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Are WD hard drives still loud?

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Afro000Dude

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I was wondering because I bought a new 200 gigger at Fry's today. It was a semi-impulse buy, so I'm looking for reasons not to keep it.

I remember reading that the WD's use ball bearings that develop a whining sound. Do they still? Or was that just certain drives/drive sizes/people? I have a Maxtor 160 gig in my pc now, and it's definitely quiet. Will it be substantially louder than that?

I obviously didn't do my homework before buying this, so I have a couple more questions. Will this drive be faster than the Maxtor? Should I make it the boot drive? Also, just to feed my curiosity, is there a way to determine the platter density? Hmm, more questions than I intended to ask, but I know I can get answers. Thanks!
 
The 74gig raptor I bought was very quiet, unlike the the 36gig that whined and screamed. I have always been pleased with the Maxtor drives I have used.
 
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