2.5" External HDD Spring Fever

Hitachi Travelstar, Continued

We tried the SATA version, but we assume that most of our readers will have to go with the UltraATA version, as only few people use notebooks with Serial ATA interfaces and hard drives.

You can find the Hitachi Travelstar 5K160 in our Interactive 2.5" HDD Charts. It is a quick 5,400 RPM hard drive that delivers up to 46 MB/s transfer rated. If you want a faster device, you should go for a Travelstar Upgrade Kit with a 7,200 RPM drive.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.