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.
HTS545050B9A300 Travelstar™ 5K500.B, a 5400 RPM, 250GB/platter, 2.5-inch hard ... more
drive with capacities ranging from 120GB to 500GB, is designed for use in notebook PCs, external storage, gaming consoles and other mobile applications. The 5K500.B...
Postage & Packaging: £0.00 Availability: 1-3 Working Days Depending on Service...
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: Plenty of storage space and very quiet Disadvantages: Isn't the biggest guide on the market nore the fastest but not the most expensive either
The Hitachi Deskstar is a great little hard drive which can be had for around £40.
I bought this hard drive for my first computer i built and am extreamly impressed with its preformance. It is exceptionaly quiet i have never really heard a peep from it over the sound of the fans and DVD drive which isn't really that loud. It seems to run at a reasonable temperature, I have felt it before after the coputer has been running for a couple of hours and it has been reasonably cool nothing to worry about.
The drive is a massive 500Gb which is plenty for the average user easily fitting all of your music, documents and videos on with little trouble and acres of space to spare.
The drive is very easy to install just the simple matter of plugging in two cables one from the power supply and another connected to the motherboard.
The drive ...
Advantages: Maximizes the amount of data vs the cost of the product Disadvantages: heat issues, cord connectivity, and small installation problems.
Some people call me ignorant for using Maxtor, but I honestly only order Maxtor for my hard drives. Now the only downside to the Maxtor 500GB is that it is an external drive that, if not careful, can overheat and cause connectivity problems, transfer speed issues, or just annoyance from when the usb gets knocked out. That being said, if you can get past the downside of have an external I would recommend this product to anyone not using a Mac. The only reason I do not recommend this to Mac owners is because Mac is the only type of computer that I myself will not touch. I have filled this thing up to about half it potential and when I do manage to full it up, I will write agian to let you know the outcome. ...
Product Information for "Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B 500 GB" »
General
MPN
HTS545050B9A300, 0A57915, 0A70395
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
500 GB
Interface Type
Serial ATA-300
Buffer Size
8 MB
Features
TrueTrack servo technology, Thermal Flyheight Control (TFC), Bulk Data Encryption, Enhanced Availability (EA) for 24x7 accessto data, TrueTrack servo technology, Thermal Flyheight Control (TFC)
Performance
Drive Transfer Rate
300 MBps (external)
Seek Time
12 ms (average) / 20 ms (max)
Track-to-Track Seek Time
1 ms
Average Latency
5.5 ms
Spindle Speed
5400 rpm
Internal Data Rate
109 MBps
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)
Sound Emission
26 dB
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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