Some tested harddrives

laeb66 · 2006-01-28, 14:28

Seagte 300Gb 8mb 7200 rpm S-ATA: Quiet and nice but need some cooling some vibration when read and write

Seagte 400Gb 8mb 7200 rpm S-ATA: Quiet reading and writing no problem with temprature

Seagte 500Gb 16mb 7200 rpm S-ATA: Quiet when write some noise when reading no heating problem att all... And itÂ´s the fastest disk a have tryed..

Conclusion...

For HTPC use the 400 is the perfect...
For speed the 500
Not for use the 300....

tkortell · 2006-01-28, 15:33

This might become a useful thread

I'll check out my hardrives and report back...

R / tk

Brocklander · 2006-01-28, 22:17

Seagte 250Gb 8mb 7200 rpm IDE: Noisy during heavy writing, otherwise quiet. Recording 2 programs from my PVR500 is barely audible in the room, but copying files etc is too noisy.

I'm buying a Seagate 300Gb 7200 rpm SATA tomorrow for a second drive (same drive as mentioned above), I can't stretch to the 400Gb so hopefully it won't be too bad. I only got the IDE drive because I didn't read the description properly on the online store :?

laeb66 · 2006-01-28, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brocklander

Seagte 250Gb 8mb 7200 rpm IDE: Noisy during heavy writing, otherwise quiet. Recording 2 programs from my PVR500 is barely audible in the room, but copying files etc is too noisy.

I'm buying a Seagate 300Gb 7200 rpm SATA tomorrow for a second drive (same drive as mentioned above), I can't stretch to the 400Gb so hopefully it won't be too bad. I only got the IDE drive because I didn't read the description properly on the online store :?

The price diffrent in sweden off 250 to 400 itÂ´s about 20$

Why not by S-ATA and spend 10$ on a IDE to S-ATA adapter I was used one from Tekram in my old system and this workt w/o problem!!

Brocklander · 2006-01-28, 23:25

Here in New Zealand 300Gb is $230, 400Gb is $420, 500Gb is $590 (all Seagate SATA drives in NZ Dollars). My computer has both IDE and SATA, I meant to get a SATA drive but I brought an IDE by mistake

James · 2006-01-28, 23:31

My vote goes to Samsung for quite.

I now have 3 samsung drives two in different laptops and one in my HTPC (only a 160 ATA) but they are all very quite.

/James

ronilse · 2006-01-28, 23:44

My votes goes as James to samsungs SpinPoint series, I have 2 x 250 IDE & 1 x 250 ATA in the same cabinet. Very silent (can't hear them at all) and no heat problem.

Regards
Roy

laeb66 · 2006-01-29, 01:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronilse

My votes goes as James to samsungs SpinPoint series, I have 2 x 250 IDE & 1 x 250 ATA in the same cabinet. Very silent (can't hear them at all) and no heat problem.

Regards
Roy

I think I gone take a closer look at this drive

just 100 euro for 250 Gb a god deal

Koschel · 2006-01-29, 09:45

My vote goes to Samsung too.
I have 3x Samsung HA250JC (250GB IDE). Very quiet and no heat problem.

tkortell · 2006-01-29, 12:01

I have a Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB. It gets werry hot and vibrates quite muche...

I have a Silverstone FP53 on the way, I'll let you know if this helps...

Silverstone FP53 -> http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-fp53.htm

2006-01-28, 14:28	#1 (permalink)
laeb66 Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 136 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Some tested harddrives Seagte 300Gb 8mb 7200 rpm S-ATA: Quiet and nice but need some cooling some vibration when read and write Seagte 400Gb 8mb 7200 rpm S-ATA: Quiet reading and writing no problem with temprature Seagte 500Gb 16mb 7200 rpm S-ATA: Quiet when write some noise when reading no heating problem att all... And itÂ´s the fastest disk a have tryed.. Conclusion... For HTPC use the 400 is the perfect... For speed the 500 Not for use the 300....

2006-01-28, 22:17	#3 (permalink)
Brocklander Retired Team Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wellington Posts: 346 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Country: My System	Seagte 250Gb 8mb 7200 rpm IDE: Noisy during heavy writing, otherwise quiet. Recording 2 programs from my PVR500 is barely audible in the room, but copying files etc is too noisy. I'm buying a Seagate 300Gb 7200 rpm SATA tomorrow for a second drive (same drive as mentioned above), I can't stretch to the 400Gb so hopefully it won't be too bad. I only got the IDE drive because I didn't read the description properly on the online store :? __________________ My HTPC \| Wiki Page for New Zealanders

2006-01-28, 23:25	#5 (permalink)
Brocklander Retired Team Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wellington Posts: 346 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Country: My System	Here in New Zealand 300Gb is $230, 400Gb is $420, 500Gb is $590 (all Seagate SATA drives in NZ Dollars). My computer has both IDE and SATA, I meant to get a SATA drive but I brought an IDE by mistake __________________ My HTPC \| Wiki Page for New Zealanders

2006-01-29, 09:45	#9 (permalink)
Koschel Retired Team Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stuttgart Age: 42 Posts: 748 Thanks: 10 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Country: My System	My vote goes to Samsung too. I have 3x Samsung HA250JC (250GB IDE). Very quiet and no heat problem. __________________ Sys1: MSI Speedster 945GT A4V \| T7200 \| 2 GB RAM \| 5x WD103EACS \| HVR4000 \| WHS, TVE3 Sys2: Gigabyte EA48DS5 \| E8600 \| WD740ADFD \| ST31000340NS \| 4 GB RAM \| nVidia 8800GTS \| Win XP Sys3: AOpen i945 GTt-VFA \| T7200 \| 2GB RAM, \| Samsung HM320JI \| Win XP Sys4: Asus P5E-V \| E8200 \| 2GB RAM \| Samsung HD103UJ \| Floppy DVB-C \| Vista HP 32 Sys5: -> My System

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2006-01-28, 15:33	#2 (permalink)
tkortell Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vaasa / Sulva Age: 28 Posts: 318 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	This might become a useful thread I'll check out my hardrives and report back... R / tk

2006-01-28, 23:31	#6 (permalink)
James Portal Developer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,353 Thanks: 4 Thanked 58 Times in 37 Posts	My vote goes to Samsung for quite. I now have 3 samsung drives two in different laptops and one in my HTPC (only a 160 ATA) but they are all very quite. /James

2006-01-28, 23:44	#7 (permalink)
ronilse Portal Tester Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 23 Thanked 99 Times in 84 Posts Country: My System	My votes goes as James to samsungs SpinPoint series, I have 2 x 250 IDE & 1 x 250 ATA in the same cabinet. Very silent (can't hear them at all) and no heat problem. Regards Roy

2006-01-29, 12:01	#10 (permalink)
tkortell Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vaasa / Sulva Age: 28 Posts: 318 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	I have a Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB. It gets werry hot and vibrates quite muche... I have a Silverstone FP53 on the way, I'll let you know if this helps... Silverstone FP53 -> http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-fp53.htm

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