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2Western Digital SATA2 drives, is one quieter thn the other?
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 5:15 pm
by dentaku
Would I be correct in assuming that these 2 drives sound exactly the same?
Western Digital SATA2 250GB 16MB Cache 7200RPM WD2500KS
http://www.greenlyph.com/new/product_in ... cts_id=311
AND
Western Digital SATA2 250GB 8MB Cache 7200RPM WD2500JS
http://www.greenlyph.com/new/product_in ... ucts_id=87
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:31 pm
by mits
Hi,
i can't tell you if these drives sound the same, but i can assure you that the two WDs 2500AAKS that i have in my case are very very quiet.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:56 pm
by JimX
I own both, they sound about the same. I think that mechanically they are the same.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:09 am
by porkchop
they will have the same acoustic properties unless the batch dates are different.
the only difference between a js/ks(se/se16) is the amount of cache.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:15 am
by dentaku
JimX wrote:I own both, they sound about the same. I think that mechanically they are the same.
Yup, I was assuming they where the same parts just with more cache in one.
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 1:29 pm
by tsmvengy
The drives with the "AA" specification (AAKS and AAJS) will be quieter because they have fewer platters.