Hi Guys
I'm deciding which of the two HDDs to get, the Western Digital WD2500JB and the 250 GB Maxtor Serial ATA 7200rpm UDMA150 HDD. Both on tomshardware, which was reviewed seemed really good. The thing which will make me choose is the noise at which they work at. Ive got 2 WD 120Gb HDDs and their REALLY quiet. But ive only really owned a maxator 10gig at 5400rpm like 4 years ago and that was LOUD. So i was wondering does anyone have a 250 GB Maxtor Serial ATA 7200rpm and can you tell me if the noise it produces is bearable?


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Are those WD 7200rpm? WD are reknowned for noisy operation when compared to Maxtor, Seagate, Hitachi etc. Maxtor are a great choice because of great perf, reliability, pricing and their SATA HDs even come with the old power interface as well as new SATA one. They also tend to run quieter and cooler than much of the competition esp WD. Another nice thing is Maxtor's Acoustic Management sw which allows you to tone down the noise to 2 settings which have varying degrees of impact on perf. However I don't think it applies to the SATA drives. Since SATA is in its infancy and many controllers and drivers are still quite beta I would suggest considering std ATA133 Maxtor 7200-2 or 7200-8 esp if noise is a big factor for you. You can always run them with an 'ATA to SATA' adapter if you want small cables, dedicated channels etc.
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