500GB Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 2.5-inch SATA III Hard Disk Drive (5400rpm, 8MB cache) by Hitachi

New generation Hitachi 500GB Travelstar SATA III (SATA 6Gbps) laptop hard drive, 2.5-inch form factor. The Travelstar Z5K500 Series is the third generation 7mm, 5400 RPM 2.5-inch hard drive from Hitachi, this model supplied in the 500GB capacity, and the second generation Advanced Format drive. Advanced Format increases the physical sector size on HDDs from 512 bytes to 4,096 (4K) bytes, which improves drive capacities and error correction capabilities. This one-disk models are designed as a direct replacement for standard 9.5mm HDDs, for use in notebook PCs, external storage and gaming consoles, as well as new, thinner and more robust device designs. The Z5K500 carries the EcoTrac classification due to its low-power consumption and eco-friendly, halogen-free production. Travelstar Z5K500 delivers the right balance of capacity, power-management and design flexibility to meet the needs of mobile applications.

Product highlights:
• Second generation 7mm z-height design
• Advanced Format, industry standard 4K sector size
• 512-byte emulation
• Low power consumption
• Industry-standard SATA 6Gb/s interface
• Halogen-free for eco-friendly design
• Self-encrypting models for data security
• Enhanced-availability (EA) models for applications needing around-the-clock access in lower-transaction environments

Applications:
• Notebook and ultra-portable PCs
• Tablets
• Compact desktop PCs
• External storage
• Gaming consoles
• Compact video devices
• Blade servers (EA)
• Network routers (EA)
• Video surveillance (EA)

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