dslfool


Group: Members
Posts: 105
Joined: April 2004 |
 |
Posted: Sep. 27 2006,15:41 |
 |
I have a Toshiba notebook (600MHz PIII) that frequently spins the fan when it's idle - not much noise, but definitely not silent.
The hard drive has been the biggest noise variable for me for otherwise quiet systems. I don't have any 2.5" drives newer than about five years old, so I don't know how quiet newer drives can be, but I put a 20GB drive in a notebook a few years ago that I could hear spinning from across a large room. I later bought another 20GB drive (same speed, 4200rpm?) to put into an external case, but when I noticed that this drive was MUCH quieter I put this one in the notebook instead. Now I can't tell if the notebook is on unless I'm close enough to touch it.
I've noticed that in hard drive reviews on Newegg.com, users sometimes comment on whether a certain drive is noisy or quiet. Does anyone else know how to tell ahead of time whether a particular drive will produce a lot of noise?
-------------- Toshiba Portege 7200CTe notebook, 600MHz PIII, 8GB CF as HD, 320MB RAM DSL 4.2.5 (frugal toram) ...and the picture is of Fuad Ramses from the film "Blood Feast".
|