2,5": fujitsu MHS vs. MHT

ajagodnik · Post by **ajagodnik** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 9:36 am

Hi,

are Fujitsu's MHS 2,5" line as quiet as MHT line, reviewed by SPRC?

I have this option:
MHS 2040AT , 40gb

in contrast to
MHT 2040AT, reviewed by SPRC

Thanks.

Morpheusman · Post by **Morpheusman** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:13 am

From the Fujitsu website, the specs for the two drives are almost the same, so I don't think there would be any difference in noise. However, it looks like the MTH has the option for an 8MB Buffer, so it could be a bit faster.

ajagodnik · Post by **ajagodnik** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:18 am

yes, I checked specs on web, it says 2.3 bels??
this is much more than 16 Db reviewed...

thanks

Post by **MikeC** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:08 am

ajagodnik wrote:yes, I checked specs on web, it says 2.3 bels??
this is much more than 16 Db reviewed...

thanks

Please don't equate bels to decibels. 2.3 bels represents the Sound Power of the drive while my 16 dBA/1meter is a sound pressure level (SPL) measurement. There is no easy or accurate way to translate SP into SPL, but generally speaking the SP measurement is 6~10 dB higher than a typical SPL measurement. This is a complex topic; please read Noise in Computing: A Primer for an introductory look.

BTW, the specs dpnt suggest significant noise differences between the 2 models you mention.