• Lowest energy use and long battery life for more ""unplugged"" notebook time
• Best protection against bumps and rough handling
• Better soft error rate for improved reliability
• Tracking accuracy in high shock or vibration
• Excellent application performance in PCMark Vantage testing
• Richer audio-listening for music, movies and games
• High data throughput
• Helps guard against data theft

Travelstar 5K500.B is designed for use in notebook PCs, external storage, gaming consoles and other mobile applications. The 5K500.B demonstrates Hitachi's ecological leadership with its halogen-free production and focus on low power consumption, and carries the EcoTrac classification. The 5K500.B elevates hard drive reliability with the industry's first Iterative Detection Read Channel for improved signal processing.