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kony wrote:
>On 3 Mar 2005 06:43:20 -0800, "IsaacKuo"
><mechdan@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>kony wrote:
>>>All modern (fluid-bearing) drives are relatively quiet
>>>compared to those of yesteryear having the ball-bearings.
>>>Noise is no longer as much of a concern as price,
>>>performance, capacity, warranty, etc, etc.
>>This is only true if you don't care about noise level.
>Nope, reread what I wrote.
I read it the first time. I stand by my response.
Admittedly, most people don't care about noise level,
but the silentpcreview people do (among others).
>Maxtor are quiet too.
Quieter than they used to be, perhaps, but that's
faint praise. It's also something of a moot point
considering that Maxtors are too failure-prone for
experienced builders to seriously consider using.
>All of them are, and if you find one
>has a loud seek you can use the accoustic management
>software on all but one make (I forget which, maybe Seagate
>isn't licensed to use it anymore?).
Accoustic management software is simply no substitute
for inherently quieter mechanics and mechanism.
Of course, most people have enough loud computer
components that hard drive noise is not very
noticeable or not noticeable at all in practical
terms. But in this case the computer owner didn't
care about noise level to begin with.
Your statement that all modern fluid bearing hard
drives are quiet is like saying all modern CPUs
are fast. True enough for most people--people
who don't care about speed--but hardly the whole
story for people who DO care about speed.
Isaac Kuo