List of Seagate model number codes (2011-present)
This is a list of Seagate model number codes used on Seagate hard drive models starting from 2011 until the present.[1] This article excludes the part number, which is reported to host as a suffix connected by a dash to the main model number.
Prefix: ST[edit | edit source]
All new Seagate model numbers begin with ST, as with the previous format. Provision was made for models that start in MX, after Maxtor, but no such models were released.
Numbers: Capacity[edit | edit source]
The numerical portion of the model number denotes the drive's capacity, in gigabytes.
Letter infix: Product segment[edit | edit source]
The two-letter infix on the model number denote the product segment of the drive model in question, indicating the intended purpose of the drive, and often implying branding.
| Code | Business unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AS | Archive (e.g. Archive HDD) | |
| DL | Green desktop (e.g. Barracuda Green) | Briefly used to refer to 5,900 RPM drives. Discontinued in 2012. When 5,900 RPM drives were reintroduced, this code was merged with DM. |
| DM | Desktop (e.g. BarraCuda) | Initially carried by 7,200 RPM drives, but soon after release, expanded to include 5,900 RPM desktop drives as well, replacing DL. |
| DX | Desktop premium (e.g. FireCuda) | Often used for internal use model numbers meant only for external hard drive use as well. |
| LM | Laptop mainstream (e.g. Momentus Spinpoint M8) | |
| LT | Laptop thin (e.g. Laptop Ultrathin) | Merged into LM. |
| NE | NAS premium (e.g. IronWolf Pro) | |
| NM | Enterprise (e.g. Exos) | |
| LX | Laptop premium (e.g. Laptop SSHD) | |
| VE | Surveillance AI-class (e.g. SkyHawk AI) | |
| VM | Desktop AV (e.g. Video 3.5 HDD) | |
| VN | NAS (e.g. IronWolf) | |
| VT | Thin AV (e.g. Video 2.5 HDD) | |
| VX | Surveillance DVR (e.g. SkyHawk) |
Trailing numbers: Generation and attributes[edit | edit source]
The trailing three or four numbers denote both the generation and attributes; these change both with generation and supported features of models within a family.
Letter sufix: Generation[edit | edit source]
Some enterprise models also come with a letter suffix that also denotes generation.
See also[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "New, Simplified Seagate Model Numbers" (PDF). Seagate Corporation.