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Hitachi Travelstar™ 5K320 High-capacity notebook PC storage Highlights Up to 320GB¹ of capacity Low power consumption Serial ATA 3Gb/s Applications Notebook computers External storage Gaming consoles Small form factor video devices
Reliable, high-capacity storage for mobile applications Travelstar™ 5K320 is a 5400 RPM 2.5-inch hard drive with capacities ranging from 80GB to 320GB. The 160GB per platter one- and two-disk models are designed for use in notebook PCs, set-top boxes, gaming consoles and other mobile applications. The 5K320 raises the standard for hard drive reliability with design enhancements that include altitude-sensing Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC), an improved actuator latch and fourth generation perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head technology. Along with the attention to ruggedness, Hitachi continues to deliver excellent performance and low-power leadership. Designed to support the multi-tasking needs of consumers and commercial users balancing mobile computing and movies, music, photos and games on the go, Travelstar 5K320 delivers the right capacity and performance options to meet the needs of IT and consumer electronics manufacturers. Hitachi offers optional hard-drive-level encryption for users looking for increased data security and models with enhanced availability to deliver high-capacity storage for non-stop environments. Hitachi quality and service Hitachi Travelstar mobile hard disk drives are designed to the highest quality standards and contain field-proven components. Hitachi provides worldwide technical support and integration services to enable global customers to bring their products to market quickly
Travelstar 5K320 Specifications Model(s) HTS543232L9A300 Configuration   Interface SATA 3Gb/s Capacity (GB)¹ 320 Sector size (bytes) 512 Recording zones 24 Data heads (physical) 4 Data disks 2 Max. areal density (Gbits/sq. inch) 250 Performance Data buffer (MB)² 8 Rotational speed (RPM) 5400 Latency average (ms) 5.5 Media transfer rate (Mbits/sec, max) 729 Interface Transfer Rate (MB/sec, max) 300 Seek time - Average (typical)ms (read)³ 12 Seek Time - Track to track (typical) ms (read) 1 Seek Time - Full stroke (typical) ms (read) 20 Reliability Load/unload cycles 600,000 Warranty 3 years Power Requirement +5 VDC (±5%) Dissipation (typical) - Startup (peak, max.) 5.0W Dissipation (typical) - Seek (average) 2.2W Dissipation (typical) - Read / Write (average) 1.8W Dissipation (typical) - Performance idle (average) 1.7W Dissipation (typical) - Active idle (average) 0.8W Dissipation (typical) - Low power idle (average) .55W Dissipation (typical) - Standby (average) 0.2W Dissipation (typical) - Sleep 0.1W Acoustics (A-weighted sound power) Idle (typica, Belsl) 2.4 Seel (typical, Bels) 2.6 Physical z-height (mm) 9.5 Dimensions (width x depth, mm) 70 x 100 Weight (max, g) 102 // 95 Environmental (Operating) Shock (half-sine wave) 400 G/2ms, 200 G/1ms Ambient temperature 5 to 55° C Environmental (Non-operating)   Shock (half-sine wave) 1000 G/1ms Ambient temperature -40 to 65° C One GB is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may be less. Upper 736KB out of 8MB used for firmware Excludes command overhead Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.

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