From: Rod Speed on 22 May 2010 01:43 me wrote: > What's a reliable 7200 rpm 3.5 drive that won't whine once spun up? > I don't need "server class" for this machine... but I can't stand that whine. Samsungs.
From: Arno on 22 May 2010 08:50 me <noemail(a)nothere.com> wrote: > What's a reliable 7200 rpm 3.5 drive that won't whine once spun up? I > don't need "server class" for this machine... but I can't stand that > whine. > Thanks, There are no "reliable" non server class disks at this time. Or rather they are all pretty reliable buf fail occasionally, so backup is a must. That said, none of the currend models "whine", but if you are really concerned, get a 5400rpm drive, e.g. a WD Caviar green. Arno -- Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., CISSP -- Email: arno(a)wagner.name GnuPG: ID: 1E25338F FP: 0C30 5782 9D93 F785 E79C 0296 797F 6B50 1E25 338F ---- Cuddly UI's are the manifestation of wishful thinking. -- Dylan Evans
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