Re: [Thinkpad] 7200 vs 5400 drive -- which is quieter?

the 7,200rpm drive in my T41 is pretty quiet, certainly quieter than the
4,200rpm cheapo from my old compaq. the only thing that makes much noise
on this machine is the fan, and that's quiet, too

Scott Wilcox wrote:

>I just replaced a 48 gig 5400 with a 60 gig 7200 in my A20p this evening and
>you can't hear the 7200 at all. Nice. sw
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>From: "Jack Schudel" <jgs2@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu>
>To: "thinkpad" <thinkpad@stderr.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:01 PM
>Subject: [Thinkpad] 7200 vs 5400 drive -- which is quieter?
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>>Are the 7200 rpm drives louder than the 5400 rpm ones?
>>
>>I need to get a new drive for my TP 600E, but, since it sits next to the
>>bed,
>>it needs to be quiet. (The fan makes more noise than my current 4800
>>rpm drive,
>>so the only time I hear the disk is when it clicks while seeking.)
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>>Also, are there durability issues with the faster drives?
>>I use the machine in moving vehicles, so I would prefer to avoid things
>>like head crashes.
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>>Thanks for any info...
>>
>>/jack
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