Toshiba MKxx55GSX Series MK5055GSX vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1552: Toshiba MK5055GSX
Size500 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM5400
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
MK5055GSX Reviews1
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Hitachi 0Y30055 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 79.99 6.25
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M500MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 89.99 5.56
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 92.00 5.43
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 94.95 5.27
Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 HTS725050A9A364 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 94.99 5.26
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 99.75 5.01
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545050A7E380 (0J11285) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 99.99 5.00
Seagate Momentus ST905003N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 106.89 4.68
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM501II SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 109.99 4.55
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK5076GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 109.99 4.55
Toshiba MKxx61GSYN Series MK5061GSYN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 114.99 4.35
Samsung HN-M101MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 114.99 4.35
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 HM500JJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 114.99 4.35
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 117.50 4.26
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 124.75 4.01
Hitachi Travelstar 7K750 0J12281 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 129.83 3.85
Seagate Momentus XT ST95005620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 131.84 3.79
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD5000BPKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 142.95 3.50
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD5000BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 149.95 3.33
Seagate Momentus ST905003N3A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 149.99 3.33
Samsung Spinpoint M7 HM500JI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 159.95 3.13
Seagate Momentus XT STAN500100 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 5 159.99 3.13
Hitachi Travelstar 0S02858 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 164.99 3.03
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK5065GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 179.95 2.78
IBM 42D0752 SATA 7200 500 300.00 1.67
Toshiba MKxx55GSX Series MK5055GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
Drive Capacity500GB
Transfer Rate to Host3 Gb/sec
Number of Platters (disks)2
Drive InterfaceSerial ATA Revision 2.6 / ATA-8
Number of Data Heads4
Performance
Average Latency5.55ms
Rotational Speed5,400 RPM
Buffer Size8MB
Track-to-track Seek2ms
Average Seek Time12ms
Power
Seek Power1.7 watts
Standby Power0.18 watts
Sleep Power0.13 watts
Voltage5V (+/-5%)
Spin up (start) Power4.5 watts
Active Idle Power0.85 watts
Read/Write Power1.4 watts
Low Power Idle0.6 watts
Acoustics
Acoustics (seek)2.5 bels
Acoustics (idle)2.5 bels
Physical
Dimensions (W) x (D) x (H)69.85 mm (2.75") x 100 mm (3.94") x 9.5 mm (0.37")
Weight98 g (3.46 oz.)

External links

Toshiba
http://sdd.toshiba.com/

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