BarraCuda Q1 SSD 480 GB

Improve PC performance with up to 20× faster speeds than hard drives1. Seagate® BarraCuda™ Q1 is an internal SATA SSD built with the latest QLC NAND technology. Easily upgrade via universal plug-and-play compatibility, and take advantage of durability with up to 280 TB total bytes written (TBW).

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.

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.