I just fitted a Momentus 5400.2 120 G SATA drive in the Shuttle SD11G5 with an elastic suspension as Mike Chan has tested the Shuttle. The HDD is inaudible as far as I can tell. No seek noise, no idle noise, nothing that you can hear in a normal (non lab) environment. According to Dtemp, the tempera...

I have been runnig the SD11G5 for 2 days now. It is fitted with the Nexus fan and the HDD tested in the SCPR article and is indeed incredibly quiet, almost inaudible! The noise from the power brick can be heard only in a very quiet environment and when you get real close, about one foot away. Not a ...

Thank you for the information, Oryon. I will go ahead and buy the SD11G5. Hope you find a solution for your problem...
Xavier

Same post as above but without mistakes: Two different reviews of the Shuttle SD11G5 ( SPCR and Matbe) have revealed a high pitched noise from the power brick when the PC is off. Has any one else experienced this noise problem? How bad is this noise? The experience of the first buyers could be helpf...