Seagate BarraCuda 5TB Internal Hard Drive HDD – 2.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 5400 RPM 128MB Cache for Computer Desktop PC (ST5000LM000)

I'm running five of these in my virtual storage pool (Windows Server 2016 storage pool) for my home server, four months so far. One drive developed two bad sectors, a reformat mapped them out. Maybe in another six months I'll trust them as much as the WD Red drives they replaced - until then all my volumes are three-way mirror, and I have offsite backups. Temperatures are low, of course - a main advantage of going to 2.5" drives. And these are pretty much silent. Not the fastest kid on the block - no surprise there. Still, I see less impact from SMR than I expected. It's interesting to note that the external version of this 5TB drive contains the exact same drive. Everything except drive serial number is exactly the same externally, as well as firmware and any other params I could inspect with HD Tune. At the time of writing the price for an external drive is 119 vs 189 for this internal version. Of course, pulling out the drive from the external enclosure voids any warranty, so it's really a question of how much the warranty is worth. Will more than one out of three drives fail during the warranty period? UPDATE 8/17/2018: All five drives have been running well since January. I wiped and reformatted them back then before redeploying. I have a spare drive but am not bothering with hot swap as uptime is not critical for my home server - I can accept a day's downtime if a drive fails hard. These little drives are performing as well as can be expected. Raising to five stars. UPDATE 12/16/2018: It's been a year now for most of my drives. Still running well. One drive has disconnected from my SAS card twice, hard to tell if it's the drive, card or cabling. In the process I got to see how well double redundancy works - the storage pool didn't even flinch, no downtime, no readonly mode, just rebuilt redundancy using free space on other drives while on single redundancy for a few hours. I ejected and reinserted the disconnected drive, and everything was back to normal again (albeit a bit unbalanced free space).

Does it’s job as long as you know how to partition space for it

OMG. So delighted to get this product 2 days in advance before the Mon. Jan. 26th, 2026 delivery date and before the big winter snow storm Fern. Product and specifications were exact and compatible with my Eufy S380 Homebase storage system. The 2.5" dimension fit perfectly. I was somewhat cautious as it did not come with any screws to secure to the internal tray of the S380 Homebase system, but low and behold, this hard size snaps into the internal casing and doesn't move or shift upon inserting downward into SATA Slots. There is no need for the hard drive screws as 1.) The S380 doesn't come with them and 2.) The 2.5" drive snaps into the designated HD tray. Great idea with not having to mess around with tiny screws. So far it's been 4 days since receiving and installing and I'm very happy overall. Drive is quick, super quiet, and using the Eufy app very easy to format and begin continuous recording or setup for multiple recording events. Not sure how the seller got this product to my home in lightning time, but I'm not complaining. Kudos and shout outs to receiving my order, expediting so quickly, and delivering way ahead than I expected. Would definitely purchase from this vendor once again. I have 4 devices connected to my S380 homebase system and now thinking about some internal cameras to monitor if not home.

Ordered six of the 5TB variety back in June 2017. They're all members of an Intel RSTe RAID 5 array. I'm not certain if it's the Intel RSTe RAID or the drives, but they seem very very slow for what the specifications of the drive are. Slow I can live with, unreliable really bothers me. Less than six months in, one of the drives threw up several bad sectors. I marked the drive off as normal so the controller would rebuild the array and fix any parity errors. It took a little more than 24 hours for that to happen, but it succeeded. Then I told the controller to verify and repair. Again, a little more than 24 hours, but it was successful. Then a few hours after that, the troubled drive just stopped functioning completely. Currently waiting on Seagate to see if they're going to give me a new replacement, a refurb replacement, or nothing at all. Three stars because when they work, they work and the capacity is nice for the small form factor. I feel like I can't come down on Seagate too much, because at this point when you buy a hard drive you should know what you're getting into - nothing is guaranteed and luck of the draw seems to be how it works. Update 01/23/2019: Dropped to 1 star because the reliability is so poor with these drives that they are not worth the time. I always a very recent backup of my data, so data loss was not an issue for me. Though, without the backups, I most certainly would have lost something. Had six of them, with 5 active in a RAID 5 array and 1 assigned to be a hot spare. The final straw was having yet another drive go bad on me only to find out the hot spare died as soon as it was called into action. If you need to have even mediocre reliability, these drives are likely not for you.

