What's the quietest hard drive you own

[ManDooM]

I'm looking for a quiet hard drive with an 8mb buffer. At least 160GB

 

[LordPhoenix]

Everyone will reply with Seagate. So there's your answer.

 

[episodic]

Samsung - very quiet

 

[Frew]

Seagate or Samsung... I would choose Seagate for 5yr warranty.

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: LeadFrog
Seagate or Samsung... I would choose Seagate for 5yr warranty.

I dunno, the Samsungs are slimmer than most harddrives - and are also don't generate much heat. There is an advantage to that too. . . The Samsungs have a 3 year warranty.

 

[JBT]

I'd go Seagate for the warrenty.

 

[helloguy]

seagate baracudda series~

 

[BZeto]

I had a 40GB Seagate Barricude IV that was dead silent. My new 200GB Seagate is pretty quiet but I can hear it, unlike my last one.

 

[Xernex]

Seagate.

 

[Antoneo]

Seagate Barracuda IV. There is a difference between this and my Cuda Vs; IV wins hands down. I hear that the Samsung Spinpoint (I think they're called that) beats the IV but they don't offer it in 200GB quantities I think.

 

[slipONflange]

Seagate

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: episodic
Samsung - very quiet

agreed

my samsunf spinpoint satas are uber quiet

 

[footbal07]

id say either samsung or seagate. i have a 160 samsung, a 200 seagate and a 80wd and the western digital is by far the loudest. out of the seagate and samsung they are both quiet but i can occasionally hear the seagate seeking.

 

[TwYsTeD]

I have a seagate barracuda V as a backup media hd. To be honest I don't think it's all that much quieter than my raptors.

 

[Mullzy]

Yep... Seagate.

Of course I have enough fans in my case to drown out most HD seek noise.

 

[Texun]

I've never heard my Samsung so I'm not sure what would be quieter than that.

 

[dionx]

compared to my Raptor, my Maxtor 160GB is quiet.

 

[Anubis]

ive NEVER heard a HD

1 80mm panflow is louder then ANY HD i have ever had, maxtor, seagate, quantum, WD... does not matter

actually I have a AMD 80mm pre tibird CPU you know teh slot ones, it has the smallest fan on it its almost runnig passivily, and i cant hear the HD in that either

 

[Maximus96]

i used to have 2 quantum 30gb, those were loud as hell, now i have seagates and can't hear them at all.

 

[tr1kstanc3]

as much i like western digital and seagate, samsung p series are the quiestest harddrives and they are very fast.

 

[ManDooM]

Newegg has some refurbed barracudas. How can I tell what version they are?

 

[CraigRT]

my Seagate 7200.7 is so quiet.. but to be honest, my WD 800JB in the other PC is quieter... i can't even hear it seeking..... i love that hard drive just as much as my 7200.7.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: LordPhoenix
Everyone will reply with Seagate. So there's your answer.

Winner.

I own four Cuda IV 40GBs. Quietest drive ever. StorageReview shows the new Cuda V as being quieter, but I don't buy it. I've heard both, and the tiny 40GBs are definitely quieter.

Originally posted by: Anubis
1 80mm panflow is louder then ANY HD i have ever had, maxtor, seagate, quantum, WD... does not matter

You sir, need quieter fans.

The loudest component in my quiet box was the HD. And when a Cuda IV gets called "Loud" - you know you've got a hushed rig on your hands.

- M4H

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

my 7200.7 is loud as a mofo when it seeks, it started out quiet but has started making more noise in the past few months. maybe it's cause i transfer too much data

 

[Elcs]

A dead one?

Seagate drives are as you can see considered to be the quietest.