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HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit
- Price: $56.95
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- B&H # HGHDI500
- Mfr# 0S02858
Product Highlights
- SATA II 2.5" HDD for Notebook Computers
- Data Transfers Up to 3 Gb/s
- 7200 rpm Spindle Speed
- Shock Resistant
- Windows & Mac Compatible
The 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit from Hitachi is a stellar upgrade for your laptop computer's hard disk drive. This drive holds an ample capacity of 500GB and fits into your PC laptop's 2.5" drive bay. It features a SATA II interface that can deliver data transfer speeds up to 3 Gb/s. Beyond use with your laptop, the drive can also work in gaming computers, compact desktop systems, and other mobile applications.
- The drive features an ample storage capacity of 500GB
- The SATA II drive interface features data transfer speeds of up to 3 Gb/s
- The drive has a 2.5" form factor and is intended for use in notebook PCs, gaming computers, compact desktop systems, and other mobile applications
- The drive features the highest operating shock for drives in its class, which in turn, offers protection against bumps and rough handling when in your notebook computer
- Low power consumption
- Halogen-free for a more eco-friendly design
- Compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems
Go To
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB |
| Interface | SATA II 3Gbps |
| Drive Speed | 7200rpm |
| Cache | 16MB |
| Average Seek Time | 12 ms |
| Latency Average | 4.2 ms |
| Interface / Transfer Rate (Max) | 300 MB/sec |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Power Requirements | +5 VDC (+ -5%) |
| Compatibility |
Windows computer system running with Windows XP, Vista or 7 and an
available SATA port Mac computer system running with Mac OS 10.3 or newer as well as an available SATA port |
| Environmental Requirements |
Operating Shock (half-sine wave): 400G/2ms, 225G/1ms Ambient temperature: 41° to 131°F/ 5° to 55°C Non-operating Shock (half-sine wave): 1000G/1ms Ambient temperature: -40° to 149°F / -40° to 65°C |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 2.76 x 3.93 x 0.37" / 7 x 10 x .95 cm |
| Weight | 3.35 oz / 95 g |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 32 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to install (27)
- Quiet (24)
- Fast (22)
- Highly compatible (20)
- Reliable (17)
Cons
Best Uses
- High-end multimedia (12)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Frequent user (16), Heavy duty user (8), Infrequent user (3), Power user (3)
- Primary use:
- Personal (23), Business (9)
Most Liked Positive Review
Best drive for the money
[...].In Geekbench 64bit, my Macbook Pro 13" went from a score of 5800+ up to about 6400+. That's a huge jump and a big cut in booting u...Read complete review
[...].In Geekbench 64bit, my Macbook Pro 13" went from a score of 5800+ up to about 6400+. That's a huge jump and a big cut in booting up. I then removed the 4 GB or ram from Samsung and upped that to 8 GB from Crucial. My gain? only 50 points in Geekbench. And pretty much the only app that will access the extra memory is Photoshop, as proven by by iStat Dashboard app. Seeing as you can get the 8 GB of ram for the same price as this drive, get this drive instead if your budget is tight.So can a solid state give you more speed? Sure. But can it do it at a price point of 60 dollars, AND provide you with 500 MB? You know the answer is NO. While the drive produces some noise, you'll only notice it in a perfectly quiet home. So unless you're a librarian with buckets of cash sitting around, forget the SSD and get this.Lastly, if you're wondering how Toshiba compares with Seagate or WD in the 2.5 mobile segment, I can tell you this. Almost all of the Seagates I've ever owned, usually 3.5's, have given up the ghost. And while I've always liked WD in the 3.5 form factor, I do have one 2.5 WD that's excessively slow. Toshiba is what apple tends to use in their higher end line (save for the low end 13") so I think you can't go wrong with them.Cheers,Paul
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Most Liked Negative Review
failed after less than 8 hours of use
I initialized this Hitachi drive, then fully formatted it, which took 5 hours; next I attempted to clone my C drive (Windows system drive) to it. In the past, I've done this...Read complete review
I initialized this Hitachi drive, then fully formatted it, which took 5 hours; next I attempted to clone my C drive (Windows system drive) to it. In the past, I've done this exact procedure without trouble but in this case the destination drive (the Hitachi being reviewed) had an error about 95 percent of the way thru the cloning process. (The cloning software told be about this error.)
I thought well 95 percent complete may mean that all of the important Windows system information got copied to the Hitachi drive, so I tried this Hitachi drive as my C drive, and no my Windows 7 computer would not start.
I then put the Hitachi drive back in the external USB case and attempted a full format again--that didn't work, though the short format did work.
