Hitachi Travelstar

Hitachi Travelstar^TM offers the most comprehensive range in rugged storage. Specifically designed for today’s ultra-portable electronic devices, and storage hungry applications, Travelstar hard drives are made for products on the go. And with capacities of up to 500GB, and the fastest speeds on the market, it’s easy to see why leading OEMs choose Hitachi.

In January 2008, Hitachi GST introduced TravelstarTM 5K500 - the world’s first half-terabyte drive for notebooks. Leading the industry as the first to introduce a 500GB, 5400RPM, 2.5-inch hard drive for entertainment powerhouse notebooks, this drive is extremely energy-efficient with RVS technology and 400Gs of shock protection.

Hitachi continues to drive notebook PC capacities higher with new 320GB, 7200 RPM Travelstar hard drives. Travelstar 7K320 – delivers 60 percent higher capacity than its predecessor, while improving application performance by 12 percent and power consumption by 22 percent. The drive’s quiet acoustics improve the experience of watching movies or listening to music on a notebook PC.

New Hitachi Travelstar drives also feature optional Bulk Data Encryption for users requiring increased data security and enhanced availability models designed for use in 24x7 environments.

*Hitachi GST’s “Bulk Data Encryption” is a hard-drive level data security mechanism that puts users’ data effectively under ‘lock and key, offering virtually impenetrable protections. With the rise in notebook theft and breaches in software-based password security, this feature is an essential component for notebook users.

The Hitachi Travelstar portfolio includes the first high-performance 7200 RPM drive for notebook computers; the industry’s best power efficiency – equivalent to 4200 RPM; and outstanding non-operating shock values (1000G/300G).
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The Travelstar trademark is authorized for use in the Americas, EMEA, and the following Asia-Pacific countries and jurisdictions: Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan. Hitachi GST is not liable for third parties’ unauthorized use of Hitachi GST’s trademarks. One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity; accessible capacity may be less.

Hitachi’s Travelstar 7K200 is the World's Speediest Notebook Hard Drive with Encryption Technology. Accelerating innovation, Hitachi has introduced the highest-capacity, highest-performance notebook hard drive with 7200 RPM, 200GB capacity, while still maintaining comparable power consumption, heat emission and acoustics as its 5400 RPM counterparts.

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