hard drive noise

[Jerry McBride]

On Tuesday 10 May 2005 06:46 pm, 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.
>


Anymore it's a lot like splitting hairs. The only disparity I can toss is at 
Maxtor Diamond Max drives. I've more than a few that require a stout 
powersupply before they will kick-on when I boot the machines. The drives 
must take a hell of a kick to get them moving. Each box that sports a PC 
POWER and COOLING power supply work fine, but all of the "whit box" power 
supplies just don't cut it.... won't even spin them a bit...

Aside from that, they've been quite reliable. Lucky I guess?

Cheers...


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