Originally posted by: amdskip
Seagate
Originally posted by: Paulson
Western Digital.. believe me, if you're hard on your hard drives... they can take it
Originally posted by: Cerb
Noise: 'Cuda
Performance: Caviar JB!
My point was of priority, not that they are loud. If, like me, a loud drive is a definite bad thing, the Seagate is the way to go. But the Caviar still beats it in performance, even if the new 7200.7 drives has gotten very close to the WD SE drives.Originally posted by: Xionide
Originally posted by: Cerb
Noise: 'Cuda
Performance: Caviar JB!
um since when did seagate make a cuda that was loud? my understanding is that the drive is utterly noisles (unless your ear is on the frigging thing).
I am not a noise nazi so no I really dont care if it sounded like a tornado. I just want a good reliable FAST drive.
-Xionide
Originally posted by: mechBgon
Seagate has fluid bearings, JB has ball bearings. My main concern is that *some* of the JBs go banshee eventually (or even immediately). With fluid bearings, the Seagate should start quiet and stay quiet. Considering you intend to run it overnight a lot, the fluid bearings may age more gracefully. I can see both sides of the issue, and it's not a given that the JB will develop noise, but certainly something that gets commented on once in a while. Good luck deciding
Originally posted by: Cerb
Originally posted by: mechBgon
Seagate has fluid bearings, JB has ball bearings. My main concern is that *some* of the JBs go banshee eventually (or even immediately). With fluid bearings, the Seagate should start quiet and stay quiet. Considering you intend to run it overnight a lot, the fluid bearings may age more gracefully. I can see both sides of the issue, and it's not a given that the JB will develop noise, but certainly something that gets commented on once in a while. Good luck deciding
I do wonder what goes on there...
Within 200 feet are 5 WD SE JB drives.
All get near constant use and are never spun down w/ power saving stuff. None are any louder than when they were new. In fact, the newest my neighbor doesn't like because he can't hear the HD seeking .
Not that quiet, but I must wonder if people are letting the drives heat up too much (HDs need an inch above and below and moving air, IMO--w/ Enlighst and Evercases mostly in use, airflow is not a problem)...no problems yet, w/ SEs here, and I typically recommend only Caviars and none have yet had nor seen any problems.
I have seen quite a few case pics posted here and other forums where several drives are right up against one another cluttered in the drive cages--not good.
Originally posted by: mechBgon
Seagate has fluid bearings, JB has ball bearings. My main concern is that *some* of the JBs go banshee eventually (or even immediately). With fluid bearings, the Seagate should start quiet and stay quiet. Considering you intend to run it overnight a lot, the fluid bearings may age more gracefully. I can see both sides of the issue, and it's not a given that the JB will develop noise, but certainly something that gets commented on once in a while. Good luck deciding