Need a new hard drive

[vhx]

I currently have a Seagate 320GB 7200.10 and it's virtually silent, well compared to my old ones and such. Anyways I am running out of space and have considered maybe getting a new hard drive. I was considering a Seagate 500GB 7200.10 but I have read that it is much louder than the 320GB, which concerns me because I don't want to hear a hard drive grinding away. It's also around 60 bucks more for only 180 GBs.

Should I stick with 320GB drives because of its price per GB and quiet or would going up to 500GB be worth it even if it's louder and more expensive?

 

[Oyeve]

I have the 400gb and the 500gb 7200.10 drives and the 400 is louder than the 500. Dont know how either compares to the 320.

 

[imported_Super]

500GB samsung spinpoint are quiet and cool running drives. i picked up a couple 320GB maxtor's a couple weeks ago and they're louder than my 5 year old WD drives. I would have gotten the samsung drives if i hadn't got such a good deal on the 2 320GB maxtor's. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152052

 

[vhx]

Thanks, I'll consider those Samsungs, haven't used them before.

I was impressed with the Seagate, so I was thinking about going with them, but definately gives me more choices. However, can anyone comment on the Seagate 500GB vs. the 320GB and compare noise?

 

[yosuke188]

Originally posted by: vhx
Thanks, I'll consider those Samsungs, haven't used them before.

I use it, and it is amazingly quiet. Running at 33C right now in my computer.

 

[MrNeutrino]

The quietest ones seem to be the WD5000KS or the WD5000YS (raid edition) drives. Barely audible!

Alternatively, check out the Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 - another very quiet and just as good (or a tad bit better) performer compared to the WD drives.

As a silence + HTPC fan, I'm going to pick up one of these for my upcoming mATX build.

 

[locutus12]

Seagate consistently win awards for low noise + high speed. Ive predominantly used seagates for 11 years now, i havent got a single complaint about them, bloody fast, bloody quiet, bloody good warranty. 🙂

 

[vhx]

Hmm I guess ultimately my question comes down to: 2x 320GB Seagate drives or 1x Samsung 500GB drive. Decisions decisions.