160gb deskstar vs 160gb spinpoint?

salami1212 · 26 Mar 2006 at 13:13

well,, i will be getting a backup hard drive.. It doesnt matter about like warranty.. I just need a quiet drive (spinpoint) but it needs to be fast. and if the deskstars faster (tell me how much faster) then i will get that. but will the deskstar be quiet?
cheers

salami1212 · 26 Mar 2006 at 16:35

anyone?

ToLearn · 26 Mar 2006 at 16:49

if quite is more important the i would go for the sinpoint ive got both and in real world you wont tell the difference in speed but i do find the sinpoint that little bit quiter

jbloggs · 26 Mar 2006 at 17:45

I have the Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache, find it fast, Average read in HD Tach, 56MB/s +, but also find it very quiet.

no_1_dave · 28 Mar 2006 at 07:50

I'd always choose spinpoints. I've had one 3 years now & it hasn't missed a beat. Can't even hear it either & yes, it's fast too

lumocolor · 30 Mar 2006 at 12:57

lol, no contest.

The IBM/Hitachi is FAR superior in every department

slap ed · 30 Mar 2006 at 14:06

i find the spinpoint quiter than the deskstar and they both seem the same speed wise

AnastieByte · 30 Mar 2006 at 19:29

I have a spinpoint as a back up and it reasonably fast but very quiet compared to my pld Maxtor.

Alexrose1uk · 31 Mar 2006 at 15:08

My Hitachi is faster than my older samsung by about 7MBps sustained. However it is louder, and you can faintly hear it if you listen when its doing heavy work. (AAM set to off)

My samsung I only heard over the fans about 5 times during the entire 2 years I used it, so its quieter, but not heavily so, as the hitachi is pretty quiet anyway.

kimandsally · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:12

Another for the Spinpoint, have both the speed difference is harly noticeable unless you want every last bit, but the noise is in another league. And I've had 2 hitaachi drives fail out of 4 but the Spinpoint is still going strong.