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how loud (in decibels) is the average 7200rpm hdd?
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Perhaps 20 dBA@1m.
Source is spcr review of some hard drives; a good source if you value quiet:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article29-page2.html
Hybrid drives have some value in a laptop where you might be limited to a single device.
Unfortunately, the benefit of the nand cache is not great unless it is large enough to hold most of what you use.
A SSD is silent and performs much better.
Source is spcr review of some hard drives; a good source if you value quiet:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article29-page2.html
Hybrid drives have some value in a laptop where you might be limited to a single device.
Unfortunately, the benefit of the nand cache is not great unless it is large enough to hold most of what you use.
A SSD is silent and performs much better.
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