Amazing Versatility
Get the most out of your storage with BarraCuda hard drives. From computers full of photos and memories to gaming PCs that need more room to play, BarraCuda grows with you.

Laptop and Mobile Storage
Experience the highest capacity, and the thinnest 2.5-inch hard drive you’ve ever seen. Choose from 500 GB to 2 TB of massive storage for all of your application and data needs along with a slim 7 mm form factor drive that makes system upgrades very easy.

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, so you can load applications and files faster than ever before. By applying intelligent layers of NAND Flash, DRAM and media cache technologies, BarraCuda delivers improved read and write performance by optimising data flow.

Trusted Dependability
The BarraCuda family of reliable hard drives is here to stay, for years to come.

- Experience — For more than 20 years, Seagate has manufactured and delivered the super-reliable BarraCuda family of drives
- BarraCuda — Seagate's drive-reliability data simply speaks for itself, and the BarraCuda family is often recognised by leading publications and customers

Specifications

Hard drive
HDD sustained transfer rate	140 MiB/s
Average latency	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	4096
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"
HDD capacity	500 GB
Features
Type	HDD
HDD sustained transfer rate	140 MiB/s
Interface	Serial ATA III
Average latency	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	4096
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"
HDD capacity	500 GB
Storage drive buffer size	128 MB
Power
Power consumption (write)	1.7 W
Power consumption (read)	1.6 W
Power consumption (idle)	0.45 W
Start-up current	1 A
Operating voltage	5 V
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%
Operating shock	400 G
Non-operating shock	1000 G
Technical details
Harmonized System (HS) code	84717050
Compliance certificates	RoHS
Interface	Serial ATA III

Packaging content
Storage drive adapter included	No
Weight & dimensions
Width	69.8 mm
Weight	90 g
Height	7 mm
Depth	100.3 mm
Packaging data
Storage drive adapter included	No
Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code	84717050
Other features
Interface	Serial ATA III
Compliance certificates	RoHS

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HDD size	2.5 "	3.5 "	2.5 "	2.5 "	3.5 "	2.5 "
Component for	N/A	PC	Server/workstation	Server/workstation	PC	Notebook