Seagate ST5000LM000 – 5TB 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Drive
The Seagate ST5000LM000 is a 5TB, 2.5-inch SATA hard drive designed for buyers who need high capacity in a compact, low-power form factor — including external storage enclosures, portable NAS-style builds, and dense secondary storage in laptops or servers where 3.5-inch drives do not fit. With a 5400 RPM spindle and 128MB cache, it suits bulk data storage, backup, and archive workloads rather than high-performance transactional applications. Note that as a mechanical drive it is positioned below SSDs in IOPS and latency; pair it with caching or SSD tiers if responsiveness matters.
Key specifications (table)
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Model | ST5000LM000 |
| Capacity | 5TB (5000GB) |
| Form Factor | 2.5-inch, typically 15mm height (check bay clearance in slim chassis) |
| Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s (backward compatible with earlier SATA generations, at reduced link speed) |
| Spindle Speed | 5400 RPM (prioritizes power efficiency and acoustics over access speed) |
| Cache | 128MB |
| Max Data Transfer Rate | Up to 140 MB/s (interface speed dependent) |
| Shock Resistance | Up to 1000G, non-operating |
| Power Consumption | Optimized for low power usage (suitable for portable and always-on secondary storage) |
Good to know
- Compatibility: verify your enclosure or chassis supports 15mm-height 2.5-inch drives — many slim laptop bays only accept 7mm or 9.5mm models, so this drive is most common in external enclosures, mobile racks, and capacity-oriented builds.
- Family positioning: within Seagate’s portfolio, this 5400 RPM 2.5-inch model sits in the mobile/portable capacity tier — distinct from the IronWolf NAS series (multi-bay NAS optimization), SkyHawk surveillance series (continuous write workloads), and Exos enterprise series (3.5-inch enterprise duty cycles).
- Buying tip: confirm the SATA link speed and firmware support of your host controller before ordering, and request bulk packaging or tray options from your account manager when ordering multiple units for integration projects.
For tray and reel pricing, current stock by part number and date code, and volume discounts on bulk orders, request a bulk quotation.
The Seagate ST5000LM000 is a 5TB, 2.5-inch SATA hard drive designed for buyers who need high capacity in a compact, low-power form factor — including external storage enclosures, portable NAS-style builds, and dense secondary storage in laptops or servers where 3.5-inch drives do not fit. With a 5400 RPM spindle and 128MB cache, it suits bulk data storage, backup, and archive workloads rather than high-performance transactional applications. Note that as a mechanical drive it is positioned below SSDs in IOPS and latency; pair it with caching or SSD tiers if responsiveness matters.
Key specifications (table)
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Model | ST5000LM000 |
| Capacity | 5TB (5000GB) |
| Form Factor | 2.5-inch, typically 15mm height (check bay clearance in slim chassis) |
| Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s (backward compatible with earlier SATA generations, at reduced link speed) |
| Spindle Speed | 5400 RPM (prioritizes power efficiency and acoustics over access speed) |
| Cache | 128MB |
| Max Data Transfer Rate | Up to 140 MB/s (interface speed dependent) |
| Shock Resistance | Up to 1000G, non-operating |
| Power Consumption | Optimized for low power usage (suitable for portable and always-on secondary storage) |
Good to know
- Compatibility: verify your enclosure or chassis supports 15mm-height 2.5-inch drives — many slim laptop bays only accept 7mm or 9.5mm models, so this drive is most common in external enclosures, mobile racks, and capacity-oriented builds.
- Family positioning: within Seagate’s portfolio, this 5400 RPM 2.5-inch model sits in the mobile/portable capacity tier — distinct from the IronWolf NAS series (multi-bay NAS optimization), SkyHawk surveillance series (continuous write workloads), and Exos enterprise series (3.5-inch enterprise duty cycles).
- Buying tip: confirm the SATA link speed and firmware support of your host controller before ordering, and request bulk packaging or tray options from your account manager when ordering multiple units for integration projects.
For tray and reel pricing, current stock by part number and date code, and volume discounts on bulk orders, request a bulk quotation.
