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Overview

Travelstar 5K160, Hitachi's first hard drive to use perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR), delivers superior technology and reliability. With industry-leading performance, low-power consumption and excellent shock resistance, Travelstar 5K160 has the key attributes to support the stringent demands of portable computing. Improved electronics design further reduces the power consumption of this 5400 RPM drive, which beats its industry-leading predecessor by 10%; the 5K160 also runs cooler than the competition. Hitachi has also implemented Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC) for improved error rates, and iridium-manganese-chromium (IrMnCr) read heads for improved reliability. Hitachi has done extensive testing to verify Travelstar 5K160's best-in-class standing, making it the "Super-pendicular Drive".

Main Specifications

Product Description Hitachi TravelStar 5K160 - hard drive - 160 GB - ATA-100
Type Hard drive - internal
Form Factor 2.5" x 1/8H
Dimensions (WxDxH) 7 cm x 10 cm x 9.5 mm
Weight 95 g
Capacity 40 GB
Interface Type ATA-100
Connector 44 PIN IDC
Data Transfer Rate 100 MBps
Average Seek Time 11 ms
Spindle Speed 5400 rpm
Buffer Size 8 MB

Specifications

Device Type Hard drive - internal
Width 7 cm
Depth 10 cm
Height 9.5 mm
Weight 95 g
Hard Drive
Form Factor 2.5" x 1/8H
Capacity 160 GB
Interface Type ATA-100
Connector 44 PIN IDC
Buffer Size 8 MB
Performance
Drive Transfer Rate 100 MBps (external) / 67.5 MBps (internal)
Seek Time 11 ms (average)
Average Latency 5.5 ms
Spindle Speed 5400 rpm
Reliability
Start / Stop Cycles 600,000
Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces 1 x ATA-100 - 44 PIN IDC
Compatible Bays 1 x internal - 2.5" x 1/8H
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards RoHS
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature 5 °C
Max Operating Temperature 55 °C
Shock Tolerance 160 g @ 1ms (operating) / 1000 g @ 1ms (non-operating)
Sound Emission 22 dB

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