Seagate® Laptop Thin HDD 500GB

The Seagate® Laptop Ultrathin HDD is one of the thinnest, lightest and most affordable hard drives designed for slim laptops and ultrabooks. Compatible with all laptop designs, the Laptop Ultrathin offers up to 500GB storage capacity and a Self-Encrypting Drive option.
5mm, 3.3 oz laptop drive delivers performance equal to Seagate 7mm laptop offerings
Standard SATA 6Gb/s interface for easy integration
Implement up to 500GB of storage capacity in 25% less space
Available as a Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) with TCG Opal protocol
Pushing the Boundaries of System Design—Smaller
In our ultra-portable world, we need more storage in smaller and smaller-sized solutions. By offering up to 500GB in a 30% slimmer laptop HDD design, Seagate enables a new path to higher capacity for an ever-smaller footprint.
Endless Options for High Capacity Design
Imagine the day when your phone, tablet, camera—any device, has options to add on additional storage. With the slimmest, most affordable design yet, the Laptop Ultrathin HDD reveals new options for expanded or integrated storage. As slim as a few credit cards, the ultra slim HDD enables new design possibilities from phone cases, to tablets to other common accessories.
Seamless Data Security
As our data becomes more portable it also becomes more vulnerable. Personal finances, social security numbers, business plans could all be compromised. Protect these assets with the Laptop Ultrathin SED option, which uses TCG Opal encryption standards for real time data encryption and enables easy drive retirement with Seagate Instant Secure Erase (ISE).
Compatible Laptop Interface and Applications
100% compatible with today’s laptop standards, the Laptop Ultrathin HDD features a SATA 6Gb/s connector. With 100MB/s sustained data transfer rate, the Laptop Ultrathin HDD provides easy design integration supported by the performance demanded for laptop applications and other slim storage devices.
Enabling Affordable High-Capacity HDD Solutions
New 5mm drives give a cost-effective option to system integrators whose only choice for storage has been expensive, lower capacity SSD solutions. The Laptop Ultrathin 500 GB HDD offers the best cost-per-GB and cost-per-millimeter with enough space to store up to 160,000 photos, 1 year of music, 250 hours of DVDs or 62 hours of HD video.