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160GB 2.5" Hitachi Travelstar 5K160 5400RPM SATA Notebook Drive with 8MB Cache - New, 3 Year Warranty. (HIT0A28844) Same Day $57.99
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Travelstar 5K160

Highlights
  • Hitachi's first perpendicular recording (PMR) hard drive
  • Choice of capacities:
    160GB, 120GB, 80GB, 60GB & 40GB
  • Parallel ATA & Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s models
  • IrMnCr read head for better performance & reliability
  • Best in class for low-power utilization
  • Outstanding performance
  • RoHS compliant1
 
Features and Benefits
Capacity
  • Up to 160GB of storage
  • *Capacity equivalence of 160 hours standard video, 57 movies, 40,000 4-min songs or 80 video games

*Actual storage may vary depending
on the compression rate applied

Reliability
  • 325G operating shock
  • 1000G non-operating shock
  • Exceptional ruggedness to withstand tougher handling and improve portability
  • Advanced PMR head & media technology
  • Excellent soft error rate for improved performance
  • Outstanding anti-corrosion properties
  • IrMnCr read head
  • Better performance & reliability in harsh conditions
  • Thernal Fly-height Control (TFC)
  • Better soft error rate for improved performance

Performance
  • 540 Mb/sec media transfer rate
  • Best 5400 RPM application performance based on PCMark testing
Acoustics
  • Quiet Seek Support
  • Optional mode for even quieter operation
Power
  • 0.60W low power idle
  • Enhanced Adaptive Battery Life Extender™ (ABLE)
  • Industry-leading power management implementation for low power and longer battery life
Interface
  • SATA
  • NCQ, Hot Plug, Staggered Spin-up, Link Power Management™ and Asynchronous Notification

  1. RoHS refers to the European Commission's RoHS directive for eliminating certain hazardous materials in the manufacturing of electronic equipment.
 
Travelstar 5K160 hard disk drives specifications
Travelstar 5K160 models Capacity (GB) RPM Interface
HTS541616J9SA00 160 5400 Serial-ATA
HTS541612J9SA00
120 5400 Serial-ATA
HTS541680J9SA00 80 5400 Serial-ATA
HTS541660J9SA00 60 5400 Serial-ATA
HTS541640J9SA00 40 5400 Serial-ATA

Configuration  
Interface Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s
Capacity (GB) [1] 160 / 120 / 80 / 60 / 40
Sector size (Bytes) 512
Recording zones 16
Data heads (physical) 4 / 4 / 2 / 2 / 1
Data disks 2 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 1
Max. areal density (Gbits/sq. inch) 131.5
   
Performance  
Data buffer (MB) [2] 8
Rotational speed (RPM) 5400
Latency average (ms) 5.5
Media transfer rate (Mbits/sec, max) 540
Interface transfer rate (MB/sec, max) 150
Seek time (read, typical) 11
Reliability  
Load/Unload cycle 600,000
   
Power  
Requirement +5VDC (±5%)
Dissipation (Typical)  
Startup (peak, max.) 5.0W
Read (avg.) 1.8W
Write (avg.) 1.8W
Active idle (avg.) 0.85W
Low power idle (avg.) 0.65W
Standby (avg.) 0.25W
Sleep 0.2W
   
Physical size  
Height (mm) 9.5
Width (mm) 70
Depth (mm) 100
Weight (max. g) 102 / 102 / 95 / 95 / 95
   
Environmental characteristics  
Operating  
Ambient temperature 5° to 55° C
Shock (half sine wave) 325G / 2ms, 160G / 1ms
   
Non-operating  
Ambient temperature -40° to 65° C
Shock (half sine wave) 1000 G / 1 ms
   
Acoustics (A-Weighted Sound Power (Bels))  
Idle (typ.) 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2
Op (typ.) 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.4 / 2.4 / 2.4
RoHS compliant [3] Yes
   
  1. GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity; accessible capacity may be less.
  2. Buffer capacity includes 270 KB used for drive firmware.
  3. RoHS refers to the European Union Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
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