It's now been several months since this (very helpful) review was posted. Has any manufacturer come out with a quieter drive yet? I just returned the Samsung 250GB because it had excessive vibration, resulting in a rumble which changed in pitch every few seconds. Very annoying. It's too bad because ...

Just to add another data point to the excellent information provided on this site, I just received my Samsung SP2504C and wanted to share my observations regarding its use in my new Mac Pro computer. The seek noise is indeed very unobtrusive, much quieter than the Seagate 250 GB drive which is also ...