quiet hard drives...

**shiato storm** · 13-01-2005, 11:40 AM

is this quiet or just 'ok'...?maxtor hdd
looks ok cause its on off at komplett but not sure if its quiet or 'really' quiet. don't want a drive tahts sounds like a grinding axe!

**noah** · 13-01-2005, 12:28 PM

ive had em before and they seem quiet, mine developed a bit more of a noise after about a month tho, got 2 samsungs now, and they're fantastic, almost inaudible (120gig is quieter than the 160 tho) seagates are good too but seem to make more noise than the samsungs when seeking.

**shiato storm** · 13-01-2005, 12:36 PM

yeah, i heard maxtors grew louder after a while...

**Destroyer^** · 13-01-2005, 03:41 PM

i got a 120gb maxtor and its starting to to get really scratchie noizes when sending info

**shiato storm** · 13-01-2005, 03:46 PM

right, i'm not gettinga maxtor then!!

**pork_balls** · 13-01-2005, 03:53 PM

Seagate barracudas, i think, are the best drives for quietness.

**LayZeh** · 13-01-2005, 04:35 PM

There was a time where i'd suggest Seagate, but the drives don't perform on par with Samsungs offerings and in tests ran by Anandtech (reputable) the Samsung was least audible and if i remember correctly a top performer.

**shiato storm** · 13-01-2005, 04:38 PM

how much are they compared to barracudas?

**pork_balls** · 13-01-2005, 04:47 PM

samsung spinpoint 160gb (2mb buffer) from simply 54.99
seagate barracuda 160gb (2mb buffer) from ebuyer 53.70

**shiato storm** · 13-01-2005, 05:21 PM

ah, 'tis but a few quid, har!
how about 8mb buffer?

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