HGST Travelstar 5K500.B 500GB 0A71705 Data Sheet

Travelstar

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 5K500.B

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Up to 500GB

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 of capacity

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Lowest power consumption in its class

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Halogen-free for eco-friendly footprint

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Serial ATA 3Gb/s 

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Security: Bulk Data Encryption option  

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Enhanced availability (EA) models for  

applications needing around-the-clock 

access in lower-transaction environments

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Notebook PCs

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External storage

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Gaming consoles

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Small form factor video devices

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Blade servers (EA)

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Network routers (EA)

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Video surveillance (EA)

Travelstar™ 5K500.B, a 5400 RPM, 250GB/platter, 2.5-inch hard drive with capacities ranging

from 120GB to 500GB, is designed for use in notebook PCs, external storage, gaming consoles

and other mobile applications. The 5K500.B demonstrates HGST’s ecological leadership with

its halogen-free production and focus on low power consumption, and carries the EcoTrac

classification. The 5K500.B elevates hard drive reliability with the industry’s first Iterative

Detection Read Channel for improved signal processing. HGST offers optional hard-drive-

level encryption for increased data security and enhanced availability models to deliver

high-capacity storage for non-stop environments. Travelstar 5K500.B delivers the balance of

capacity, ruggedness and low-power to meet the needs of consumers and commercial users

in an eco-friendly footprint.

Travelstar 5K500.B features optional Bulk Data Encryption (BDE) for hard-drive-level

data security. With BDE, the data is scrambled using a key as it is written to the disk then

descrambled with the key as it is retrieved, giving users the highest level of data protection

available. It also speeds and simplifies the drive re-deployment process. By deleting the

encryption key, the data is rendered unreadable, thereby eliminating the need for time-

consuming data-overwrite.

HGST provides enhanced availability models that allow the Travelstar 5K500.B to deliver

24x7 access to data for data-intensive applications requiring round-the-clock operation.

The 5K500.B provides high capacity, durability and low power utilization on a proven

platform for quality and reliability. EA models support the stringent demands of “always-on”

applications in lower-transaction environments.

Features and Benefits

Up to 500GB storage

Up to 125 hours of high-definition video, 500 hours of standard video, 178 movies, 

125,000 4-min songs or 250 games * 

1.4W read/write power

0.5W low power idle

Lowest energy use and long battery life for more “unplugged” notebook time

400G operating shock

1000G non-operating shock

Best protection against bumps and rough handling

Altitude-sensing Thermal  

Fly-height Control (TFC

Better soft error rate for improved reliability

TrueTrack™ technology

Tracking accuracy in high shock or vibration environments

Up to 875Mb/s media transfer rate

Excellent application performance in PCMark® Vantage Testing

Quiet acoustics

Richer audio-listening for music, movies and games

SATA 3Gb/s

High data throughput

Bulk Data Encryption

Helps guard against data theft

500GB, 320GB, 250GB, 160GB, 120GB 

5400 RPM | SATA 3Gb/s 

*  Actual storage may vary depending on the compression rate applied. Capacities may not be combined.