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250GB 2.5" Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B 5400RPM SATA 9.5mm Notebook Drive with 8MB Cache - New, 3 Year Warranty (0A57912)	Same Day	$71.99
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Hitachi

250GB Travelstar™ 5K500.B Hard Disk Drive

2.5-Inch | SATA 3.0Gb/s | 5400RPM | 8MB Cache

High-capacity EcoTrac storage for notebook PCs and mobile applications

Enterprise-class features and functions

Travelstar™ 5K500.B, a 5400 RPM, 250GB/platter, 2.5-inch hard drive with capacities ranging from 120GB to 500GB, is designed for use in notebook PCs, external storage, gaming consoles and other mobile applications. The 5K500.B demonstrates Hitachi's ecological leadership with its halogen-free production and focus on low power consumption, and carries the EcoTrac classification. The 5K500.B elevates hard drive reliability with the industry's first Iterative Detection Read Channel for improved signal processing. Hitachi offers optional hard-drive-level encryption for increased data security and enhanced availability models to deliver high-capacity storage for non-stop environments. Travelstar 5K500.B delivers the balance of capacity, ruggedness and low-power to meet the needs of consumers and commercial users in an eco-friendly footprint.

Highlights

Capacities up to 500GB
Lowest power consumption in its class
Halogen-free for eco-friendly footprint
Serial ATA 3Gb/s
Free Installation Videos
Warranty Safe Upgrade.
3 Year Warranty

Applications

Notebook PCs
External storage
Gaming consoles
Small form factor devices

SPECS

250GB Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B Specifications:

Specifications

Form Factor

2.5″ HDD

Interface

SATA 3Gb/s

Capacity¹

250GB

Formatted Capacity²

232GiB

Rotational Speed

5,400 RPM

Cache / Data Buffer

8MB

Manufacturer Model Number

HTS545025B9A300

Format

Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Physical

Height (max)

9.5mm (0.370″)

Width (max)

70mm (2.755″)

Length (max)

100mm (3.937″)

Weight (typical)

95g (0.209 lbs.)

Data Heads

Number of Disks

Bytes per Sector

512

Areal Density

375Gb/in²

Reliability³

Contact Start-Stops

600,000

Warranty

3 Year Hitachi Warranty

Performance

Transfer Rate (Max)

3.0 Gb/s

Track-to-track Seek

1.0ms

Average Seek Time

12.0ms

Average Latency

5.5ms

Power

Maximum Start Current, DC

4.5 Watts

Seek Power

1.7 Watts

Read Power

1.4 Watts

Write Power

1.4 Watts

Idle Mode

1.3 Watts

Idle Mode, Active

0.8 Watts

Idle Mode, Low Power

0.5 Watts

Standby Mode

0.2 Watts

Sleep Mode

0.1 Watts

Environmental (Operating)

Shock

400 G max at 2ms

Ambient Temperature (°F)

32°F to 131°F

Ambient Temperature (°C)

0°C to 55°C

Altitude

-304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000+ ft)

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Shock

1000 G max at 1ms

Ambient Temperature (°F)

-40°F to 149°F

Ambient Temperature (°C)

-40°C to 65°C

Altitude

-304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)

Acoustics

Idle (Typical)

2.4 bels

Seek (Typical)

2.6 bels

1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.

Manufacturer provided specifications for Hitachi p/n 0A57912

Hitachi 250GB Travelstar™ 5K500.B Mfr P/N: 0A57912 OWC SKU: HIT0A57912 Internal 2.5" Hard Drive 3 Year Hitachi Warranty Ships: Same Day only $71.99