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    Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Andy, Nov 11, 2008.

  1. Andy

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  2. Phil

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    If it delivers the claimed 1.4W read / write power consumption and 0.5W idle power then it will give a useful boost to battery life as well as running very cool.

    John
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    It uses two 250gb platters, so it should perform similar to the 500gb Wetern digital 5400rpm drive.

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    Lol....Yes, Phil..Close :D

    Yeah, I think it'll be a great HDD, prob similar to the 5K320.

    All BEVTs have a had a high power consumption, but yeah real-world performance is gonna be the same.
     
    Andy, Nov 11, 2008
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