Acoustics

Silent seek
Our hard drives are optimized for ultra-quiet operation – so much so that sound emissions during idle and seek operations are virtually undetectable by the human ear. There's no disruption to entertainment or to other activities during background recording. They're what we call 'bedroom quiet' – you could fall asleep while they are working.

Auto-acoustic management
The latest Hitachi drives can be put into auto-acoustic management mode – in fact, the CinemaStar ranges has this feature as a default. This allows a quieter seek function at the expense of some raw performance. This isn't a problem for the set-top box market, but may become an issue in higher-end products like CCTV systems.

Hitachi GST: Greener drives without compromise.