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HITACHI 5K160 160GB
Introduction
Hitachi recently
launched their 5K160 line of 'Travelstar' 2.5" hard
drives. This is their first Perpendicular
Recording HDD, allowing higher areal density, which
results in more capacity and performance.
Below are the specs from the Hitachi website:
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Highlights |
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Hitachi's first perpendicular recording
(PMR) hard drive |
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Choice of capacities:
160GB, 120GB, 80GB, 60GB & 40GB |
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Parallel ATA & Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s models |
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IrMnCr read head for better performance
& reliability |
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Best in class for low-power utilization |
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Outstanding performance |
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RoHS compliant1 |
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More product
information |
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Technologies and
white papers |
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Features and
Benefits |
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Capacity |
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- *Capacity equivalence of
160 hours standard video, 57 movies,
40,000 4-min songs or 80 video games
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Performance |
- 540 Mb/sec media transfer rate
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- Best 5400 RPM application
performance based on PCMark testing
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Reliability |
- 325G operating shock
- 1000G non-operating shock
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- Exceptional ruggedness to withstand
tougher handling and improve portability
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- Advanced PMR head
& media technology
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- Excellent soft error rate for
improved performance
- Outstanding anti-corrosion
properties
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- Better performance & reliability in
harsh conditions
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- Thernal Fly-height Control (TFC)
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- Better soft error rate for improved
performance
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Power |
- 0.60W low power idle
- Enhanced Adaptive Battery Life
Extender™ (ABLE)
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- Industry-leading power management
implementation for low power and longer
battery life
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Acoustics |
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- Optional mode for even quieter
operation
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Interface |
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- ATA-7 with SmoothStream™ technology
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- NCQ, Hot Plug, Staggered Spin-up,
Link Power Management™ and Asynchronous
Notification
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Actual storage may vary depending on the
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- RoHS refers to the European
Commission's RoHS directive for eliminating
certain hazardous materials in the manufacturing
of electronic equipment.
For our tests, we will
be using the parallel ATA version shown below:
More Technical Specs below:
Travelstar 5K160 hard
disk drives specifications
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Travelstar 5K160
models |
Capacity (GB) |
RPM |
Interface |
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HTS541616J9AT00 |
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HTS541612J9AT00 |
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HTS541680J9AT00 |
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HTS541660J9AT00 |
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HTS541640J9AT00 |
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HTS541616J9SA00 |
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HTS541612J9SA00 |
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HTS541680J9SA00 |
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HTS541660J9SA00 |
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HTS541640J9SA00 |
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Configuration |
Parallel
ATA |
Serial-ATA |
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Interface |
ATA-7 |
Serial ATA
1.5Gb/s |
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Capacity
(GB)1 |
160 / 120
/ 80 / 60 / 40 |
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Sector
size (Bytes) |
512 |
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Recording
zones |
16 |
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Data heads
(physical) |
4 / 4 / 2
/ 2 / 1 |
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Data Disks |
2 / 2 / 1
/ 1 / 1 |
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Max. areal
density (Gbits/sq. inch)
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131.5 |
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Performance |
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Data
buffer2 (MB) |
8
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Rotational
speed (RPM) |
5400 |
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Latency
average (ms) |
5.5 |
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Media
transfer rate (max. Mbits/sec) |
540 |
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Interface
transfer rate (max. MB/sec) |
100 Ultra
DMA-5 |
150 |
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16.6 PIO
mode-4 |
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Seek time
average, (read, typical (MS))
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11 |
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Reliability |
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Load/Unload cycle |
600,000 |
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Power |
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Requirement |
+5 VDC
(+/- 5%) |
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Dissipation (Typical)
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Startup
(peak, max.) |
5.0W |
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Read
(avg.) |
1.8W |
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Write
(avg.) |
1.8W |
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Active
idle (avg.) |
0.80W |
0.85W |
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Low power
idle (avg.) |
0.60W |
0.65W |
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Standby
(avg.) |
0.2W |
0.25W |
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Sleep |
0.1W |
0.2W |
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Physical size
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Height
(mm) |
9.5 |
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Width (mm) |
70 |
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Depth (mm) |
100 |
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Weight
(max. g) |
102 / 102
/ 95 / 95 /95 |
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Environmental characteristics |
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Operating |
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Ambient
temperature |
5° to 55°
C |
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Shock
(half sine wave) |
325G /
2ms, 160G / 1ms |
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Non-operating |
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Ambient
temperature |
-40° to
65° C |
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Shock
(half sine wave) |
1000G /
1ms |
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Acoustics
(A-Weighted Sound Power (Bels)) |
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Idle (typ.)
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2.5 / 2.5
/ 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2 |
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Op (typ.)
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2.7 / 2.7
/ 2.4 / 2.4 / 2.4 |
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RoHS
Complaint3 |
Yes |
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1 GB equals one billion
bytes when referring to hard drive capacity;
accessible capacity may be less.
2 Buffer capacity
includes 270 KB used for drive firmware.
3RoHS refers to the
European Union Directive 2002/95/EC on the
restriction of certain hazardous substances in
electrical and electronic equipment
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