as each is intended to run continuously. My own NAS has multiple 12TB Western Digital RED NAS drives installed, for example.
First clone attempt failed when the drive failed, which compromised my original drive. (Thanks, cloning software!) Subsequent test with an 8gb ISO file showed the drive fails around 6.5-7Gb transferred so the NAND was probably fine but the mechanical portion was bad. After getting clicks and beeps at that point, I erased it the best I could and returned it. @Seagate, please take a look at all of the reviews on this site alone and realize that your FireCuda line has unresolved flaws. Your Momentus XT line was much more reliable; I have several of those for years, heavily used, with no issues at all. This has shaken my faith in Seagate SSHDs as well as cost a weekend in troubeshooting and OS/app re-installation. On top of this, I bought a 2Tb version with the same ... MoreFirst clone attempt failed when the drive failed, which compromised my original drive. (Thanks, cloning software!) Subsequent test with an 8gb ISO file showed the drive fails around 6.5-7Gb transferred so the NAND was probably fine but the mechanical portion was bad. After getting clicks and beeps at that point, I erased it the best I could and returned it. @Seagate, please take a look at all of the reviews on this site alone and realize that your FireCuda line has unresolved flaws. Your Momentus XT line was much more reliable; I have several of those for years, heavily used, with no issues at all. This has shaken my faith in Seagate SSHDs as well as cost a weekend in troubeshooting and OS/app re-installation. On top of this, I bought a 2Tb version with the same order that now houses all of my important files. I'm now DEEPLY concerned that it could fail prematurely. I ended up going to a WD Black mechanical drive, and the performance is terrible. I'll be hoping that Seagate gets it together and fixes these drives, as their predecessors were terrific. @Newegg, thanks for making an awesome return policy!
SSHD stands for solid state hybrid drive, this is a traditional hard disk with a small amount of solid state storage built in. The solid state storage typically holds the most accessed data and applications, allowing for faster loading times. Although gains of 3 times or more can be attained for the cached data (programs and files stored in the SSD part of the drive), general performance usually falls in line with typical mechanical HHDâs and in this case slower spinning 5400rpm drives. This drive is 2.5in and 7mm in height making it perfect as a potential upgrade for vanilla laptop HHDâs, however the spindle speed of this drive is a slow 5400rpm making random access to data outside of the 8Gb of solid state memory slow. I cloned my current laptop HHD (500gb WD ... MoreSSHD stands for solid state hybrid drive, this is a traditional hard disk with a small amount of solid state storage built in. The solid state storage typically holds the most accessed data and applications, allowing for faster loading times. Although gains of 3 times or more can be attained for the cached data (programs and files stored in the SSD part of the drive), general performance usually falls in line with typical mechanical HHDâs and in this case slower spinning 5400rpm drives. This drive is 2.5in and 7mm in height making it perfect as a potential upgrade for vanilla laptop HHDâs, however the spindle speed of this drive is a slow 5400rpm making random access to data outside of the 8Gb of solid state memory slow. I cloned my current laptop HHD (500gb WD Black 7200rpm) across to this SSHD and ran a few tests to compare using Crystal Disk. Sequential Read and writes were 132.02Mb/s and 127.06Mb/s and random read and writes were 1.49Mb/s and 1.32Mb/s (averaged out). While sequential read and writes were a little faster than the WD drive, random read and writes were slower and this makes sense as the spindle speed of this drive is 5400rpm as opposed to 7200rpm for the WD drive. After using this drive for a few days I noticed that Windows booted quicker with this drive and opening Paint Shop Pro and Outlook was also speedier with this drive than my older WD Black. The firmware on this SSHD will take some time to learn what programs and data you access often, in order to move this data to the SSD part of the drive, however this part of the drive is only 8Gb in size, so will fill up quickly if you want to install and use multiple games and storage hogging applications. I am disappointed by the 5400rpm spindle speed and this is really the only con I could find. It would be a more compelling buy if it came with a 7200rpm drive, however a 7200rpm drive would be louder and consume more power and generate more heat. This drive was designed for mobile computing where battery life was important, so I understand the requirement for a 5400rpm spindle speed. The drive was certainly quieter than my WD Black drive, unfortunately I have not really been able to determine if the SSHD had a positive effect on laptop battery use so far. This drive would be perfect for anyone looking to update storage in a laptop that is currently running a vanilla HDD. It is reasonably priced at $69 and with a 5 year warranty should last well. Just donât expect this to be a new speed demon. If you want a much faster mobile experience then nothing will beat even the very cheapest SSD, but expect to pay at least $240 for a 1Tb SSD. Bottom line: Great value hybrid drive, with good capacity and sequential read and writes and a terrific 5 year warranty. Let down by average random read and writes from 5400rpm spindle speed (although I can understand why the 5400rpm spindle speed was chosen for this drive).
