hard drive noise

[Ken Moffat]

Alma J Wetzker wrote:

> Ken Moffat wrote:
>
>> Anyone notice Western Digital to be a bit noisier than Maxtor drives?
>>
>> Just wondering, I get a bit of noise from both my new WD drives.
>>
>
> True, True.  I have noticed.  I have also noticed that I have not had
> to replace any of my WD drives yet.  I used to use Maxtor.  I had a
> total of two drives survive the warranty period.  One got replaced
> twice, under warranty.  I am willing to accept a slightly higher noise
> level.
>
>     -- Alma


That's what I like to hear! :-)