Hitachi Travelstar 5K80 Hard Drives

Leading Edge Technology

The Hitachi Travelstar 5K80 series is a 9.5mm high, 5400 RPM, 2.5-inch mobile hard disk drive ideal for today's data intensive business needs. The Travelstar 5K80 brings a new generation of 5400 RPM mobile solutions to the long legacy of the Travelstar family of hard disk drives. This next generation of mobile hard disk drives provides a design which combines years of research and development with award winning technology including, Antiferomagnetically coupled (AFC) technology (pixie dust), Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) heads, Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor technology, Partial Response Maximum Likelihood (PRML) digital channel, head load/unload technology, Enhanced Adaptive Battery Life Extender (ABLE) 3.0, and an ATA/100 interface. With this design, the Travelstar 5K80 provides the storage capacity and acoustics required by demanding computing application.

Performance, Power Management, Quality and Acoustics

The new Travelstar 5K80 reaches areal densities of up to 70Gbits/ per square inch written on each disk. This feat was achieved by adding another layer of (Pixie Dust) - or in more technical terms, another ruthenium magnetic layer to create a five layer sandwich called laminated (Pixie Dust). These additional layers bring even higher thermal stability to the media, allowing data recording at ultra high densities while maintaining data integrity. Designed to meet the demanding needs of today's data intensive requirements.

The Travelstar 5K80 leverages proven technologies such as True Track Servo, which eases system integration, enhances hard disk drive reliability, and adds robustness against vibration and disk shift, Drive Fitness Test (DFT), and S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting) technology which is designed to enable a hard drive to predict impending catastrophic failure. As a result of the award winning combination of technology designed into the Hitachi Travelstar 5K80 series of hard disk drives, they are suitable for demanding, high capacity internet, digital audio and video editing, video streaming, and real time multimedia applications - whether users are in the office or on the road.

Hitachi Quality and Service

Hitachi Travelstar mobile hard disk drives are designed to the highest quality standards and contain field proven components. Hitachi provides worldwide technical support and integration services to enable global customers to bring their products to market quickly.

   Highlights

• Up to 80GB
• Power dissipation comparable to 4200 RPM
• Outstanding operating and non-operating shock
• Doubling of industry standard load/unload cycles to 600,000
• Enhancements to mechanical and electrical design
• Supports both Parallel ATA and Serial ATA interfaces

   Applications

• Notebook PCs
• External Storage
• Multi-Media
• Gaming Console
• Portable Video Recorders
• Digital Audio