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Hitachi TravelStar 5K500.B Reviews
Hard drive - 160 GB - internal - 2.5" - SATA-300 - 5400 rpm - buffer: 8 MB More product details
$30.00
Energy efficient, fast (goodgearguide.com.au)
Laptop computers needn't have any less storage than desktops, and the Hitachi TravelStar 5K500.B... (pcadvisor.co.uk)
alaTest Review Summary for Hitachi TravelStar 5K500.B
We have collected and analyzed 10 expert reviews and 144 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 68/100 and users rate it 84/100. The average review date is April 6, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 89343 reviews from other Hard Drives. Last update: November 21, 2009.
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Expert Reviews (10)
Hitachi TravelStar 5K500.B
Energy efficient, fast
Doesn't do much to distinguish itself from competitors' offerings
The Hitachi 5K500.B does consume less power, but other laptop HDD manufacturers have managed to achieve the same speeds today. So unless you need the power savings or BDE (bulk drive encryption - useful for organisations), this drive doesn't ...
Laptop computers needn?'t have any less storage than desktops, and this 500...
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Hitachi TravelStar 5K500.B review
Laptop computers needn't have any less storage than desktops, and the Hitachi TravelStar 5K500.B 500GB hard drive from Hitachi proves it.
The Hitachi TravelStar 5K500.B does consume less power, but other laptop HDD manufacturers have managed to achieve quite the same speeds today. So unless you need the power savings or BDE (bulk drive encryption - useful for organizations), this drive ...
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Hitachi TravelStar 5K500.B
A large hard disk that encourages low power usage on laptops.
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User Reviews (144)
At least it lasted 5 weeks- just out of the return period
It is the right form factor. Plenty of storage ;
The drive worked fine for about a month in my Macbook Pro, dual booting into Mac/Vista when it began running slow. Then I got the Grey Screen of Death (that is the Mac version of the BSOD for the Windows only crowd). Now it won't boot at all. The disk uti...
Big
Would have returned the drive, but I was not sure if the sounds and behavior were within tolerances. I did not want to have to fork over any money for a non-issue.
Big, fairly quiet
Makes a quiet clunk noise intermittently when drive is idle. Then gets silent for a second and makes a sound as if the drive is spinning back up. This is all relatively quite. I can only hear it at night when all the noises of the day are gone. There does...
Drive arrived dying
You would think Hitachi would remove the name DeskStar from it's line of drives since many still recall the IBM DeathStar and the click of death. This is my first Hitachi purchase ever, I might not order one again.
Reasonably priced ATA drive
Arrived making loud noises, but no errors. After running Hitachi Drive Fitness Test overnight, it finally generated S.M.A.R.T. errors and was failing
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Manufacturer's Description
Travelstar 5K320 is a 5400 RPM 2.5-inch hard drive with large capacities. The 160 GB per platter one- and two-disk models are designed for use in notebook PCs, set-top boxes, gaming consoles and other mobile applications. The 5K320 raises the standard for hard drive reliability with design enhancements that include altitude-sensing Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC), an improved actuator latch and fourth generation perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head technology. Along with the attention...
