Hitachi TravelStar 7K100 100GB 2.5" Mobile Hard Drive
The Travelstar 7K100 expands Hitachi’s second generation 7200 RPM 2.5-inch hard drive series with further design enhancements for data intensive applications requiring round-the-clock operation. The 7K100 provides leading-edge capacity, performance, durability and power utilization on a proven platform for quality and reliability. With its 100GB capacity, the 7K100 offers 66% more storage space as well as a 33% boost in sustained data rate over the record-setting Travelstar 7K60. Optimiza-tions in the femto-based actuator/suspension enable the 7K100 to endure 300Gs of operat-ing shock, 1,000Gs of non-operating shock and 600,000 load/unload cycles, contributing to the Travelstar 7K100’s highly durable and rugged design. This combination of capacity, performance and shock tolerance enables the 7K100 to satisfy the demands for rugged, reliable storage in non-stop environments.
This Drive Holds
- 30 two-hour DVD-quality movies or
- 120 hours of VHS-quality video or
- 82 days of around-the-clock MP3 audio or
- 30,000 vivid digital photos or
- 170 action-packed games!
Specifications
Interface:
2.5-in Mobile
Spindle Speed (RPM):
7200
Buffer Memory:
8MB
Average Seek (msec):
<10
Average Latency (msec):
4.2
Temperature, Operating (°C):
5 to 35
Temperature, Nonoperating (°C):
-40 to 65
Shock, Operating: 2 msec (Gs):
300
Shock, Nonoperating: 2 msec (Gs):
1000
Type:
OEM
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
5
Customer Reviews:
9
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citizen ch on
May 26, 2007 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
It's this simple, if you're shopping for a new laptop, and especially if you think you're going to do anything with sound or video, budget in the cost of one of these 7200 RPM drives. While you're at it, get an external enclosure too, so when you upgrade your laptop's drive, you can use the old drive for offline storage and backup. And, actually, because I do work in audio and video, I've mounted one of these drives in a USB/Firewire enclosure to use for remote recording (unlike a 3.5'', it needs no AC power). Also, once again, TigerDirect's shipping is amazing - sometimes I think they use precognizance so they can ship my stuff before I order it. Ordered in the afternoon, standard shipping, arrived the next afternoon.
Reviewer:
dspdiddy on
Apr 06, 2007 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I bought this to replace a 60 gig in a Dell Inspiron 5150 that was a 4200 rpm 2mb cache. I combined this with an upgrade on memory from 512 mb to 2 gig. I was amazed at the easy install. This HD is faster than my desktop SATA HD. I'm trying to think of another laptop to upgrade so I can buy another one of these. I would say it tripled the speed of this laptop. Don't buy a new laptop, upgrade your HD and memory for much less. Great price too!
Reviewer:
zbrchaz on
Mar 29, 2007 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
workes great!! fast and pritty big lol. thank you tiger direct once again!!
Reviewer:
ITMASTR on
Mar 17, 2007 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
The hard drive in my HP laptop was showing signs of age. My system was running very slowly. I thought that maybe I had a virus or spyware.
After running CA security suite, I found that there was nothing on my machine. I tried to run the defragmenter and it hung. Finally I did a chkdsk/f and found that the old drive had errors on it. Since I use this machine for work, I decided to replace the hard drive.
This drive is fantastic! The performance is about 33% faster than the original 60GB Hitachi 5400 RPM. My system boots in half the time, shuts down much faster and all applications run faster. This is an excellent product, I highly recommend it.
Reviewer:
Anonymous
on
Mar 16, 2007 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Easy to install. My laptop runs faster and more effieciently with this drive. Overall, it is quieter, heats up less and boots up faster than my old drive. The price is affordable and would recommend this to someone who is deciding on more space or getting a new computer.
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