Question 1

Is this an SSHD like the Firecuda?

Accepted Answer

No it is not it is just a normal HDD Or Hard Disk Drive

Question 2

will this work in HP 15-f010wm Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR)?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is very rare to find a laptop that uses something besides 2.5" for spindle/mechanical drives.

Question 3

Will this work in a 2009 Macbook mc207ll/a?  Thanks!

Accepted Answer

Yes it should. You will need a t8 bit screw driver to remove the original hard drive from its caddy

Question 4

Replacing dead ST500LT012 in a hp pavillion 360 - is this the correct size for that?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it should fit with an adapter.  Notebook computers have this or there are places for screws to hold an hdd.

Question 5

What is the port type?

Accepted Answer

This hard drive will connect to the sata connector on any common laptop. The hard drive will be backward compatible to any older hardware for sata connections. This hard drive does not have the the connection for eSata (an external connection for sata devices), if this is what you want to know. Sata replaces the older IDE devices that had 34 or 40 pins.  Sata performs at the higher serial bus speeds.

Question 6

Will this drive work in a Dell Inspiron 3542 which has a SATA 3Gb/s controller? This drive is SATA 6Gb/s.

Accepted Answer

Yes it will.  It will work on any Sata connector. This drink be is a very fast drive and also a thin one which fits all computers

Question 7

Will the 3TB or 4TB fit inside a Asus ROG G752vs OC edition?

Accepted Answer

No. The 2TB and lower capacities are 7mm drives that would, but the larger capacity drives are 15mm.

Question 8

What is the storage capacity of this hard drive?

Accepted Answer

The storage capacity of this hard drive is 500GB.

Question 9

What are the physical dimensions of this hard drive?

Accepted Answer

The physical dimensions of this hard drive are a height of 7mm, a width of 69.85mm, and a length of 100.35mm.

Question 10

How fast is the data transfer speed on this hard drive?

Accepted Answer

The data transfer speed of this hard drive is up to 140MB/s.

Brand	Seagate
Series	BarraCuda
Model	ST500LM030
Packaging	Bare Drive

Interface	SATA 6.0Gb/s
Capacity	500GB
Cache	128MB
RPM	5400 RPM

Features	Broadest 2.5-inch hard drive portfolio with up to 5TB capacity and both 7mm and 15mm form factors suitable for a variety of compute applications. Thinnest and lightest 2.5-inch hard drive with up to 2TB storage in a 7mm z-height, providing seamless upgrades of thin and light laptops and smaller form factor systems. Fast data rates of up to 140MB/s enables superior PC end-user experience and snappier file transfers. 2.5-inch, 15mm z-height hard drives provide 3TB to 5TB in capacity, offering the highest-capacity 2.5-inch hard drives available for external or all-in-one storage. 15mm z-height enables slimmer all-in-one desktop PC drives while helping reduce system heat generation and vibration. Low startup current configurations for 3TB to 5TB drives enable use in legacy low-current systems like USB-2 external boxes, while simultaneously lowering power consumption. 5TB drives can store more than 1.25 million songs and 600 hours of HD video.
Usage	For Daily Computing

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Form Factor	2.5"
Height (maximum)	7mm
Width (maximum)	69.85mm
Length (maximum)	100.35mm

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