[mythtv-users] Big quiet drive on the cheap

[Will Dormann]

At 10:29 PM 1/12/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>On Monday 12 January 2004 12:23, Isaac Force wrote:
>> A FYI for anybody currently looking for a big quiet drive for their Myth
>> box:
>> 
>> 200GB Seagate 7200.7 for $99.99 after rebates at CompUSA. The 7200.7
line is
>> listed as #4 on StorageReview's idle noise performance chart.
>> 
>> CompUSA link: http://tinyurl.com/2hqwr
>> Product link:  http://tinyurl.com/2w4yy
>
>How do these compare to the Seagate Barracuda V drives?  I was just about to 
>get a 120GB Barracuda V, since they're so highly recommended here for low 
>noise, but I'm not overly picky on noise (anything's quiet compared to my 
>current big beige box), so this might be a good idea for me...


The 7200.7 is just about the same as the Barracuda V.   I have both, in
120GB models.

The 7200.7 is just slightly louder but cooler (probably neither is
noticeable), due to the lack of the "SeaShield" that the V has.
Performance is pretty similar.


-WD