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by jjamet
Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:01 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Desperate quest for a silent 2.5" HDD
Replies: 11
Views: 8370

Re: Desperate quest for a silent 2.5" HDD

I tried the 7k500 and it is actually not bad but still noisier than my Fujitsu, mainly because of vibration i think. Pressing or putting an heavy object where the hard drive is installed in the Macbook made it nearly silent. But obviously that's not really practical ! It is really a shame because th...
by jjamet
Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:55 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Desperate quest for a silent 2.5" HDD
Replies: 11
Views: 8370

Re: Desperate quest for a silent 2.5" HDD

Thanks a lot guys. Yes, the 5k500 seems quiet. I read the review but got confused as i always heard that the Seagate 7200.4 500go was quite loud, even though it is apparently really close to the Hitachi. Also i heard many complaints about the Momentus XT but the spcr review says otherwise. One diffe...
by jjamet
Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:59 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Desperate quest for a silent 2.5" HDD
Replies: 11
Views: 8370

Desperate quest for a silent 2.5" HDD

Hello everyone, My Macbook Unibody (late 2008) HDD was getting full, so i started to search for new one with at least 500go capacity. The original HDD is a FUJITSU MHZ2160BH FFS G1 Media and it is completely silent. Even in a very quiet environment i can't hear it. I have to put my ear on the comput...