New Sata HDD Time, which ones quieter?

[t_aitch]

hey ive been looking for a new 160gb Sata2 hard disk, and ive narrowed it down to two different hds:

- 160Gb Hitachi (IBM/HGST) Deskstar T7K250
- 160Gb Samsung SpinPoint™ HD160JJ

The Specs for both of these are exactly the same, although i wanted to know which one was the more quieter?

Any other opinions will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

[specofdust]

The sammy I believe.

www.storagereview.com has all the answers.

[Carlh]

I would say the samsung will be the quieter of the 2 drives

[NightshadowUK]

The Samsung is the way to go.

[icq3800846]

Nearly all the reviews on hard drives praise Samsung drives for their quiet running. The latest SATAII drives are also some of the fastest performers as well as being the quietest.

I make that Samsung 3: Hitachi 0

[specofdust]

The Deskstars use 133GB platters it should be noted, so are generally faster then most other currently available 7200RPM drives, just so you know

[Danishwonder]

i got both of them and i can say easy the samsung and it does feel a bit faster than the iBM

[t_aitch]

Thanks everyone, one sammy gonna be ordered from scan on sunday

[Tobeman]

Yeah, definately the Samsungs. Built my fathers friend a machine the other day with three in, definately quiet, even when accessed!