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Comparison Hitachi Travelstar Z5K1 2.5" HTS541010B7E610 1 TB vs WD Blue 2.5" WD10SPZX 1 TB
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Hitachi Travelstar Z5K1 2.5" HTS541010B7E610 1 TB
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Placementbuilt-inbuilt-in
TypeHDDHDD
FeaturespCpC
Size1000 GB1000 GB
Form factor2.5 "2.5 "
ConnectionSATA3SATA3
Manufacturer's warranty3 years2 years
Technical specs
Cache memory128 MB128 MB
Record technologySMR
RPM5400 rpm5400 rpm
Data transfer rate130 MB/s
Average search time11 ms
Operation power consumption1.6 W1.5 W
Standby power consumption0.5 W0.5 W
Shockproof400 G
Reading noise level21 dB21 dB
Standby mode noise level19 dB19 dB
MTBF600 K600 K
General
Size70x100x7 mm100x70x7 mm
Weight92 g90 g
Added to E-Catalogaugust 2017july 2017

Manufacturer's warranty

Manufacturer's warranty provided for this model.

In fact, this is the minimum service life promised by the manufacturer, subject to the rules of operation. Most often, the actual service life of the device is much longer than the guaranteed one.

Record technology

CMR(Conventional Magnetic Recording) is a classic method of magnetic recording, characterized by high data access speed. CMR hard drives are used in systems where it is important to provide high (as far as possible) data read/write speed. These are user computers, security video surveillance systems, etc. The main disadvantage of CMR hard drives is the high complexity of creating volume drives, which is reflected in their price. Additionally, HDDs with CMR technology are quite “gluttonous” in terms of power supply.

SMR(Shingled Magnetic Recording) — a promising technology for magnetic recording, which is called "tiled". SMR allows to achieve high data density, which in turn increases the capacity of memory drives and lowers their market value. SMR hard drives have slow rewriting speed, which makes such memory drives poorly suited for use in client computer systems. But they have proven themselves well when working as part of data processing centers, archives and similar systems for which low write / rewrite speed is not critical. However, some companies still produce SMR solutions for personal and even mobile systems. These HDDs use an optimized write/rewrite technology called Drive-Managed SMR (DM-SMR).

Data transfer rate

The speed of data transfer between the disk and client devices is determined by the type of drive, spindle speed, memory buffer size and connection connectors. The last parameter is the most important, since it is impossible to exceed the bandwidth of a particular interface.

Average search time

The time it takes for the hard disk mechanics to find random requested data to read. For each specific case, the search time is different, as it depends on the location of the data on the surface of the disk and the position of the read head, therefore, the average value is indicated in the characteristics of hard drives. The lower the average seek time, the faster the disk works, all other things being equal.

Operation power consumption

The amount of power consumed by the disk when reading and writing information. In fact, this is the peak power consumption, it is in these modes that the drive consumes the most energy.

HDD power consumption data is needed primarily to calculate the overall system power consumption and power supply requirements for the system. In addition, for laptops that are planned to be used often "in isolation from outlets", it is advisable to choose more economical drives.

Shockproof

A parameter that determines the resistance of the hard drive to drops and shocks during operation (that is, in the on state). Shock resistance is measured in G — units of overload, 1 G corresponds to the usual force of gravity. The higher the G number, the more resistant the disc is to various kinds of concussions and the less likely it is to be damaged, say, in the event of a fall. This setting is especially important for external drives and drives used in laptops.
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