Looking for a silent sata hdd, suggestions ?

[wickedgerbil]

can someone recommend some sata hard drive between 500gb - 1 tb, 7200 rpm with lowest noise if not silent with best performance ratio .

thanks

 

[manojgj]

go with Western Digital Caviar Green or seagate

check out with newegg.com with your choice of storage size & brand


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136236
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136490
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136517

 

[505090]

here's a noise comparison
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2009-3.5-desktop-hard-drive-charts/Sound-Level,1032.html

for noise to performance ratio go with a barracuda xxxxx.12