which 5400RPM 500GB-750GB is the quietest one?

I am considering upgrade my two 7K500 500GB HDD to 256GB SSD + 5400RPM 500-750GB HDD, to make my laptop cooler, quieter and longer battery life.

For SSD I like the review about Corsair P256.

But for 750GB HDD I don't have any experience in 5400RPM.

Now I am interested in the following options:

HTS547575A9E384 Hitachi 5K750 750GB 8M cache
ST9640320AS Seagate 640GB 8M cache
WD7500BPVT WD 750GB 8M cache
WD5000BUDT WD 500GB 32M cache

Anybody tried these HDD?
Which one is the quietest? If the noise level is same, which one is the fastest for multitasking? I know WD5000BUDT is designed for video recording, but would 32M cache make a difference in speed?

 

You might want to add Samsung's 5400rpm drives to your list. HM500JI? They have the reputation of being very quiet, low vibration drives.

I have the 320 gig version and that is very quiet.

 

I find the new Seagate 7200.5 750GB 7200rpm very quiet.

Here's an actual list with measurements. Very interesting. WD6400BEVT is one of the quietest big drives.

There's also proof that single platter drives are indeed quieter.

Vergleich: Notebook-Festplatten im Test - CHIP Online

 

Thank you.

Those are 3rd party testing numbers, not from manufactors, am I right?

WD6400BEVT is a winner in that list.

Has anybody tried WD5000BUDT WD 500GB 32M cache?

According to WD's data. It's even quieter than WD6400BEVT, and consum less power.

 

Imho, NO to Samsung drives. They seem to have an expiration date and definitely has the shorter life out of the leading brands.

WD Digital Scorpio Blue 750GB 5400rpm is my recommendation.

 

Yes, it's a German computer magazine that did the testing.

I can confirm the WD6400bevt is very quiet. I'm using one at the moment. It's not very fast though as you can see in my review:
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5862&review=western+digital+scorpio+blue+wd6400bevt

 

personally from what i know 7K500 is quiet so i'd keep one...keep the other in external enclousure... as extra space.. so u only have to spend on SSD...and Samsung.. don't make me start... second TV of theirs has died on me in less than 2 years of use ... i certainly wouldn't trust their HDDs if they can't even make proper tvs..

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seems scorpio blue is the best choice. is 750gb much louder than 640gb, is the difference noticable in a quiet room?

BTW, anybody used hitachi's 5400 hdd? i know hitachi is the quietest in 7200RPM.

 

According to that German list the WD 640GB is significantly quieter than the 750GB.

 

WD Scorpio Blue 640GB, very very quiet drive, with good performance.

 

Still cannot make the decision.

Now I want to decide between WD 640GB or Seagate 750GB. I know Seagate 750GB is 7200RPM.

Anybody compared these two drives in a quiet room?

1. Is there a noticable difference between these two drives?
2. How to compare the noise levels and vibrations between WD640GB, Seagate 750GB and Hitachi 500GB?

Thanks.

 

1. Noticeable depends on the observer.

2. How? Buy them all and decide for yourself in your own system and the quietest room you typically work in.


Don't forget that even though you (or anyone else for that matter) may pronounce one 'quieter, least vibration, etc.' it doesn't mean anything except against those particular units you're using/testing at that time.

Mechanical HD's produce heat, noise and vibrate a little - pick the one with the capacity you need and hope you get a good one. Otherwise, that is what a good return policy is for.

Good luck.

 

What notebook do you have?

Samsung HM6400JJ is worth considering too.

WD 640GB 5400rpm is quieter than Seagate 750GB 7200rpm.

 

I am using a Mixed dell E6500/M4400 laptop built by myself. Being a coder/2D graphic designer for 12 years, always want a dream laptop, but can't find one on the market. So I decide to built one by myself.

Here is my dream laptop:
15.4 WUXGA LED Screen
Low power consumption system
Low Heat
Low Noise.
Two hard drives.

Here is what I built:
E6500 intel motherboard
P9600 CPU
8GB memory
M4400 15.4 WUXGA RGB-LED Screen
2X 7K500 500GB HDD

Now I have the excellent screen, low heat system. I am trying to minimize the noise from the hard drives. For the primary HDD I will use Corsair SSD P256. But consider I do a lot copying/deleting VMware machines (16-20GB for each) on the hard drive, I need a mechanic hard drive.

After researching, I think I may decide between Hitachi 7K500 or Segate 7200.5. It seems 5400RPM is still too slow for copying large files.

Phil, I know you are working on the review of 7200.5. Do you have any estimated schedule, when this review will be online? For noise and speed, are there big differences between 7K500 and 7200.5? If 7200.5 is quieter and less vibration, I will choose it.

 

I finished the review last week. I don't know when it will be online. I've asked but haven't gotten a reply yet.

Tough to say which one is quieter. I'd probably put my money on 7K500. It's faster and more power efficient too.

 

Thank you.

I just stay with 7K500 then, and I can finalize my project now.

I am still looking foward to seeing the review of 7200.5, see how it's improved over 7200.4.

 

Performance wise it's not an improvement. As with the WD 750GB drive, the 375GB platters are performing less than 250GB platters. Not sure why.

Samsung HM640JJ may be a good alternative. I haven't tested it but it seems to be fast and quiet (Newegg reviews). It won't be a significant improvement over the 7K500 though.

 

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