For the right mix of capacity and long battery life in a lightweight design choose the HGST Travelstar Z5K500. With a speed of 5400 RPM, it’s is the ideal solution for mobile devices, security systems and gaming consoles. Innovations like Advanced Format technology increase drive capacities and improves data reliability. The eco-friendly drive is energy-efficient and halogen-free. It replaces standard 9.5mm HDDs with more storage in a thinner, lightweight, robust design. Capacities range from 250GB – 500GB. When you need capacity and energy efficiency trust your data to the drives designed for mobile computing.

General

Interface

SATA 6Gb/s

Capacity (GB)

500

Recording Zones

30

Sector Size (Variable, Bytes/sector)

512e

Max Areal Density (Gbits/sq. in.)

636

Performance

Data Buffer (MB)

8

Rotational Speed (RPM)

5400

Latency Average (ms)

5.5

Interface Transfer Rate (MB/sec, max)

600

Media Transfer Rate (Mbits/sec, max)

1087

Seek Time (read, ms, typical)

13

Seek Time: Track to Track (typical) ms (read)

1

Seek Time: Full Stroke (typical) ms (read)

25

Reliability

Power on Hours (POH) Per Month

N/A

Load/Unload Cycles

600,000

Acoustics

Idle (Bels)

1.9

Operational (Bels, typical)

2.1

Power

Requirement

+5VDC (+-5%)

Startup (W, peak, max)

4.5

Read/Write (W, avg)

1.6

Seek (W, avg)

1.8

Low Power Idle (W, avg)

0.55

Active Idle (W, avg)

0.8

Performance Idle (W, avg)

1.5

Standby (W, avg)

0.2

Sleep (W)

0.1

Physical Size

Z-Height (mm)

7

Dimensions (width x depth, mm)

700 x 100

Weight (g, max)

95

Environmental (operating)

Ambient Temperature

0° – 60°C

Shock (half-sine wave)

400G/2ms, 225G/1ms

Environmental (non-operating)

Ambient Temperature

-40° – 65° C

Shock (half-sine wave)

1000G/1 ms