Hitachi's second-generation 500GB, 5400 RPM 2.5-inch hard drive is for entertainment power-house notebooks. The 5K500.B has the lowest power consumption in its class and is... more...halogen-free for an eco-friendly footprint.
Travelstar 5K500.B a 5400 RPM 250GB/platter 2.5-inch hard driveis designed for use in ... more
notebook PCs external storage gamingconsoles and other mobile applications. The 5K500.B demonstratesHitachis ecological leadership with its halogen-freeproduction
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Quite, low power consumption, high capacity Disadvantages: Expensive
I have been using a HitachiTravelStar for a long time now, I have had not problems with it and I have given it a good run for the price I paid for it.
I originally started out with the 80gb model of this hard disk. I had absolutely no problems with it. (I now have the 100gb model as the laptop it was in was broken in a car accident).
I had the 80gb model for a year and never gave me any trouble. It was:
· Fast
· Reliable
· Quite
· Super low power consumption
· Had a quick spin up time
· Very quick seek time
· Standard 5 year warranty
· Very helpful warranty/customer support
Hitachi's customer warranty claims support is like no other that I have come across before. You go onto there website, fill out a warrant claim form; package the device (hard disk in my case) in the way they require. Once you have sent it to them ...
Advantages: Light, extra features, good quality, memory, media support. Disadvantages: Not really any.
Well it's a touchscrene for a start. It is amazingly easy to navigate, sporting a well-designed title menu. Furthermore, there isn't really an instalation process, it's pretty much just turn it on and off you go.
5/5
Look and Design
It certainly looks cool. This actually turns heads when you're using it on a bus or train, and I've even had the odd brave person come over and ask what it is and what it does.
5/5
Range of Features
Pretty good, it has:
*More memory than you, or at least I, will ever use with 320GB storing up to 400 movies, 3.2 million photos, or 190,000 songs. I mean who gets time to watch 400 movies or listen to 190,000 songs? and as for 3.2 million photos...
*A die-hard battery, playing 39 hours music and 10 hours video playback time on a single charge.
* Video support for MPEG-4, M-JPEG and even ...
anakha6 23.11.2008
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Advantages: Does what it says on the tin. Disadvantages: Disadvantages?!
: 320GB
Interface : Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Rotational Speed (rpm) : 7200
Cache : 16MB (2 x 8MB) or greater
Interface Transfer Rate : Up to 480Mbits/s (60MB/s)
Size : 115 x 65 x 208 mm / 4.5 x 2.5 x 8.2 in
Weight : 1800 g / 63.5 oz
System Requirements : Computer with USB 2.0 interface, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X 10.3 or higher, Pentium II 350MHz processor or greater / G3, G4, G5 Mac Intel processor or greater, 128MB RAM minimum.
But now the bombshell - during the 'research' in this review - Amazon tells me this product is no longer available, and they don't know when or if this item will be back in stock. This is probably due to the 2.5 inch version now being available - the 'streamline' version. Apparently, even in the world of desktop hard drives, looks are everything... ...
Product Information for "Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B 320 GB" »
General
MPN
HTS545032B9A300, 0A57913
Device Type
Hard drive - internal
Width
7 cm
Depth
10 cm
Height
9.5 mm, 1 cm
Weight
102 g
Hard drive
Form Factor
2.5" x 1/8H, 2.5" x 1/6H
Capacity
320 GB
Interface Type
Serial ATA-300
Buffer Size
8 MB
Features
Load/unload technology, TrueTrack servo technology, Thermal Flyheight Control (TFC), Bulk Data Encryption, TrueTrack servo technology, Thermal Flyheight Control (TFC)
Performance
Drive Transfer Rate
300 MBps (external)
Internal Data Rate
109 MBps
Seek Time
12 ms (average) / 20 ms (max)
Track-to-Track Seek Time
1 ms
Average Latency
5.5 ms
Spindle Speed
5400 rpm
Reliability
Start / Stop Cycles
600,000
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces
1 x Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA
Compatible Bays
1 x internal - 2.5" x 1/8H, 1 x internal - 2.5" x 1/6H
Miscellaneous
Compatible with Windows 7
"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
5 °C
Max Operating Temperature
55 °C
Shock Tolerance
200 g @ 1ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 1000 g @ 1ms half-sine pulse (non-operating)
Manufacturer's product description
Hitachi's second-generation 500GB, 5400 RPM 2.5-inch hard drive is for entertainment power-house notebooks. The 5K500.B has the lowest power consumption in its class and is halogen-free for an eco-friendly footprint.
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