At A Glance
It's difficult to recommend this drive when other 500GB models are cheaper and faster.
Manufacturer’s Description
With superb performance and reliability, all Hitachi Deskstar drives feature fast transfer rates, low power utilisation and quiet acoustics. Full range of capacities upto 500GB. All SATA options feature Native Command Queuing.
The Specs
| Pricing |
|---|
| Part Number |
0A33437 |
| Inventory Number |
25644 |
| Storage |
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| Drive size |
500.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed |
7200 RPM |
| Ports and Connections |
|---|
| Available Interfaces |
SATA-300 |
| Serial ATA |
SATA-300 |
| Included Software |
|---|
| Included Software |
Ontrack Disk Manager 5.0 |
| General |
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| Buffer Size |
16.0 MB |
| Hardware |
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| Installation Kit Hardware |
- SATA data cable
- four mounting screws
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Performance
| PC World Test Center |
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| Interface tested |
SATA-300 |
| Performance |
|---|
| Primary Volume - Virus Scan |
56.77 |
| Primary Volume - Windows File Search |
159.45 |
| Internal Read - WinZip |
360 |
| Internal Write - Large File |
126.61 |
| Internal Read - ACDSee |
526 |
| Test Version |
2 |
| Internal Read - Ahead Nero Burning |
467 |
| Internal Write - Files and Folders |
166.37 |
