Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.1523
Posted: Fri Mar 29 20:46:12 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 2-Apr-85 05:30:27 EST
Organization: U.Texas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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	lsmith@ut-ngp was asking about the noise made by cheap
hard disks.  I don't think it has much to do with the price.  If
you spin something round and round at 3600 rpm its going to whine
some.  I also find it irritating.  My cheapy drive seems to make
about the same if not less noise than my friends $4000 20 meg
system from Micro-Designs (which has the exact same controller
and hard disk as my $775 system but with the addition of a 5 meg
removable Syquest drive).  The PC/XT's around seem to be about
the same in noise level.  The Kaypro 10 however, is the quietest
hard disk system I've been around.  I don't know who makes their
drive, but maybe its the brand, rather than the price.  Ever been
in a computer room where Vaxen or other mini/mainframe hard disks
are running?  The operators often wear earplugs.

		Jim Garey    garey@ut-ngp.arpa