Hitachi 500GB, Deskstar 7K1000.D, SATA3, 32MB, 7200rpm

The Deskstar™ 7K1000.D is Hitachi’s first one-disk, 1TB, 7200 RPM 3.5-inch hard drive for use in power-friendly consumer and commercial desktop computers. This fourth-generation 1TB hard drive from Hitachi uses Advanced Format, which increases the sector size on HDDs from 512 bytes to 4096 (4K) bytes, thereby increasing capacities and improving error correcting capabilities. Consult the Hitachi Advanced Format Technology Brief for more information on these drives. Leveraging eighth-generation power management technology, as well as power-saving HiVERT™ innovations pioneered on the popular 2.5-inch line of notebook hard drives from Hitachi, this new desktop drive provides up to 16% idle power savings over the previous model, delivering best-in-class power management and thermal emissions..

Capacity(GB) - One GB is equal to one billion bytes and one TB equals 1,000GB (one trillion bytes) when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may be less.
Data Buffer (MB) - Portion of buffer capacity used for drive firmware
Availability - Intended for low duty cycle, non mission-critical applications in PC, nearline, and consumer electronics environments, which may vary from application to application. Note that customer environments may vary from application to application.

Highlights
• Capacities up to 1TB
• 7200 RPM performance
• Up to 18% idle power savings over previous generation product
• Halogen-free design for eco-friendly footprint
• Built on award-winning proven design

Applications / Environments
• Consumer and commercial computers
• Personal storage
• PC gaming