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John Simpson wrote:
 Certainly, I *wouldn't* go for any of the Raptor range. They may be the fastest non-SCSI drives (I have two 80GB Raptors in this PC), but the rattle and whine is pretty daunting, even in a solid Lian-Li case. |
Im not sure about that statement... I also have 2x 74GB raptors (raid-0 256k stripe) in my case. Although my case is not a lightweight aluminum case. It weighs about 45lbs, AND the drives are kept in 5.25" heatsinking enclosures, so that may contribute to the quiet. The only time I hear them is when im read/writing from Windows system files, or from programs/games I have installed. All my music is stored on much quieter maxtor hard drives, so I rarely deal with loud seek noises while listening and browsing the collection.
As far as super-quiet drives go, I think seagate and samsung (spinpoint series) are exceptionally quiet and reliable drives.