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    Hitachi Intros Travelstar Z5K500 Hard Drive Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 17, 2010.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 17, 2010
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  2. stamar

    stamar Notebook Prophet

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    maybe use those 2.5 mm extra for a ssd? like some sort of 500 gb 120gb ssd monster of rock
     
    stamar, Dec 17, 2010
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    If they have 500GB on a single platter it means that regular (9.5mm, 2 platter) laptop drives with 1TB capacity are on the corner.


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    ramgen, Dec 17, 2010
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  4. stamar

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    ya seagate already has external 500 gb platter external drives for sale now 1 tb and 1.5 tb
     
    stamar, Dec 18, 2010
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    I wonder how fast is Z5K500 compared to a 7K500...
     
    chocobanana, Mar 22, 2011
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    I wonder when regular 9.5mm 500GB single patter drives are coming. Have not seen any announcements regarding next gen 2.5" drives since Z5K500 (a drive that is still not available in my region).
     
    gandhi2, Mar 23, 2011
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