Replacement for Seagate 7200.7 160g

JohnWB

JohnWB

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I am looking to replace my Seagate 7200.7 160g IDE with a SATA drive of about 300 – 400g. I have been very happy with 7200.7 which has just worked and been fairly quick and also quiet.
I need a drive which is very reliable, quiet and reasonably quick. I was thinking of getting either a Seagate 7200.9 or 10 or maybe one of the Samsung drives which are supposed to be very quiet.
Does anyone have any recommendations or comments on my requirements?
 
Defintately go for a 7200.10 over a 7200.9 and I'd pick it over a SpinPoint too (superior performance, 5 year warranty).
 
Thanks for the answers, but you didn't mention how load the Seagates are. I have heard that there are two types of motor, 1 which is quiet and 1 which is noisy. Has anyone actualy heard these drives to do a comparison
 
lol, even my maxtor drives are quieter and thats saying something. i use rubber rings between mounting holes to soften the vibration. its just sounds to god damn clunky. think i just got a bad one
 
snarloas1982 said:
lol, even my maxtor drives are quieter and thats saying something. i use rubber rings between mounting holes to soften the vibration. its just sounds to god damn clunky. think i just got a bad one
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Quite possible. The early batch of the .10's were loud so Seagate changed something for subsequent ones (apparently) which is why some are noticeably loud whilst most are quiet.

I believe you can tell from the base of the drive. The quieter ones are Stickered at the centre point of the platters whilst the non-stickered ones are louder. This is only what I heard though, so don't treat this as gospel.
 
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