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Subject: Re: Quiet SCSI disk? 
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    from Kedar at "Mon, 18 Aug 1997 17:31:01 +0000"
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 13:48:54 +1000
From: Stephen McKay <syssgm@dtir.qld.gov.au>
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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.