Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is announcing volume shipment of the laptop hard disk drive at a quarter terabyte of capacity.
Called the Travelstar 5K250, the hard drive combines application performance in PCMark testing with power-efficiency of any 250 gigabyte GB 5400 RPM drive. The newest 5400 RPM 2.5-inch hard drive from Hitachi was developed for notebook PCs, external storage devices, gaming consoles and other mobile devices. It also features a host of features including 400G shock protection, quiet acoustics and optional Bulk Data Encryption for hard-drive level data security.
The Travelstar 5K250 hard drive offers 56 per cent more capacity, a 23 per cent shock improvement and an eight per cent overall application performance boost over its predecessor, the Travelstar 5K160 hard drive, Hitachi claims.
Campbell Kan, vice president of mobile computing business unit at Acer said, today’s notebook PC users are sophisticated and expect high returns on investment. The Travelstar 5K250 with ultra-high capacity of a quarter-terabyte enables our notebook users to create or access multimedia files with speed, assuring enhanced efficiency. Acer is partnering with top-tier suppliers that help Acer accomplish its goal of designing empowering technologies that improve people’s lives at work or at leisure.