Microdrive... is it an option?

[Akira]

Noise: I disconnected everything except the card on my A4000T and it was super quiet. All I could hear was the case fan and the PSU fan (when straining to hear). In an A1200 or A600 it will be the definition of quiet.

Yes, but you are using a CARD and he wants to use a MicroDrive.

If my mate's iPod is anything to take into consideration, the noise level is super super low, you will barely notice it, if at all. Dunno if smaller models are as quiet.

The speed of a Microdrive is not THAt fast byut for Amiga needs I guess it's OK.

[Akira]

Keep in mind that the number of writes you can do on a card is quite low for normal HD useage, so if you are going to have just that device, a card is useless, and a microdrive would be much better.

How much abuse can it have inside an A1200 case anyway? It would be just a matter of securing it in place properly....

[Akira]

You could of buy a mini iPod and extract the HD off it!