[mythtv-users] [OT] Which hard disk to choose

[Peter Loron]

Kevin Hulse wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 27, 2006 at 06:46:48AM -0400, George Roberts wrote:
>> From: "Phill Edwards" <philledwards at gmail.com>
>>> Any recommendations of which of these two I should choose?
>> If you want a quiet drive you should get a Western Digital.
>> According to http://www.silentpcreview.com/ Western Digital makes
>> the quietest drives.  Hard drives make the most noise in your
> 
> 	I just ditched a WD because of the noise it was making.
> It ended up being the biggest generator of system noise by far
> followed by an antec power supply. In practice, I continue to
> have much more trouble with the case and PS fans.
> 
> 	I have a tuner that could be a space heater. It heats
> up the PC and sets the PC fans to cooling itself off.
> 
> 	The seagate drive OTOH is more than quiet enough.
> 
>> PC - even more than the fans.  If you need quiet and you need ATA
>> then there are 3 cheap drives you can get at 250,300,320 GB with
>> "whisper quiet" technology.  This technology includes extra quiet
>> bearings and firmware that reduces seek noise:
>>
>> http://westerndigital.com/en/products/index.asp?cat=3

Check out:

http://storagereview.com/

They investigate a number of parameters, including noise.

-Pete