From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Mar 6 11:20:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA05115 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 11:20:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us (root@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us [207.160.214.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA05104 for ; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 11:20:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us) Received: from duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us (cdillon@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us [207.160.214.9]) by duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id NAA00741; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 13:18:41 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 13:18:40 -0600 (CST) From: Chris Dillon X-Sender: cdillon@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us To: Steven Plite cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: quiet 7200rpm disk recommendations? In-Reply-To: <199803061727.MAA09093@cynix.ecn.purdue.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, 6 Mar 1998, Steven Plite wrote: > Can anyone recommend a relatively quiet 2-4GB 7200RPM Ultra-SCSI disk, > suitable for office desktop use? I replaced a Barracuda 2LP (which squeals ...snip... > Any comments on the Hawk 4XL, Viking I/II, Ultrastar 2XP, etc? If you would consider a 5400RPM drive since it is only for desktop use, the 4.3GB IBM DCAS 34330W (the Ultrastar 2ES I believe) is very quiet, even when seeking (I have two of them in my box at home). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message