From: Andy Hewitt on 4 Jul 2010 19:53 T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 15:06:37 +0100, thewildrover(a)me.com (Andy Hewitt) > wrote: > > > >I just moved from a WD Scorpio 250GB to a Samsung HM501II 500GB in my > >MacBook, and there's not doubt the Samsung is faster and quieter. > > I have 3 of the same Samsungs in my WHS and they are silent. However, > they are also suspended on rubber mounts so you would only hear the > radiated noise in any case. Hmm, of course the mounting in the MacBook is rubber and foam based too, which might help for sure. You can still hear (or rather *not* hear!) the difference. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/> |