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Hitachi CinemaStar 5K2000 and C5K750 Hard Drives Released [CES 2011]

by Brian Beeler

Hitachi has released two new drive families to address the DVR, IPTV STB, video surveillance and emerging hard drive-embedded TV markets. The 3.5" CinemaStar 5K2000 comes in 2TB and 1.5TB capacities, and the 2.5" CinemaStar C5K750 family with 750GB, 640GB and 500GB capacities. Both families boast low power consumption, quiet operation and special tuning for their use in audio/video equipment.


Hitachi has released two new drive families to address the DVR, IPTV STB, video surveillance and emerging hard drive-embedded TV markets. The 3.5" CinemaStar 5K2000 comes in 2TB and 1.5TB capacities, and the 2.5" CinemaStar C5K750 family with 750GB, 640GB and 500GB capacities. Both families boast low power consumption, quiet operation and special tuning for their use in audio/video equipment.

Hitachi CinemaStar 5K2000

CinemaStar C5K750

The C5K750 drives are intended for use in DVRs and embedded TV solutions. The Advanced Format 2.5" drives are 375GB per platter and support multi-tuner HD streaming requirements. The drives draw 0.5W at idle, 1.5W power during read/write operations, and emit only 2.2 bels at idle. 

CinemaStar 5K2000

The 3.5" 5K2000 comes in capacities up to 2TB, with 667GB platters, which is a significant upgrade over the current 5K1000, which tops out at 1TB. The drives are quiet, 2.4 bels during operation and draw 4.2W during idle. 

Availability

The CinemaStar 5K2000 and C5K750 families are now shipping to systems designers and OEMs now.

CinemaStar Page

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