HITACHI Deskstar 7K500 Internal Hard Drive H3500B72S

The Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB internal, 3.5 Parallel ATA hard drive features a 7,200 RPM rotational speed, 16MB buffer, a Serial ATA 3.0Gb/sec. interface, and transfers rates of up to 300MB/second. With 500GB of storage capacity and enhancements to enable faster data access and improved data integrity, it's perfect for storage upgrades, Nearline storage, DVD / HDD recorders, digital video surveillance, video editing, home media servers and more. Capacity - Huge 500GB storage capacity is the highest capacity available in the industry Huge 500GB storage capacity stores up to Approx. 56 hours of HDTV broadcast or Approx. 125,000 high quality, 4 min. MP3 recordings Reliability - Load / unload ramp protects user data when power is removed ECC and CRC protection Data integrity enhancements throughout circuitry Low power mode reduces system heat/cooling requirements and enables industry-leading acoustics Internal thermal sensor improves data integrity Integration - SATA interface utilizes thinner and longer cabling for easy cable routing Data buffer = 16MB Rotational Speed (rpm) = 7,200 Media transfer rate (max. Mbits/Sec) = 817 Interface transfer rate (max. MB/sec) = 300 Sustained data rate (MB/sec) = 64.8 - 31 (zone 0 - 29) Average seek time (ms) (read, typical) = 8.5