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    Noise of Hard Drives

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Panini, Oct 21, 2008.

  1. Panini

    Panini Newbie

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    Hi,

    how loud are 7200rpm drives compared to 5400rpm drives, e.g. T42 with 5400rpm vs. X200s with 5400rpm vs. X200s with 7200rpm?

    Thanks.
     
    Panini, Oct 21, 2008
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  2. Charr

    Charr Notebook Deity

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    There is a very small difference, but it isn't really noticeable.
     
    Charr, Oct 21, 2008
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  3. SYS

    SYS Notebook Guru

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    From my experience, its still noticeable if your in a silent room but if your like somewhere in the cafe or noisy area, you won't be able to hear it.

    I don't own a 7,200 HD but my friend does.
     
    SYS, Oct 21, 2008
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  4. mullenbooger

    mullenbooger Former New York Giant

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    It will depend on the brand, but my hitachi 7200rpm 100gb is pretty silent (I think 7k200 series)
     
    mullenbooger, Oct 21, 2008
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  5. BinkNR

    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    My Seagate Momentus 7200rpm drive is extremely quite—the only time I ever hear it is in the very quietest of rooms. Like what mullenbooger said, it would seem the noise of the HD is more dependent on the manufacturer than its speed.
     
    BinkNR, Oct 21, 2008
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  6. 2hand

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    It's quite, but eat a little bit more power...
     
    2hand, Oct 21, 2008
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  7. kgod

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    I have yet to hear any noise from my hitachi 7200rpm 100gb.
     
    kgod, Oct 21, 2008
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  8. hibrad2005

    hibrad2005 Notebook Guru

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    I have a 160gb 7200rpm drive and I don't notice it at all... the system fan is louder than the drive. And on the T61's even that is quiet.
     
    hibrad2005, Oct 21, 2008
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  9. shepseskaf

    shepseskaf Notebook Consultant

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    I second that. If you get a good 7200rpm drive -- say, from Seagate -- you won't notice the difference in sound level at all.
     
    shepseskaf, Oct 22, 2008
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  10. urxtream

    urxtream Notebook Consultant

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    the Seagate 7200rpm drive that i got is marginally noisier than the original fujitsu 5400rpm drive that came with the laptop. Having said that, it's only noticeable in a very quiet environment.

    Hope this helps.
     
    urxtream, Oct 22, 2008
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