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I have some thoughts concerning the Seagate Cheetah SAS 146GB. I'm wondering about the noise level which I can experience with this drive. I can imagine that it sounds quite a bit, but how much? Is it acceptable?

In general I see that it's a fast drive and the price tag is... a bit expensive, but I can imagine that it's fast. Any thoughts about it despite the noise?

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If you can put a SAS drive and a SAS controller in your budget yes it is worth it and the noise is really no worse than most SATA drives. I have 15k SAS, 7200 RPM SATA and SSD in my computer and its not loud at all.

What controller were you thinking of getting?

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It will be noticeably louder than most drives (not objectionably so though IMO), but it is fast. If you're going to pay the premium though, make sure you're getting a recent generation cheetah (15k.6 is the newest). Those are the ones that can pull 164MB/s and have a 5-6 ms access time (3.4ms seeks + 2ms rotational latency).

Message edited by cjl on 08-05-2008 at 07:45:22 PM

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My budget only allows me to spend money on s-ata drives, occasionally. I was merely curious about the noise.

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