Those of you who have these drives, which one runs cool?

[ahsia]

I am looking to get either a 60gb or 80gb drive soon, since I am running out of space on my storage server. Problem is, I already have 4 hard drives running in there right now, and I don't want to add more heat than it already has. I am looking at four drives basically:

IBM 60GXP 60gb
Western Digital 600BB 60gb or 800BB 80gb
Maxtor D740X 60gb or 80gb
Seagate Barracuda IV 60gb or 80gb

I am leaning towards the 60gb versions right now because it is more cost efficient right now compared to the 80gb, and 60gb should last me a while until I need to get more storage again. Again, heat is a major concern, as I have as many fans as I can possibly have right now. Let me know how cool or hot your drive runs, and I will base my decision on that. Thanks!

 

[ahsia]

*bump*

 

[Auric]

Why don't you just get as few new large drives as needed to replace 'em all? Why have increased risk of data loss, more heat and more noise with a bunch of smaller ones? The 40 GB platter drives should not really have the 60 GB models being more cost effective than 80.

 

[Snapster]

Maybe if you want to run that many hd's it might be worth investing in hot swapping hd slots ?

 

[FishTankX]

I run a single Baracuda ATAIV and it runs pretty cool with no cooler. But I have a well venthilated case (Twin fan PSU, single exhaust fan) and I don't have any huge heat producers. My advice would be to get a 5400RPM harddrive if it's just for storage as any pathetic 5400RPM drive can crack the 100 Megabit barrier..