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Dragonlich · 06-06-2004, 10:00 AM

The current raptor I have (36 gig) has one platter (disc), and is reasonably quiet. It's not the spinning that you hear, it's the head that moves over the disc. That is audible. In fact, I can hear that over the rest of my (quiet) system, unless my cd-drive is spinning. I suspect the 74 gig version is slightly louder (2 platters instead of one), but not overly so.

If I have to compare it, it's a bit louder than my WD 120 gig drive. But again, that's just the occassional "crunch" when it moves the drive heads, which is not a constant sound (unless you're going to play a game, for example).

In other words: even though it's a 10,000 rpm disc, you won't hear much more of it than you would with a (quiet) 7,200 rpm disc.

(edit: ran a defragment run, and just *had* to edit my results. the "crunches" are quite a bit louder than those of my normal drive. but still not as extreme as people seem to fear.)

06-06-2004, 10:00 AM	#13 (permalink)
Dragonlich 42, baby! Location: The Netherlands	The current raptor I have (36 gig) has one platter (disc), and is reasonably quiet. It's not the spinning that you hear, it's the head that moves over the disc. That is audible. In fact, I can hear that over the rest of my (quiet) system, unless my cd-drive is spinning. I suspect the 74 gig version is slightly louder (2 platters instead of one), but not overly so. If I have to compare it, it's a bit louder than my WD 120 gig drive. But again, that's just the occassional "crunch" when it moves the drive heads, which is not a constant sound (unless you're going to play a game, for example). In other words: even though it's a 10,000 rpm disc, you won't hear much more of it than you would with a (quiet) 7,200 rpm disc. (edit: ran a defragment run, and just had to edit my results. the "crunches" are quite a bit louder than those of my normal drive. but still not as extreme as people seem to fear.) Last edited by Dragonlich; 06-06-2004 at 11:34 AM..