Excellent warranty on drive technology that is becoming a thing of the past. Speeds were comparable to a standard 5400 RPM drive that I had previously reviewed, but Iâm not sure if that is a reflection on the testing software (HD Tach and Crystal Disc Mark) not being able to properly utilize the SSD cache, or if the drive just isnât that fast. I will say that the predecessor to this drive was the standard for boot/storage in the developer laptops at my employer (have since moved on to SSD) and they were always a bottleneck for the mobility i7 processors used in the machines (Dell E6430). Not saying itâs a horrible drive, but just really is at a disadvantage when compared to SSDâs. Sure, you canât get a 1TB SSD for $70, but I think a lot of people would gladly ... MoreExcellent warranty on drive technology that is becoming a thing of the past. Speeds were comparable to a standard 5400 RPM drive that I had previously reviewed, but Iâm not sure if that is a reflection on the testing software (HD Tach and Crystal Disc Mark) not being able to properly utilize the SSD cache, or if the drive just isnât that fast. I will say that the predecessor to this drive was the standard for boot/storage in the developer laptops at my employer (have since moved on to SSD) and they were always a bottleneck for the mobility i7 processors used in the machines (Dell E6430). Not saying itâs a horrible drive, but just really is at a disadvantage when compared to SSDâs. Sure, you canât get a 1TB SSD for $70, but I think a lot of people would gladly âsettleâ for a 500GB SSD for $150. No heat, faster speeds, comparable lifespans, all adds up to a better option. Now as negative as this review sounds, I think there is an excellent use for the Firecuda 1TB â storage drive in a laptop. Many laptops have some sort of âultra-bayâ, and I think the Firecuda 1TB would pair up nicely with an SSD boot drive, serving as the âdumbâ storage half of the equation. Only concern there would be a lack of airflow near the drive (spindle drives get hot in laptops, even with some degree of cooling. The size and form factor would be an excellent choice if we were to go back in time, but frankly speaking, with the continuing drop in SSD prices â and dialed in SSD controller firmware, I donât really see the benefit of the Firecuda 1TB, except in a strictly storage sense situation. Speed difference in SSDâs for boot, and application use, canât be ignored. Not a bad product, but only recommended for someone on a serious budget, or in need of small form factor storage.
Well, I'll start with this. When I bought the 2 FireCuda series SSHD's (8/2019), I figured it would be faster since the SSD part probably holds like the OS, leaving the rest of the drive using 40 year old technology. Seagate has always been a good brand, one that you could trust, which was another reason I purchased these SSHD's. Like I mentioned above, I liked the Dell Inspiron 5530 I bought back in like 2012. Liked it so much that when the Dell Engineers came out with a BIOS Update that opened up the board to accept 16gb memory, (up from 8gb). I figured I could live with that because the 2019 Dell Inspiron's with an Intel i5 Processor which was past the 6th generation wouldn't support Windows 7, just Windows 10 Pro. Since Win 10 has so many more open doors for 3rd ... MoreWell, I'll start with this. When I bought the 2 FireCuda series SSHD's (8/2019), I figured it would be faster since the SSD part probably holds like the OS, leaving the rest of the drive using 40 year old technology. Seagate has always been a good brand, one that you could trust, which was another reason I purchased these SSHD's. Like I mentioned above, I liked the Dell Inspiron 5530 I bought back in like 2012. Liked it so much that when the Dell Engineers came out with a BIOS Update that opened up the board to accept 16gb memory, (up from 8gb). I figured I could live with that because the 2019 Dell Inspiron's with an Intel i5 Processor which was past the 6th generation wouldn't support Windows 7, just Windows 10 Pro. Since Win 10 has so many more open doors for 3rd party vendor-access, (lol the gov is now considered a vendor now), I thought maybe I'll stick with this older laptop. Because I figured out the ''No Start'' issue with the 5520, I picked up 2 more from that good old auction site for next to nothing, just so I could have another backup, or since I help a couple single moms my Wife & myself know, if their children needed a laptop, I'd have at least one to give. I have refurbished a lot of laptops for those kids over the past 10 years now. Now back to the Firecudas. I tried one in one of these Dell's