Platter read test software which I ran to test this drive also said there were serious errors on it.
I returned the drive to BH for a refund.
I've never had a hard drive fail so quickly, hope that it was just a bad one that got through Hitachi's vetting process.
From a different source, I bought a bare Western Digital 500 gig hard drive, and that worked correctly. I initialized it, fully formatted it, and cloned my C drive to it; it's now the C drive in my laptop.
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Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
I installed this hard drive into my Acer Aspire ONE AOD270.Now my netbook realy boots faster and operates faster. At 500GB, I have room for all my files.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
It works fine for now, and it's quiet. The only problem is that it's 7.5mm instead of 9mm.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Affordable
- Easy To Install
- Highly Compatible
- Reliable
Cons
- A Little Noisy For Audio
Best Uses
- Video Recorder
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
Works well with my Atomos Ninja 2 video recorder. Used for low action camera moves (pans, tilts, gentle dolly moves). The spinning disc is a little noisy when used close to the microphone.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
I work with high bit rate HD video. My Atomos Samurai captures Un-compressed HD-SDI Video directly to HDD. Thanks to the ExFAT formatting file size is almost limitless. These drives spin fast record fast and provide enough buffering to get the job done reliably and inexpensively.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
Easy to install, just snap it into the slot and go. Very quiet and fast.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
In need of a new hard drive - this was a great upgrade for me. I was happy with the price and the product!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
- Runs Hot
Best Uses
- Photography backup
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
I had wanted the 1TB drives with this kit but got the 500GB drives instead. Wish I had the larger drives (isn't that always the case!). For the present time, the 500GB drives are adequate but I'm sure I will be adding larger capacity drives in the future. These drives do put out an awful lot of heat in my Drobo Mini. I don't keep it running any longer than necessary. Tech support at Drobo don't think it's an issue.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- HD video capture
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
I got this to go with my Atomos Ninja 2 hard disk recorder. Everything has been working fine. Fast and reliable.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
Hitachi bought the hard drive business from IBM, some years back, therefore they have a very good platform to make hard drives. I have bought many Hitachi hard drives and none so far have failed. Even my MacBook Pro came with a Hitachi hard drive. I bought two of these drives to populate the Sabio DM2-PT Enclosure to use as an external RAID1 hard drive and reliable data repository. Key in buying them was that the drives had 7200 rpm speed and the 2.5 in. size.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
it's a decent size drive for a laptop and it's good for the price.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Affordable
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Storage
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
After scratching my head about solid state hard drives, I opted for the much cheaper choice. It works perfectly, and runs very quietly. Big enough for my needs, and I even turned my old internal hard drive into a USB external hard drive.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
Easy installation on my Mac Book Pro, perfect!
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
Use as spare drive. Works.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
This product is great, i was nervous at first to order a hard drive online, and it is in perfect condition and was very easy to install. Since I have been using it, all of my pre existing problems have vanished!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
Bought this to replace a 100 GB HD in an older Mac. Product arrived quickly, and was easy to install. 5 gold stars!
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
My roommate accidentally knocked my computer off a small ledge and my hard drive was damaged. I bought this drive to replace it because it was the same price as a name brand hard drive but with better specs. So far it has worked perfectly, although I have noticed it's a bit louder than my previous hard drive (a Western Digital) when accessing data. For the price, though, I can't complain, and 98% of the time it's inaudible. All in all I'm pleased with this purchase.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
I used this for a Home Theater PC-PVR. It installed quickly and is very quiet. Plays back recordings flawlessly.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Gaming
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
silent, quick and reliable, i bought it to replace a western digital hard drive. this one works like a charm and the speed increase is actually noticeable 5400 rpm to 7200 rpm.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
Cons
Best Uses
- Video Recorder
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
I purchased this drive for my Atomos Samurai. I use the drive only to record video. For this purpose it works very well. I have not had any problems with it.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Set Up
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Upgrade
Comments about HGST 500GB Travelstar 2.5" SATA II Mobile Hard Drive Kit:
I bought this as an upgrade to my HP 8530p laptop. My original laptop had a Hitachi drive, so I decided to upgrade it with something that would be the most compatible. I couldn't tell if this was an advanced format drive, but I don't think it was. I've been using it for about a month with no issues. It is just as quiet as the last drive. It was shipped without any packing around the box so it bounced around a bit in shipment. (I ordered a second one and it was packed more carefully.) I ran a speed test and the read speed was 50% faster than my old internal drive; I didn't check the write speed. My laptop had a sleeve that holds the hard drive and all mounting holes on the sides lined up fine.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
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