HGST 500GB HTS545050A7E680 5400rpm in External Case Erased Formatted exFAT
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About this product
This HGST 500GB external hard drive is a 2.5-inch HDD, spinning at 5400 RPM, designed for portability. It features a USB-A interface with a 300 Mbps transfer rate and an 8 MB cache. The drive comes pre-erased and formatted to exFAT, ensuring compatibility with laptops, Macs, and PCs. It is an HDD-only storage solution, identified by MPN HTS545050A7E680, and is housed in a black external case.
Our take
For basic storage needs, this HGST 500GB external drive gets the job done. The 500GB capacity is suitable for documents and smaller media files, making it a decent choice for a backup of essential data. Its 2.5-inch form factor and USB-A interface make it highly portable. The 5400 RPM spin speed and 300 Mbps transfer rate, while not the fastest, are acceptable for an HDD in this price range. I appreciate that it comes pre-formatted to exFAT, saving a step for users across different operating systems. Just be aware that the 8MB cache is on the smaller side and the read speed of 500MB/s is quite high for a 5400 RPM HDD, which might be an optimistic figure.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- 500GB portable storage capacity
- Pre-formatted exFAT for Mac/PC
- Compact 2.5-inch form factor
- 8 MB cache aids performance
Cons
- 5400 RPM rotation speed is slower
- 300 Mbps transfer rate is modest
- Limited 500GB storage
Specifications
- Compatible With Laptop, Mac, PC
- Color Black
- MPN Z5K500-500, HTS545050A7E680
- Rotation Speed 5400 RPM
- Brand HGST
- Form Factor 2.5 in
Show all 17 specifications
- Type
- External
- Unit Type
- Unit
- Read Speed
- 500MB/s
- Drive Type(s) Supported
- HDD
- Transfer Rate
- 300 Mbps
- Storage Format
- HDD Only
- Storage Capacity
- 500 GB
- Unit Quantity
- 1
- Interface
- USB-A
- Product Line
- Travelstar
- Cache
- 8 MB
