Maxtor is quiet. WD too.
Seagate's Barracuda is apparently hte quietest.
TS <tims...@yahoo.com.nospam> wrote in
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If you want the "quietest" drive you need fluid dynamic bearings, and
that means of the two choices you list, Maxtor, but only on some
models--check their Web site for details, but in short the fluid dynamic
models have an L before the last few digits of the model number--don't
confuse that with the L toward the beginning.
Seagate Barracuda IVs are another option, and for the "quietest" in that
product line go 40 gig or below--the larger ones make slightly more
noise.
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Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(used to be jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
On the quiet side, dont get a Barracuda IV if you plan on stuffing it inside
a QuietPC SilentDrive.
http://www.quietpc.com/silentdrive.html
These things (I have two of them) run VERY hot. I have an IBM 75GXP inside a
SilentDrive heat trapper and it is just as warm as the barracudas which is
NOT inside the drive. All drives are cooled by the same very slow and very
silent intakefan in front.
Maybe you can use a noisier but very cold drive and put it inside a silent
drive enclosure?
The Barracudas are not as quiet as people are saying - WD and 75GXP are so
quiet I cant tell a difference between them and the barracuda IVs I have.
Not that they are noisy, they are just not notisably quieter than the quiet
HD's on the market :)
"TS" <tims...@yahoo.com.nospam> wrote in message
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> Maybe you can use a noisier but very cold drive
> and put it inside a silent drive enclosure?
> The Barracudas are not as quiet as people are saying - WD and 75GXP are
> so quiet I cant tell a difference between them and the barracuda IVs I have.
> Not that they are noisy, they are just not notisably quieter than the quiet
> HD's on the market :)
The Barra wont develop bearing whine tho because its a fluid bearing.
...and they've been doing their FDB technology longer than
maxtor, so you are getting a more thoroughly tested product - or
so I heard.
So far no prlblems. - knock on wood!
Cal (good luck with your search, you will find seagate awesome -
I will buy from them next time... that's how impressed i am)
TS (tims...@yahoo.com.nospam) wrote:
: Prefer probably IBM or Maxtor. Interested in Automatic Acoustic
: Management features. Need the quietest hard drive for this project.
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Dr. Calvino Cheng, BSc MD
University of Calgary
On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 12:40:08 -0500, J. Clarke <nos...@nospam.invalid>
wrote: