Seagate Barracuda HDs Quiet?

[Tosk]

hi, is the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB hd quiet?

thx for any help

 

[SH4RKY]

Yes, while idle

You will hear it when it seeks etc.

 

[Stripe]

there are quieter drives but it's not too bad.

I'm running one in my rig right now and it does occassionally whirr a little bit. however, they are super reliable.

if you want quiet, i'd recommend a samsung spinpoint. it's quiet even in my external hard drive enclosure.

 

[pcoltrane]

I agree - if silence is your priority you can't go wring with a spinpoint

 

[ted34]

seagates are quiestes at idle but spinpoints are slightly quieter when seeking

 

[pcoltrane]

The recent seagates i have built into systems have definitely been louder (idle and seek) than the spinpoints I have at home (this is comparing 3 samples of each). Just my personal experience, I know from drive to drive variance can be pretty good, but after 6 samsungs I'll be buyng more