From owner-freebsd-hardware Sat Mar 14 00:53:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA04965 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Sat, 14 Mar 1998 00:53:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from MindBender.serv.net (root@mindbender.serv.net [205.153.153.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA04880 for ; Sat, 14 Mar 1998 00:52:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mvanloon@MindBender.serv.net) From: mvanloon@MindBender.serv.net Received: from lobotomy.HeadCandy.com (Lobotomy.HeadCandy.com [198.232.197.130]) by MindBender.serv.net (8.8.8/8.7.3) with ESMTP id AAA25734; Sat, 14 Mar 1998 00:52:35 -0800 (PST) Received: by Lobotomy.HeadCandy.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Sat, 14 Mar 1998 00:52:58 -0800 Message-ID: <226EB39D3C91D111B2F900A0C90543832998@Lobotomy.HeadCandy.com> To: dg@root.com, splite@purdue.edu Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: quiet 7200rpm disk recommendations? Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 00:52:56 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I bought an (Quantum) Atlas II 2GB Ultra-Wide a couple months ago. Let me state for the record that it is a seriously kick-ass drive. I'm talking 11MB/s sustained transfers on a newly formatted filesystem (NetBSD 1.3). Of course, I was probably on the outer tracks, but I was still impressed... And, it's pretty quiet, too. :-) Quieter than the older Atlas 1, and the older Barracuda in the same machine. > -----Original Message----- > From: David Greenman [SMTP:dg@root.com] > Sent: Friday, March 06, 1998 10:04 AM > > >Can anyone recommend a relatively quiet 2-4GB 7200RPM Ultra-SCSI > disk, > >suitable for office desktop use? I replaced a Barracuda 2LP (which > squeals > >like a pig on a dental drill) with an old 4GB Atlas (which sounds > like a > >blender full of gravel when it seeks), but I'd like something a bit > faster and > >quieter. > > The Atlas-II is fairly quiet; it doesn't make any squealing noises > and > isn't as loud at seeking compared to the Atlas. I wouldn't say that it > was anywhere near silent, however. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message