HGST Laptop Hard Drive 500GB SATA

Travelstar® 7K1000 is the industry’s only seventh-generation 5400 RPM mobile hard drive and ideally suited for notebook PC upgrades and portable, high-capacity personal storage products. At 500GB/platter, this 2.5-inch hard drive offers up to 500GB of capacity and leverages Advanced Format, which increased the physical sector size from 512 bytes to 4,096 (4K) bytes to improve drive capacities and error correction capabilities. The Travelstar 7K1000 is the industry’s first high-performance 500GB 2.5-inch HDD with a 6Gb/s SATA interface and delivers the highest mobile HDD performance in PCMark© Vantage benchmark testing. Data Security Options Travelstar 7K1000 is the sixth generation self-encrypting drive (SED) to feature HGST's Bulk Data Encryption (BDE). The SED model encrypts data in real time using protected keys, providing users the highest level of data protection available. It also speeds and simplifies drive re-purposing. By deleting the encryption key, the data on the drive is rendered unreadable, thereby eliminating the need for time-consuming data-overwrite. Enhanced Availability for 24x7 Access to Data HGST provides enhanced availability models of the Travelstar 7K1000 that allow 24x7 access to data to support applications that require round-the-clock operation. The 7K1000 provides high capacity, durability and low power utilization on a proven platform for quality and reliability. EA models support the stringent demands of "always-on" applications in lower-transaction environments. Highlights First 5400 RPM, 500GB, in a 9.5mm, single-disk design Advanced Format, 512 byte emulation First 6Gb/s SATA interface on a mobile HDD Low power consumption 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 / Environments Notebooks and ultra-portable PCs Tablets Compact desktop PCs External storage Gaming consoles (PS3 & PS4) Blade servers (EA) Network routers (EA) Video surveillance, CCTV DVR (EA) Specification: Manufacturer HGST Manufacturer Part # HTS721010A9E630 (0J22423) Data StorageFormatted Capacity 500GB Data Transfer RateTo/From Media 600 MBps Buffer 32 MB Cache Seek TimeAverage 8 ms Rotational Speed 5400RPM Interface SATA 6.0Gb/s Includes in the Box Sealed Bulk Pack