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Seagate BarraCuda Mobile Hard Drive 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 2.5-Inch 7mm (ST500LM030) 2 Yrs Warranty

Choose from 7mm capacity options—500GB, 1TB, and 2TB—for easy-to-upgrade laptop and mobile internal hard drive storage
The 15mm Seagate BarraCuda allows you to easily store most of your games, music, movies, and more with 3TB, 4TB and 5TB capacity options
Highest-capacity 2.5-inch hard drives on the market for external or all-in-one storage, with SATA 6GB/s interface to optimize burst performance
Multi-tier caching technology delivers snappy performance with lower power consumption
2-year limited manufacturer warranty

From the manufacturer

Best-Fit Applications

Laptop and mobile storage
External storage systems
All-in-one-PCs
Ultra-slim desktop PCs

Versatility at the Ready

Versatile and dependable, Seagate’s fierce BarraCuda drives are inspired by the past but ready for the future. BarraCuda 2.5-inch drives, in 7mm and 15mm z-heights, are a cost-effective way to handle all your PC needs.

Multi-Tier Caching Technology

All hard drives in the BarraCuda family come equipped with Multi-Tier Caching Technology (MTC). MTC takes your PC to new performance levels. By applying intelligent layers of NAND Flash, DRAM and media cache technologies, BarraCuda delivers improved read and write performance by optimizing data flow, allowing you to load apps and files faster than ever before.

Major Capacity

Store it all. With capacities up to 5TB, BarraCuda leads the market with the widest range of storage options available. With a 2.5-inch form factor, users can upgrade their laptop, mobile, external storage, or all-in-one PC systems with ease.


	BarraCuda	BarraCuda	BarraCuda Pro	FireCuda
Ideal for	Laptop storage, mobile storage, all-in-one storage, external storage	Home and business computing: versatility and reliability for desktop systems and laptops	Home and business computing where conditions demand higher capacity, better performance and longer warranty	Gaming systems, video editing, power computing: 5x faster than standard HDDs, more capacity than SSDs
Capacity	Up to 5TB	Up to 4TB	Up to 10TB	Up to 2TB
Performance	Mainstream	Mainstream	Faster	Fastest
Key Feature	Versatility	Versatility	Maximum capacity and higher speeds	Flash-enhanced for higher performance
Form Factor	2.5-inch	3.5-inch	3.5-inch	2.5, 3.5-inch
Limited Warranty	2 years	2 years	5 years	5 years