Toshiba MKxx59GSM Series MK1059GSM vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 4261: Toshiba MK1059GSM
Size1000 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM5400
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
$ 114.71
$ 119.99
$ 149.99 + $7.28 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Toshiba MKxx59GSM Series MK1059GSM SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 114.71 8.72
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD10TPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5200 8 1000 3 131.97 7.58
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD10JPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 139.40 7.17
Seagate Constellation.2 ST91000640NS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 819.95 1.22

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-10 $114.71 -20.24
2012-02-09 $134.95 -58.49
2012-02-08 $193.44 +42.88
2012-02-07 $119.99 +10.00
2012-02-06 $149.99 +30.00
2012-02-01 $150.56 +5.61
2012-02-01 $144.95 -5.61
2012-02-01 $150.56 +11.46
2012-02-01 $139.10 +5.11
2012-01-31 $109.99 -10.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
Transfer Rate to Host3 Gb/sec
Number of Data Heads6
Drive Capacity1,000GB
Number of Platters (disks)3
Drive InterfaceSerial ATA 1.5 and 3 Gb/sec, Revision 2.6 / ATA-8
RoHS CompliantYes
Performance
Average Latency5.55 ms
Rotational Speed5,400 RPM
Buffer Size8MB
Track-to-track Seek2 ms
Average Seek Time12 ms
Power
Seek Power2.2 watts
Standby Power0.18 watts
Sleep Power0.15 watts
Voltage5V (+/-5%)
Spin up (start) Power4.5 watts
Read/Write Power1.7 watts
Low Power Idle0.65 watts
Acoustics
Acoustics (seek)25 dB
Acoustics (idle)25 dB
Physical
Dimensions (W) x (D) x (H)69.85 mm (2.75") x 100.0 mm (3.94") x 12.5 mm (0.49")
Weight148 g (5.22 oz)

External links

Toshiba
http://sdd.toshiba.com/

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