and wasn't thrilled with them, only because whn I read SSHD, I hoped that the SS part meant really fast but it wasn't, so I just pulled it out. Now with 2 of these bad-Boys sitting around and since I am upgrading 2 Towers & a Dell laptop with larger drives, maxing the memory and putting Windows 7 Pro on the Towers, they'll both have homes, the frind I'm doing the work for won't be spending much for all the work. Because these FireCuda SSHD drives are New, Old-Stock, he'll be getting the drives with just under 3 years warranty, he should be happy. All-in-All, I'd probably buy a couple more if I caught them on sale but with the sale prices on some of the SSD's & regular Storage Drives these days, I'd probably look for the regular Seagate Barracuda in a 1TB, unless I am doing a dual drive install, then a 500gb & a 1TB storage drive.... Sorry I went on & on but hopefully someone out there reading this review wants to stay with a Windows 7 OS (for privacy's sake) and then to go on one of those Dell Inspiron 5520's. I'm not one to get really concerned about being the fastest gun in the west with a laptop or tower. Rather, good quality privacy and good performance, (Oh yea & Bluetooth Earbuds, lol) Thnks for reading, have a really Blessed day and rest of the year... Dan
So my AM3+ PC fried back in December 2019 from a wrath of god power surge. My neighbor gave me a selection of her old laptops that had various issues, and I was able to get a Sony Vaio working by replacing the failed hard drive with this drive in January 2020. Installed windows 7 Ultimate x64 on it, and so far I have no complaints relating to the drive 7 months later. It was much slimmer than I expected (if I had a connection splitter I could fit two into the laptop), but I was able to install it in the larger drive bay without any hitches. At this time I have no reason to give it less than 5 stars in all categories (although with it in a Sony Vaio I can't exactly test high end gaming use), and the price was very affordable. Being used in a Sony VAIO VGN-FW560F ... MoreSo my AM3+ PC fried back in December 2019 from a wrath of god power surge. My neighbor gave me a selection of her old laptops that had various issues, and I was able to get a Sony Vaio working by replacing the failed hard drive with this drive in January 2020. Installed windows 7 Ultimate x64 on it, and so far I have no complaints relating to the drive 7 months later. It was much slimmer than I expected (if I had a connection splitter I could fit two into the laptop), but I was able to install it in the larger drive bay without any hitches. At this time I have no reason to give it less than 5 stars in all categories (although with it in a Sony Vaio I can't exactly test high end gaming use), and the price was very affordable. Being used in a Sony VAIO VGN-FW560F Intel Core2 Duo P7450 @ 2.13Ghz 6GBs Ram 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 (Sony) Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Thanks to this hard drive the laptop has kept me connected, and able to do some things (like stay sane), but god I can't wait to assemble my gradually collected pc parts for a new Rog Strix x570-E gaming pc inside a Thermaltake Level 20 GT ARGB case. When I do, I will probably leave this hard drive in the Vaio for a back up (and portable) computer.
This is a great product with very low cost. I love it for the following reason:1. The BarraCuda mobile internal hard drive is the go-to upgrade for on-the-go computing thanks to big capacity in a small form factor2. Tackle projects, maneuver applications, and multitask like a pro with a wide range of available capacitiesFeatures specialized caching technology for optimized data flow and faster loading3. Confidently rely on portable hard drive technology backed by 20 years of innovation4. The two-year limited warranty is includedThis is a Wonderful product for laptop owners!
As far as spinning platter HDDs go, this BarracudaPro is a very decent unit to inexpensively increase internal laptop/notebook storage. Remarkably thermally stable & mechanically/data reliable, just on it's own.Real world performace can be further leveraged via pairing with NVMe2 Intel Optane memory.Set aside all of the theoretical Optane+HDD naysers. Intel is not subbing out Optane innards with low performance/reliability silicon, whereas the list of SSD vendors baiting product reviews and then re-fabbing/switching sold-to-consumer units (under the same identifiers) with lower performance components is endless. This SeagateHDD, paired with Optane price/performance competes with SSD in the real world, leaving $$$ in my wallet for other things.