What makes this such a cheap 2.5-inch 5TB HDD is a non-standard data recording method called "Shingled Magnetic Recording" or "SMR". To quote Google AI, "When comparing a Seagate Barracuda with SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) to one with PMR (Perpendicular Magnetic Recording), the key difference is that the SMR drive will generally have significantly slower write speeds due to its overlapping track design, while the PMR drive offers faster write performance, making it better for write-intensive tasks, even though the SMR drive might have a higher storage capacity at a lower price point." What that means is, it's good for data that you put on it once and never delete or update again, and slow for handling data that needs to be rewritten. I had to use mine for rewriting due to a lack of storage elsewhere, but every time I try to delete the latest version of the Unreal Engine 5 and replace it with the newest one, it makes the drive slow to a crawl. I have to constantly give my 5TB Barracudas down time and defrag them whenever I do big delete or write operation on them. I even had to open my computer case and point a full-sized desk fan at them whenever I run them just to keep them from overheating. Bottom line: Get this if you need a cheap, high-capacity 2.5-inch 5TB HDD you will never rewrite data to. But if you need drives to store data you want to rewrite on a regular basis, get a CMR/PMR HDD or an SSD.

Perfect for my EUFY camera system. It fit just as described and was a perfect upgrade for storage capacity. Overall, A great hard drive for the price.

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When I decided to upgrade my micro PC, I knew I needed a hard drive that could keep up with my digital ambitions. Enter the Seagate BarraCuda 5TB Internal Hard Drive – a behemoth of storage that promises to turn your mini machine into a data-swallowing shark. First off, let me say, this drive is no lightweight minnow. It's a chunky boy, not suited for the delicate confines of a laptop. Trying to fit it into my micro PC was like trying to squeeze a sumo wrestler into skinny jeans—tight, but ultimately successful! Performance-wise, this drive swims circles around the competition. Speed and reliability are as advertised, making it a true powerhouse. Loading files, booting up, and transferring data feel like a breeze, even when dealing with massive amounts of information. It’s like having a turbo-charged engine in your tiny car. However, be warned, this BarraCuda is strictly for the mini machine crowd. If you attempt to put it in your laptop, you might end up with a device that resembles an overstuffed suitcase. But for micro PCs and other small form factors, it's the perfect catch. In summary, if you need a storage solution that's both speedy and spacious, the Seagate BarraCuda 5TB HDD is a reel-y great choice. Just make sure your device can handle its chonky design, and you'll be riding the waves of data with ease!

Envoi plus rapide que prévu, très bien emballé et le produit fonctionne a merveille 👍

Item came very quickly as described.

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Compré este disco como reemplazo del que tenía mi laptop HP ProBook debido a que el anterior estaba dañado y ya no cargaba el sistema operativo. Fue un total acierto comprar este disco duro interno y durante tres semanas de uso puedo decir lo siguiente: -Excelente compatibilidad con Windows 10. -Bien protegido al momento de la entrega. -Relación precio calidad muy buena (considero que conviene comprar el de 1GB de almacenamiento). -Velocidad de carga del sistema operativo y pantalla de inicio mejorada (a pesar de ser HDD). -No ha presentado fallos de pérdida de archivos. Hasta el momento no he encontrado alguna desventaja, el envío y la entrega fueron a tiempo y ahorré aproximadamente $200MXN, ya que el precio era mayor en otras páginas. Es una excelente opción para laptops, siendo un disco económico y de calidad.

Is it spectacularly fast. No. Does it operate reliably. Absolutely. I recently purchased an Asenno 1TB SSD for my PS4 Pro at £84.99 but it somehow stuttered and lagged more than this £35 HDD. It goes to show how great Seagate is at making these things (or how bad others are at making SSD's). Also if you plan on getting a PS5 in the near future and you want something for your PS4 or PS4 PRO get this instead of an SSD. The truth is an SSD would only make a small difference in these machines but the PS5 would be capable of speeds that make any SATA SSD look silly. So I recommend you save your money.