Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 500GB 7200 RPM 2.5" SATA Notebook HD - $64.00 "In Store Pickup" Only @Fry's!!

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at frys.com - In Store Pickup Only!

Hitachi Travelstar 500GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA/300 (7K500 )
Retail Kit Hard Drive - HD20500IDK/7K - 2.5" HD - Reg. $99.99, Sale $64 - In Store Pickup Only!

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Hitachi Travelstar 7K500. Mobile Hard Drive
The 7K500. demonstrates Hitachi's ecological leadership with its halogen-free production and focus on low power consumption, and carries the EcoTrac classification. The Hitachi Travelstar 7K500. Mobile Hard Drive elevates overall reliability with the industry's first Iterative Detection Read Channel for improved signal processing.Hitachi offers optional hard-drive-level encryption for increased ata security and enhanced availability models to deliver hgh-capacity storage for non-stop environments. Travelstar 7k500 delivers the balance of capacity, ruggedness and ow-power to meet the needs of consumers and commercial uers in an eco-friendly footprint.

Encryption option

The Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 Mobile Hard Drive features optional Bulk Data Encryption (BDE) for hard-drive-level data security. Hitachi is working with the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) to ensure that our new products are complaint with the forthcoming Storage Security specification that is expected to become an industry standard. With BDE, the data is scrambled using a key as it is written to the disk then descrambled with the key as it is retrieved, giving users the highest level of data protection available. In addition, it speeds and simplifies the drive re-deployment process. By deleting the encryption key, the data is rendered unreadable, therefore doing away with the need for time-consuming data-overwrite.

Specs:

• Drive Type: Laptop
• Interface: SATA 3.0Gb/s
• Interface Type: SATA
• Spindle Speed (RPM): 7200
• Buffer Memory: 16MB
• Average Latency (msec): 5.5
• Data Transfer Rate on Serial ATA: up to 300 MB/sec
• Form Factor: 2.5"
• Bytes Per Sector: 512
• Temperature, Operating (°C): 5 to 55
• Temperature, Nonoperating (°C): -40 to 65
• Shock, Operating: 2 msec (Gs): 400
• Shock, Nonoperating: 2 msec (Gs): 1000
• Dimensions: 0.37" x 2.75" x 3.94"

Cin...

 

Just called the Fry's here in Vegas, they have apparently changed their "phone" policy now to only say "Yes we have the item in stock" and when I asked about quantity the guy only said "We're not allowed to say, sir." So then I asked if they had a few and he said "Enough for about half a day" which didn't make much since.

I really REALLY want one of these, like right freakin' now but, even at this insanely great price I just can't afford one. Got bills to cover tomorrow... damn, what a deal.

 

beat me to it!
Just saw it on Fry's and was gonna post it up.
I think this is the best deal yet, thinking about picking up another even though I have absolutely no need for it.

 

^^^LoL! I know this would be nice to have. I would have my Cousin pick this up for me!

Cin..

 

With everyone raving about SSDs, I gave in to the temptation and bought one (Samsung PM800 256gb) to see for myself. Needless to say... I'm back to using my Hitachi 7k500 and sold the SSD with no regrets. Not saying the Hitachi 7k500 will give you SSD speeds, but it is plenty fast for most typical users.

 

Thanks for posting. Just ordered online for a store pickup. Sweet deal!

 

Damnit no canadian love

 

Awesome deal! This will replace the Hitachi 250GB 5400RPM stock HDD in my new MBP

Ordered online for instore pickup as well.


Rep +1

 

Looks like the deal is over. The price is back to $99.99.