[OT] Fast and Quiet Harddrive

[Kurt Wall]

On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 07:48:56PM -0800, Ken Leyba took 0 lines to write:
> Well...obviously, but he asked for quiet fast drives, not the cheapest
> or most reliable.  Though staying away from Hitachi goes without
> saying (been there done that).  Like everything else there is a
> balance of features vs. price.

Right. "Quiet; cheap; fast. Pick any two."

> Maxtor Diamond Max 11 $350
> Seagate 7200.9 $355
> Hitachi 7K500 $355
> Western Digital  WD400KD $215

Hm. The Hitachi is $0.71/MB; WD is $0.54/MB. The WD suddenly becomes
more attractive. Damnit.

Kurt
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