5400rpm FDB-motor desktop drive?
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5400rpm FDB-motor desktop drive?
I've finally outgrown my Maxtor 4R160L0. AFAIK, these 4RxxxL0 Maxtors were the only drives ever made that combine old-school 5400rpm with FDB technology. Idle noise and thermal dissipation are very low.
This drive is operating in the bottom chamber of a P180 with the fan disconnected. A Seasonic S12 is the only source of air movement and the drive does just fine.
Are there any 7200rpm SATA drives that will tolerate so little airflow? I wish the Diamondmax 16 line went beyond 160GB, but it doesn't so I guess it's time to go 7200rpm.
Seek noise does not bother me, I need low idle noise and low thermal dissipation.
This drive is operating in the bottom chamber of a P180 with the fan disconnected. A Seasonic S12 is the only source of air movement and the drive does just fine.
Are there any 7200rpm SATA drives that will tolerate so little airflow? I wish the Diamondmax 16 line went beyond 160GB, but it doesn't so I guess it's time to go 7200rpm.
Seek noise does not bother me, I need low idle noise and low thermal dissipation.
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Well atleast Maxtors data sheet for diamondmax 16 says theres 250 & 300GB models.
http://www.maxtor.com/_files/maxtor/en_ ... _sheet.pdf
http://www.maxtor.com/_files/maxtor/en_ ... _sheet.pdf
I've got three of the 250-gig ones in my server. I got them in Germany but it seems they only have the 200-gig ones for now:richard612 wrote:Wow, hard to find!
Good catch. Too bad it's not SATA but I can live with that. Idle is 7 watts and 2.2 bels -- should be nice.
Now to find a retailer...
e-bug.de
Their site isn't the easy to purchase from either. Nice drives if you can find them though. Good luck.
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