Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 (500GB) review
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Verdict
Average performance: only buy if you're shopping on a strict budget.
Review Date: 28 Apr 2009
Reviewed By: Mike Jennings
Price when reviewed: £36 (£41 inc VAT)
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| Part Code | HDP725050GLA360 |
| Review Date | 28 Apr 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £36 |
| Price inc VAT | £41 |
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| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 465GB |
| Hard disk type | Mechanical |
| Cache size | 16MB |
| Spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| Seek time (ms) | 19ms |
| Cost per gigabyte | 7.7p |
| Noise and power | |
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| Idle power consumption | 7W |
| Performance tests | |
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| HD Tach burst speed | 223.8MB/sec |
| HD Tach random access speed | 18.5ms |
| HD Tach average sequential read speed | 83.2MB/sec |
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