Hitachi Travelstar 5K120 80 GB

Description: Model ID HTS541280H9SA00 / Hitachi Travelstar 5K120 - Hard drive - 80 GB - internal - 2.5" - SATA-150 - 5400 rpm - buffer: 8 MB / The Hitachi ... more

Hitachi Travelstar 5K120 80 GB ... Travelstar 5K120 is a 2.5-inch, 5400 RPM hard drive based on proven technology. The Travelstar 5K120 improves on the already best-of-breed low-power consumption of its predecessor while delivering improved performance. Hitachi has also implemented iridium-manganese-chromium heads (IrMnCr) for improved reliability. Travelstar 5K120 delivers the critical attributes to address mobile computing needs of the most demanding users.

Newest Review: ... the workings, so I don't advise doing this unless you can come up with your own way to protect the drive's internal bits and ... more

... bobs. Performance-wise, I can't fault this little drive. As I mentioned, I use it for gaming, and it's quick enough to cope with anything I throw at it without any freezes, stutters, or anything else. It doesn't get hot, even after prolonged use and not being near a fan, and it's also very quiet. Another good thing is that it's a very quite piece of kit, so if you save your music to it, you won't need to turn your speakers up to 11 to compete with the background noise from the HD. It's also fairly hardy, I've drop...more

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Hitachi Travelstar 5K120 80 GB: The drive of my (gaming) life (385 words)
by - written on 08/10/09 (Very useful, 29 readings)
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The Travelstar is a fantastic little hard-drive for me, but I don't use it quite in the way it is intended. It is supposed to be used internally (ie inside the case of your PC or laptop), however I use it as an external drive, connected to my laptop using a simple IDE/SATA to USB lead. This is so I don't have to clog up my main hard drive with games, music etc. I have fashioned a metal casing for it, so dust doesn't get into the workings, so I don't advise doing this unless you can come up with your own way to protect the drive's internal bits and bobs. Performance-wise, I can't fault this little drive. As I mentioned, I use it for gaming, and it's quick ... Read the complete review

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Processing/Quality:	100%	Reliability:	100%
Noise:	100%

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Technical Details for Hitachi Travelstar 5K120 80 GB

Product Description	Hitachi Travelstar 5K120 - hard drive - 80 GB - SATA-150
Type	Hard drive - internal
Form Factor	2.5" x 1/8H
Dimensions (WxDxH)	7 cm x 10 cm x 9.5 mm
Weight	100 g
Capacity	80 GB
Interface Type	Serial ATA-150
Data Transfer Rate	150 MBps
Average Seek Time	11 ms
Spindle Speed	5400 rpm
Buffer Size	8 MB
Vista Certification	Works with Windows Vista

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