Data Sheet
™
Travelstar 5K1000
2.5-Inch Mobile 5400 RPM
9.5mm Hard Disk Drives
Highlights
•ꢀ Up to 1TB of capacity
1TB of Storage Capacity for Mobile Platforms
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Travelstar™ꢀ5K1000ꢀisꢀaꢀ5400ꢀRPM,ꢀ500GB/platter,ꢀ2.5-inchꢀhardꢀdriveꢀavailableꢀinꢀ640GB,ꢀ
750GBꢀandꢀ1TBꢀmodels.ꢀThisꢀstandardꢀ9.5mm,ꢀtwo-diskꢀdesign,ꢀintendedꢀforꢀuseꢀinꢀnotebookꢀ
PCs,ꢀexternalꢀstorage,ꢀgamingꢀconsolesꢀandꢀotherꢀmobileꢀapplications,ꢀleveragesꢀAdvancedꢀ
Format,ꢀwhichꢀincreasesꢀtheꢀphysicalꢀsectorꢀsizeꢀonꢀhardꢀdrivesꢀfromꢀ512ꢀbytesꢀtoꢀ4096ꢀ(4K)ꢀ
bytesꢀtoꢀincreaseꢀdriveꢀcapacitiesꢀandꢀimproveꢀerrorꢀcorrectionꢀcapabilities.ꢀConsultꢀtheꢀ
HGSTꢀAdvancedꢀFormatꢀTechnologyꢀBriefꢀforꢀmoreꢀinformationꢀonꢀusingꢀtheseꢀhardꢀdrives.ꢀ
TheꢀTravelstarꢀ5K1000ꢀisꢀtheꢀfirstꢀ1TBꢀ2.5-inchꢀHDDꢀwithꢀaꢀ6Gb/sꢀSATAꢀinterfaceꢀandꢀdeliversꢀ
best-of-breedꢀ5400ꢀRPMꢀperformanceꢀinꢀPCMarkꢀ7ꢀandꢀPCMarkꢀVantageꢀtesting.ꢀTheꢀ5K1000ꢀ
continuesꢀtoꢀdemonstrateꢀHGST’sꢀecologicalꢀleadershipꢀwithꢀitsꢀhalogen-freeꢀdesignꢀandꢀ
power-efficientꢀoperation,ꢀandꢀcarriesꢀtheꢀEcoTracꢀclassification.ꢀTravelstarꢀ5K1000ꢀdeliversꢀ
theꢀhighestꢀmobileꢀcapacityꢀwithꢀexcellentꢀperformanceꢀtoꢀmeetꢀtheꢀneedsꢀofꢀconsumersꢀ
andꢀcommercialꢀusersꢀinꢀanꢀeco-friendly,ꢀruggedꢀdesign.
•ꢀ Advanced Format, 512 byte emulation
•ꢀ 6Gb/s SATA interface
•ꢀ Low power consumption
•ꢀ Halogen-free for eco-friendly design
•ꢀ Self-encrypting models for data security
•ꢀ Enhanced availability (EA) models for
applications needing around-the-clock
access in lower-transaction environments
Applications/Environments
•ꢀ Notebook PCs
•ꢀ External storage
•ꢀ Gaming consoles
•ꢀ Small-form-factor video devices
•ꢀ Blade servers (EA)
•ꢀ Network routers (EA)
•ꢀ Video surveillance (EA)
Encryption Option
Travelstarꢀ5K1000ꢀisꢀtheꢀseventhꢀgenerationꢀꢀself-encryptingꢀdriveꢀ(SED)ꢀtoꢀfeatureꢀHGST’sꢀ
BulkꢀDataꢀEncryption.ꢀTheꢀSEDꢀencryptsꢀdataꢀusingꢀprotectedꢀkeysꢀinꢀrealꢀtime,ꢀprovidingꢀ
usersꢀtheꢀhighestꢀlevelꢀofꢀdataꢀprotectionꢀavailable.ꢀItꢀalsoꢀspeedsꢀandꢀsimplifiesꢀdriveꢀre-
purposing.ꢀByꢀdeletingꢀtheꢀencryptionꢀkey,ꢀtheꢀdataꢀonꢀtheꢀdriveꢀisꢀrenderedꢀunreadable,ꢀ
therebyꢀeliminatingꢀtheꢀneedꢀforꢀtime-consumingꢀdata-overwrite.ꢀForꢀinformationꢀaboutꢀ
theꢀSEDꢀmodelsꢀdesignedꢀtoꢀtheꢀTrustedꢀComputingꢀGroupꢀ(TCG)ꢀOpalꢀStorageꢀSecurityꢀ
specification,ꢀpleaseꢀcontactꢀyourꢀHGSTꢀrepresentative.
Enhanced Availability (EA)—for 24x7 Access to Data
HGSTꢀprovidesꢀenhancedꢀavailabilityꢀmodelsꢀofꢀtheꢀTravelstarꢀ5K1000ꢀthatꢀallowꢀ24x7ꢀꢀ
accessꢀtoꢀdataꢀtoꢀsupportꢀapplicationsꢀthatꢀrequireꢀround-the-clockꢀoperation.ꢀTheꢀ5K1000ꢀꢀ
providesꢀhighꢀcapacity,ꢀdurabilityꢀandꢀlowꢀpowerꢀutilizationꢀonꢀaꢀprovenꢀplatformꢀforꢀqualityꢀ
andꢀreliability.ꢀEAꢀmodelsꢀsupportꢀtheꢀstringentꢀdemandsꢀofꢀ“always-on”ꢀapplicationsꢀinꢀ
lower-transactionꢀenvironments.
Features and Benefits
Feature / Function
Benefits
Capacity
Up to 1TB storage
Up to 250 hours of high-definition video, 1000 hours of standard video, 350 movies,
250,000 4-min songs or 500 games *
Power
1.6W read/write power
0.5W low power idle
Low energy use and long battery life for more “unplugged” notebook time
Reliability
400G operating shock
1000G non-operating shock
Best protection against bumps and rough handling
Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC)
TrueTrack™ technology
Better soft error rate for improved reliability
Tracking accuracy in high shock or vibration environments
Performance Up to 998Mb/s media transfer rate
Best-of-breed 5400 RPM application performance in PCMark 7 and PCMark Vantage testing
SATA 6Gb/s interface
Acoustics
Interface
Quiet acoustics
SATA 6Gb/s
Richer audio-listening experience for music, movies and games
Higher data throughput
Security
Option
Bulk Data Encryption
Helps guard against data theft
* Actual storage may vary depending on the compression rate applied. Capacities may not be combined.
1TB, 750GB and 640GB
5400 RPM | SATA 6Gb/s