BarraCuda Hard Drives
Versatile. Fast. Dependable. Seagate’s BarraCuda hard drives are perfect for laptop storage, mobile storage, all-in-one storage and more.
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Amazing Versatility
Multi-Tier Caching
Incredible Speed
Trusted Dependability
Unrivalled Desktop Legacy
Built on proven reliability and innovation, BarraCuda 3.5-inch hard drives are available in a versatile mix of capacity and price point options to fit any budget.
Multi-Tier Caching Technology
Optimised Read and Write Data Flow
All hard drives in the BarraCuda family come equipped with Multi-Tier Caching Technology (MTC). By optimising data flow with intelligent layers of NAND Flash, DRAM, and media cache technologies — get faster load and applications times and improved read and write performance.
Your Data Matters to Us
Trusted Dependability
For more than 20 years, Seagate has manufactured and delivered the reliable BarraCuda family of drives. Your positive hard drive experience matters to us, which is why we offer robust limited warranties on all BarraCuda drives.
Rescue Data Recovery Services
We’ve Got Your Back
When the unexpected happens — like water damage or natural disaster — Rescue Services help you defend against data loss and retrieval costs so you can rest easier.
BarraCuda QLC SSDs
Improve PC performance with Seagate’s BarraCuda SSDs offering up to 50× faster speeds than traditional HDDs. Expect optimal compatibility and easy plug-and-play installation.
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Speed Up Your Computer
BarraCuda SSD solutions come in both 2.5 SATA and M.2 2280 form factors, perfect for ultra-thin and ultra-small laptops, mini PCs, and desktop PCs that need next-level SSD speed for accelerated applications and multitasking.
SATA 6 Gb/s SSD Speeds
Seagate’s Barracuda Q1 SSD is up to 20x faster than HDDs. (Based on internal tests of PCMark8 storage 2.0 bandwidth, 169.2 MB/s BC Q1 SSD vs 8.34 MB/s HDD.)
NVMe 2.5x faster speeds
Seagate’s BarraCuda Q5 SSD unleashes speeds that are up to 2.5x faster than SATA SSDs.
Proven Reliability
With the BarraCuda Q1 SSD, get:
- 3-year limited warranty
- 1.8M hours MTBF
- Up to 280 TB TBW
With the BarraCuda Q5 SSD, get:
- 3-year limited warranty
- 1-year Rescue Data Recovery Services
- 1.8M hours MTBF
- Up to 531 TB TBW
DiscWizard and SeaTools — Making Drive Management Easier
Seagate makes it easy to add new drives to your computer and monitor their health and performance with the free DiscWizard™ and SeaTools™ software. Easily clone your current drive to your new Seagate drive, create and format partitions, transfer data, and back up data with DiscWizard, and then seamlessly monitor drive health, performance, and firmware updates using SeaTools.
Rescue Data Recovery Services
We’ve Got Your Back
When the unexpected happens — like water damage or natural disaster — Rescue Services help you defend against data loss and retrieval costs so you can rest easier.