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<blockquote data-quote="Spragleknas" data-source="post: 40478" data-attributes="member: 17435">Seagate's new 7200.9 series is intresting. Seagate has the biggest platter density on the market (160BG), thus lower heat (-&gt; less cooling needed), and quieter.My recommendations:The 160GB 7200.9 is only one platter, but perhaps to small?I've decided to go for a 300GB with to platers (2x &quot;amputated&quot; 160GB). Same size from WD, Maxtor etc. has 3 platters. It also got 16MB cache.I'm waiting for the postman to arrive with mine. I'll give feedback, if needed, but there are so many reviews around that I honestly don't see the point;<a href="http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q4/seagate-7200.9/index.x?pg=14" target="_blank">http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q4/seagate-7200.9/index.x?pg=14</a><a href="http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200510/ST3500641AS_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200510/ST3500641AS_1.html</a><a href="http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/storage/hdd/seagate/72009/" target="_blank">http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/storage/hdd/seagate/72009/</a><a href="http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2682" target="_blank">http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2682</a><a href="http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/seagate_barracuda_7200.9_review/" target="_blank">http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/seagate_barracuda_7200.9_review/</a>... different sizesGonna return a WD 250GB/16MB SATA&quot;2&quot;, due to heat problems</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spragleknas, post: 40478, member: 17435"] Seagate's new 7200.9 series is intresting. Seagate has the biggest platter density on the market (160BG), thus lower heat (-> less cooling needed), and quieter. My recommendations: The 160GB 7200.9 is only one platter, but perhaps to small? I've decided to go for a 300GB with to platers (2x "amputated" 160GB). Same size from WD, Maxtor etc. has 3 platters. It also got 16MB cache. I'm waiting for the postman to arrive with mine. I'll give feedback, if needed, but there are so many reviews around that I honestly don't see the point; [url]http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q4/seagate-7200.9/index.x?pg=14[/url] [url]http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200510/ST3500641AS_1.html[/url] [url]http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/storage/hdd/seagate/72009/[/url] [url]http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2682[/url] [url]http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/seagate_barracuda_7200.9_review/[/url] ... different sizes Gonna return a WD 250GB/16MB SATA"2", due to heat problems [/QUOTE]

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