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    Quietest, reasonable priced HD.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sgntx, Dec 13, 2007.

  1. sgntx

    sgntx Notebook Consultant

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    I'm looking for a very quiet hard drive, anything over 120gb and 5400 rpm is fine, 7200 is fine. Can anyone recommend the best brand for the quietest HD, within a reasonable price?
     
    sgntx, Dec 13, 2007
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    benx009 Notebook Evangelist

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    this 120gig Western Digital Scorpio from newegg should be a good, silent HD for you. my philosophy with hard drives is that if it's western digital, you can't go wrong :p and for $70, it's a steal too.
     
    benx009, Dec 13, 2007
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  3. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I would recommend the Hitachi Travelstar 5K250 0A52124 160GB SATA 5400 RPM 8MB Mobile Hard. I have one of these in my lenovo T61, only mine has the encryption, which I think is a waste of money, but it is whisper quiet.

    Zipzoomfly has it for $92, they dont charge tax or shipping, unlike newegg, which will charge you 5-7 for shipping. The 160gb 5400rpm drive will perform like a 7200rpm drive because of its high gb density.
    I have had problems on every wd I have ever owned. 3 yr ago I stopped buying from them and I have never had any problem with Hitachi.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Dec 13, 2007
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  4. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Might want to check out SilentPCreview.com.
     
    ZaZ, Dec 13, 2007
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