New HDD

[oshta]

Ok, since last week i've been using a old (ish) 60gb DiamondMax D740X, but its high pitched whine is driving me INSAIN!!!

so i need a new/diffrent HDD
- doest have to huge, 80gb is more than enough
- doesnt have to be Sata
- need to QUITE, no louder than the segate barraV i had before

- whats good at the moment?

daneil

[r1zeek]

If it's noise you care about, one of the Seagate series would rule.

You can get an IDE Seagate Barracuda for £49.57 over at overclock.co.uk

http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/...=16396&cat=492

[oshta]

ok, cool - and thats about the same tranfer speed as a dimonmax 9 isnt it?

- and although be last seagate die within a month of use, seagates dont have a bad reputaion, so it should be fine - although it did put me off then for a while!

daniel

[Proplus]

Samsung Spinpoints.....nuff said!

[mike_w]

Seagates for me - never had one fail, and a five year warranty.

[IceWebb]

Another vote for the Seagates here.

[Apex]

Samsung Spinpoint p80 or another seagate

[oshta]

think i'll get the P40 (SP8004H) Spinpoint, becuase a lot of people elseware have noted it to be a the quiter drive, and not much diffrence in perforamce

[blue..matt]

thanks to all

i was after 2 IDE drives, just gone for 2 X 160 gig Seagate Barracuda from ebuyer 50 something quid each, not bad

hasnt the price per gig come down ALOT in the past year

[javalord]

The Hitachi 7K250 have an incredibly quiet seek - just that rotation noise is transduced into vibrations. If your brave enough to supress that by some isolating/absorbing materials connecting to the drive cage, I'd actually give the 7K250 a thumbs up.

Otherwise, Samsung P80.

[Markela_F12]

Another Samsung Spinpoint vote from myself

[5cupa]

i found the spinpoint on the 120g was quieter than the seagates but on the 160g + the seagates were quiter.

sometimes u pays your money u take your chances. a nice set of rubber mounts always helps as well.

i use the zalmon hardrive cooler with 120gb seagate and due to its rubbers etc the drive is silent