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Hitachi Travelstar 7K500

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This drive is meant for mobile users who want higher

storage capacity as well as performance. The drive offers 500GB of storage

capacity and has 7200RPM spindle speed for enhanced performance. Such a drive is

useful for frequent travelers who love to have all their data stored in their

notebook's HDD.  The drive incorporates TrueTrack technology that provides

enhanced accuracy in high shock or vibration environments. The drive adheres

with 9.5 mm thickness and has a SATA interface that enables data transfer rate

from drive's buffer to interface at 3 GB/sec. This drive is frugal on power

consumption. It draws 1.8W power during read-write operation and 0.7W during

idle mode, which results in longer battery life. Because of its small form

factor and high capacity,  the drive can also be used in compact desktop

computers, gaming laptops and NAS.

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We tested the drive on AMD Phenom II X4 3.21 GHz based

machine having 4GB RAM. The Hitachi 7K500 clocked an average transfer rate of

85.7 MB/sec with 17.1ms access time on HD Tune benchmark. This speed is faster

to Seagate Momentus 7200.4 (reviewed in August 09), which was also 7200RPM drive

and had clocked 78.5 MB/sec average transfer speed with 17.2ms access time.

Price:  Rs 6,400 (5-year warranty)



Meant for: Mobile Users


Key Specs: 500GB capacity, SATA-II interface, 7200rpm, 16MB cache


Contact: Spectra Innovations, New Delhi


Telephone: 416 7801/3


Email: pawan@spectra.com.sg


SMS Buy 130582 to 56677




* Test Bed: AMD Phenom II X4 995 3.21 GHz processor,

4GB DDR III RAM, ATI Radeon HD 5900 Graphics Card, Windows 7 Ultimate

32-bit OS, MSI 790FX GD70 motherboard

Bottomline: This is ideal for mobile users who want

to upgrade their notebooks to higher capacities.

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