Help! I need a quiet sata hard drive

[smittybg]

i have a customer that needs a really quiet sata hdd. it needs to be at least 120GB and availabel to buy at newegg asap.


Thanks for all the help

 

[JSSheridan]

Seagate is the brand to go with. Peace.

 

[Sheriff]

Seagate or Samsung

 

[oldman420]

ias quiet as a mouse enough
if it is heres your drive
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-148-017&depa=0

 

[Bar81]

Samsung SP80. Nothing else is even close in terms of quiet.

 

[Auric]

Seagate has quiet motors but stopped offering the the option of AAM for reduced seek noise (due to licensing cost, apparently). Check out storagereview and silentpcreview.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: Bar81
Samsung SP80. Nothing else is even close in terms of quiet.

Ding ding ding. We have a winnar!

SPCR benchmark drive for noise and speed is a Samsung Spinpoint SATA. Seagate is an also-ran because of their similar noise levels, but lower performance.