HGST (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies) has introduced hard disk drive Travelstar 5K1500. According to HGST, the new hard drive launched is the industry's first 9.5mm, 1.5TB mobile hard drive and features highest storage density, high shock protection, low power and solid performance.
Travelstar 5K1500 allows OEMs and system integrators to take advantage of its huge capacity, 0.5 watt low power idle and 5,400RPM performance to deliver new high-capacity, power-efficient systems for longer battery life in notebooks and other unplugged applications. With only 2.5 bels idle, the 1.5TB Travelstar 5K1500 drive is also whisper quiet. A dual stage actuator is included for track miss registration improvements for greater data integrity and reliability. All Travelstar drives use halogen-free components to support the “green” computing initiatives that are of increasing importance to today’s end users.
Brendan Collins, Vice-President – Product Marketing, HGST, said, "Contrary to popular belief, the mobile hard drive market is not being replaced by SSDs. We continue to invest in and serve both the traditional 9.5mm and 7mm thin and light HDD mobile markets as they offer the best cost-per-GB, performance and proven product reliability for high-capacity, mainstream, Ultrabook and A/V content creation notebook markets. HGST continues to have a strong share in the 2.5-inch market and the new Travelstar 5K1500 hard drive is the latest addition to our broad line of 5,400 and 7,200 RPM 2.5-inch drives, giving OEMs, ODMs and integrators an opportunity to grow and differentiate their product lines."
The Travelstar 5K1500 drive helps system designers, integrators and IT managers build and maintain their storage systems.
Travelstar drives are expected to be shipped in June.
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