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Seagate 500GB BarraCuda ST500LM030 and Seagate Barracuda 500GB are both hard disk drives with the same Capacity (500 GB) and Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s). The main differences are in Cache, RPM and Form Factor.
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Seagate 500GB BarraCuda SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 2.5" ST500LM030
Seagate 500GB BarraCuda ST500LM030
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" SATA 3 7200RPM NCQ 16MB Cache ST500DM002
Seagate Barracuda 500GB
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Brand
Seagate
Brand
Seagate
Model
ST500LM030
Model
ST500DM002
Release Date
📅 October 2018
Release Date
📅 November 2011
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
User reviews
★★★★★
(121 reviews)
Performance (Charts)
n/a
Performance (Charts)
110th / 637
Effective Value
-
Effective Value
64th / 161
Price history
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Price/GB
$0.08
Price/GB
$0.12
GB/$1
11.99
GB/$1
8.33
Pros
-
Pros
  • Reliability
  • Good performance
Capacity
500 GB
Capacity
500 GB
Cache
128MB
Cache
16MB
RPM
5400
RPM
7200
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor
2.5"
Form Factor
3.5"
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Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Seagate 500GB BarraCuda ST500LM030:

  • Newer Product, it was released around 7 years later
  • More Internal Cache (+112 MB available)

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Reasons to buy the Seagate Barracuda 500GB:

  • 37% cheaper, you can save $35.10
  • Higher Revolutions Per Minute (+1800 RPM)

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