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Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 (500 GB)

Hitachi Deskstar® 7K500 500 GB SATA Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KS (500 GB)

Western Digital Caviar® SE16 WD5000KS 500 GB SATA II Solid State Drive (SSD) (Retail Version)

 
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Product Description
The Deskstar 7K500 sustains the leadership momentum with a 25 percent capacity increase over the previous generation and double the capacity in the same space as a 250GB drive. A 2TB... More
The Deskstar 7K500 sustains the leadership momentum with a 25 percent capacity increase over the previous generation and double the capacity in the same space as a 250GB drive. A 2TB (terabyte) system can now be achieved with just four standard form factor ATA drives. This capacity milestone enhances system reliability by reducing the number of drives needed to support the most demanding applications. The Deskstar 7K500 is the second generation Deskstar drive to enable the host system to optimize storage of data. This is achieved by Hitachi's “Smooth Stream” technology which gives the host control over the drive's error recovery process. This important ATA-7 Standards feature fine tunes the Deskstar to capture long audio or video data streams.The Streaming Feature Set has features that enable an AV system to maximize performance of the disk drive. Less
WD Caviar® SE16 7200 RPM next-generation SATA hard drives feature up to 500 GB of storage and a 16 MB cache for lightning-fast performance. Yes, these reliable drives are fast, but they... More
WD Caviar® SE16 7200 RPM next-generation SATA hard drives feature up to 500 GB of storage and a 16 MB cache for lightning-fast performance. Yes, these reliable drives are fast, but they still deliver technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation. Designed for high-performance computers, multimedia and gaming systems. Less
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Key Features   
HDD Form Factor   3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile) 3.5'
Capacity 500 GB 500 GB
Designation   Desktop Computer Desktop Computer
Type - SSD (Solid State Drive)
Interface Serial ATA Serial ATA
Enclosure   Internal Internal
Spindle Speed   7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Technical Features   
External Data Transfer Rate   300 MBps 300 MBps
Seek Time   8.5 ms 8.9 ms
Average Latency 4.17 ms 4.17 ms
Internal Data Transfer Rate   817 Mbit/s 748 Mbit/s
Sound Emission 31 dB 33 dB
Interface (Detailed)   Serial ATA Serial ATA II
Buffer Size 16 MB 16 MB
Other Features   
Platform   PC PC
Brand Hitachi Western Digital
Package Qty. 1 1
Dimensions   
Height 1 in. 1.03 in.
Depth 5.75 in. 5.79 in.
Width 4 in. 4 in.
Weight 1.54 lb. 1.32 lb.
Warranty   
Warranty 3 Years -
Miscellaneous   
Product ID 25664239 28802657
UPC 829686000438 718037117645
Product MPN   
MPN HDS725050KLA360 WD5000KSRTL2
 
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Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 (500 GB)
Hitachi Deskstar® 7K500 500 GB SATA Hard Drive
From $47.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KS (500 GB)
Western Digital Caviar® SE16 WD5000KS 500 GB SATA II Solid...
$279.00
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14

Best Storage for the Buck

bychui101 Nov 22, 2006
12 Helpfuls 13 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Lots of gigs for your bucks.
Cons A bit on the loud side, slow random read/writes.
Recommended it? Yes

Building a PVR for HDTV content, I needed a hard drive with lots of chutzpah. Using Anandtech's Real Time Price Engine (RTPE - http://labs.anandtech.com/), I figured that this drive was probably my best bet for a large hard disk.

Some other drives I considered were the Seagate 500GB... Read full review »

5

Big. Fast. Quiet. Excellent!

bysheacolandri Sep 6, 2006
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Pros Very fast & quiet. Easy XP installation.
Cons Beware D.O.A.'s
Recommended it? Yes

This HD has lots of space, runs quietly, and is very fast. Installation under Windows XP was quick & simple. Use Administrators' Tools/System Management for partitioning & formatting. XP formats the disk to around 465GB.

Try to install drive in a slot with space on both sides, as the... Read full review »

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