hard drive noise

[Michael Hipp]

Kurt Wall wrote:

> Seagate Barracuda IV, which I think are no longer produced. Failing
> that, their SATA drives rock. I'm less concerned about quiet, though,
> than I am about lifespan. I've been through 3 Western Digital drives.
> The Seagate 40ish GB drive I had continues to work. 
> 
> Samsungs are good, but I've only had one of those, and that was in
> a laptop at work.

I mourned the passing of the 'cuda IV, it was king of the hill for quiet, but 
it didn't keep up with the times for performance.

I only mention Samsung because they are arguably the quietest drive on the 
market right now. But I'm dubious of their quality/longevity.

For quality drives there is little competition for Seagate.

Michael