Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 13:48:54 +1000 From: Stephen McKay <syssgm@dtir.qld.gov.au> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Cc: syssgm@dtir.qld.gov.au Subject: Re: Quiet SCSI disk? Message-ID: <199708200348.NAA21476@ogre.dtir.qld.gov.au> In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19970818173101.00c4035c@gw1> from Kedar at "Mon, 18 Aug 1997 17:31:01 %2B0000" References: <2.2.32.19970818173101.00c4035c@gw1>
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On Monday, 18th August 1997, Kedar wrote: >>As far as I know IBM DCAS 4GB drives are quite quiet. > > Is that not a 5400 rpm drive? I think all the Quantum Atlas series >have always been 7200 rpm. That speed tends to create that high-pitch whine. Yes, it is a 5400 rpm drive. I don't see that as a problem for end users. Indeed, the lower speed means less heat and less noise. I would have chosen a 5400 rpm drive over a 7200 rpm drive for these reasons, even if they were the same price. I am very please with my DCAS 4GB drive, and certainly don't think of it as slow (~7MB/s with iozone). I know a few people with the 2GB variant and they have had no problems either. Stephen.
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