- First 7200 RPM, 500GB1 in a 7mm, single-disk design
- Advanced format with 512-byte emulation
- Low power utilization to help reduce energy costs
- SmoothStream technology
- Silent-seek acoustics for quiet operation
- SMART Command Transport (SCT) for streaming optimization
CinemaStar Z7K500 is the industry's first one-disk, 7mm, 7200 RPM, 2.5-inch drive designed for high-performance A/V streaming. These 500GB per platter models use Advanced Format and have been customized to support digital video and surveillance applications. Advanced Format increases physical sector size from 512 bytes to 4096 (4K) bytes, thereby increasing capacities and error correction capabilities. The slimmer CinemaStar Z7K500 is designed as a direct replacement for standard 9.5mm HDDs and is well suited for TV integration, multi-tuner digital video recorders and set top boxes.
An exceptional blend of audio/visual (AV) features fine tunes the CinemaStar Z7K500 for video storage applications. HGST SmoothStream technology supports the ATA-7 streaming command set, and SCT provides time-limited error recovery and thermal monitoring capabilities. CinemaStar Z7K500 is offered with silent-seek acoustics for excellent sound quality. HGST continues to provide near silent operation to make the Z7K500 an ideal choice for home DVR applications and surveillance systems. The CinemaStar Z7K500 carries the HGST EcoTrac classification due to its low power consumption and eco-friendly, halogen-free production. This sixth generation 2.5-inch CinemaStar drive, with its superior performance, balanced capacity and power-management delivers greater design flexibility for next generation video systems.
CinemaStar Z7K500 elevates hard drive reliability to new levels with an improved protection scheme for power fluctuation and enhanced TFC for improved error rates. HGST offers customers system design and integration services including, but not limited to hard drive selection, optimization, software compatibility assessment, performance profiling, problem analysis and reliability consultation. Team HGST is ready to help you deliver a successful video device. The HGST CinemaStar product line is optimized for video applications on any size system.