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    Best and quietest HDD?

    Would I be correct in saying the 8Mb cache Seagate 120Gb is the best performance with the least noise hard drive (Parallel) that you can get?

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    As far as I know yes. I have read the new 7200.7 series are slightly louder than the old IV series but still good.

    Check out storagereview.com or silentpcreview.com.

    The main competitor noise wise as far as I can see is Samsung but at 7200 spin the Seagates win in the reviews I have read.

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    IBM 180GXP 8MB cache and use the acoustic management software.
    Just done this myself and the drive is totally silent with no noticable drop in performance.

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    I've got an 180GXP and whilst the acoustic management means the seek is silent, the drive spinning still makes a very quiet whine. I don't know how it compares with a Seagate 'Cuda but it's only noticable if you sit really up close to the case (about a foot away) and I'm running 1x7v Evercool and an Enermax PSU only.

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