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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Jose on November 29, 2003, 08:46:10 PM

Title: IBM's Travelstar (are the late models still noisy?)
Post by: Jose on November 29, 2003, 08:46:10 PM

I saw some adverted has having some fluid bearings or something that made them, between other things less noisy.
I happened to just got a 20Gb one but it's not of the new ones. I can hear the engine working.
Does someone has one of the later ones (40Gb above I think) that have that feature ? Can you hear the engine? :-o  :-D
I'm paranoid about silent computing.
 8-)

Title: Re: IBM's Travelstar (are the late models still noisy?)
Post by: adolescent on November 29, 2003, 09:35:30 PM

I have a new 20Gb Hitatch branded Travelstar and it's the quitest HD I've ever owned.  In fact, when I installed it in my A1200 I thought it wasn't spinning up so I kept rebooting and checking connections.  Until I touched it and felt it was moving.

Title: Re: IBM's Travelstar (are the late models still noisy?)
Post by: Jose on November 29, 2003, 10:17:27 PM

Ahh, cool tnx for letting me know. :-o

Title: Re: IBM's Travelstar (are the late models still noisy?)
Post by: Brian on November 29, 2003, 11:48:25 PM

@adolescent, same for me with my 6Gb IBM Travelstar, it sure is a quiet drive. :-)

Title: Re: IBM's Travelstar (are the late models still noisy?)
Post by: Jagabot on November 30, 2003, 01:17:06 AM

They're great drives noise-wise, plus if your IBM drive is within the 3 year-old window, you can get an RMA for it and Hitachi will send you a new one (manufactured this Aug) WITH a new 3 year warranty. I did that with 4 of my 40GB IBM drives. Honest, they all died... (cough)

Title: Re: IBM's Travelstar (are the late models still noisy?)
Post by: Jose on November 30, 2003, 04:52:44 PM

Hmmm nice, how do I kill it? :-D
Just kidding....

Title: Re: IBM's Travelstar (are the late models still noisy?)
Post by: that_punk_guy on November 30, 2003, 04:57:23 PM

I knew this guy who threw his entire PC down the stairs 'cause he had accident cover that was about to run out...  :-o