Toshiba MKxx56GSY Series MK5056GSY vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 4259: Toshiba MK5056GSY
Size500 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
MK5056GSY Reviews2
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
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK5076GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 82.95 6.03
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
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 98.66 5.07
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
Western Digital AV-25 WD5000BUCT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 500 109.99 4.55
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM501II SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 109.99 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
Hitachi Travelstar 7K750 0J12281 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 126.56 3.95
Seagate Momentus ST905003N3A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 129.99 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 5 134.91 3.71
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 139.85 3.58
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 159.95 3.13
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
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK5065GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 179.95 2.78
IBM 42D0752 SATA 7200 500 300.00 1.67
HP Midline 507750-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 339.30 1.47
Toshiba MKxx56GSY Series MK5056GSY SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 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
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM
Buffer Size16MB
Track-to-track Seek1ms
Average Seek Time11ms (Read), 12ms (Write)
Power
Seek Power2.3 watts
Standby Power0.16 watts
Sleep Power0.13 watts
Voltage5V (+/-5%)
Spin up (start) Power5.5 watts
Active Idle Power1.2 watts
Read/Write Power2.1 watts
Low Power Idle1.0 watts
Acoustics
Acoustics (seek)25 dBA
Acoustics (idle)25 dBA
Physical
Dimensions (W) x (D) x (H)69.85 mm (2.75") x 100 mm (3.94") x 9.5 mm (0.37")
Weight115 g (max)

External links

Toshiba
http://sdd.toshiba.com/

Toshiba MK5056GSY Reviews & Benchmarks

X-bit labs - Seagate Momentus XT: Hybrid Drive in Action - Aug. 17, 2010
Tom's Hardware - Reviewed: 2.5" Notebook Hard Drives From Toshiba And Hitachi - June 10, 2010

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