actually i noticed that after you posted that the two differ.

it would make sense that since the HD that newegg sells is "slim and light" that it would have a different model number. (sp80 vs pl40)

regardless, is this "slim and light sp80/pl40" HD quieter than the "regular" sp80?

http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/index.htm

the SP0411N / 40.0GB / 7200rpm

is listed as their



"SpinPoint P Series
SP0411N
PL40Series
Light & Slim"

i'm not familiar with either the pl40 or the sp80 but reading the newegg reviews i'm impressed. i hope EDWARD NG or MIKE C reviews the PL40 versus the SP80! oh i got one detail wrong. barracuda 7200 not IV. "its actually less audible than a Seagate barracuda 7200.7, one of the quietest drives availa...

there's been quite a bit of discussion on this forum on the sp80 series, but samsung also has a pl40 line. according to this link http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-152-008&depa=0 the P0411N is the most quiet hard drive they've ever used, one said even more so than the barr...

where is your poll? i've not seen it. yes i do wonder if serial # place of manufactoring, batch #, etc. makes a difference in sound.

this is specifically the sp80 as it dominates over other drives by seagate wd maxtor, etc.

Thansk to Edward NG and his excellent review, I've made up my mind to buy a Samsung SP80. However, several patrons noted their SP80 is not that quiet. NG wrote "Please keep in mind that variations in manufacturing will and do occur. " Note that NG lists samsung's serial # in his article. http://www....

i own a wd60bb 60gb and it is EXTREMELY LOUD even with AAM turned ON. my original goal was to build an OC system, see my silent fanless TISU, but now that i've removed the PSU and CPU VGA fans the HD is really loud and annoying. i've been told that samsung is better than seagate. newegg is currently...

i mostly searched in ebay, pricewatch and newegg. the 8mb single platter 80gb barracuda does exist but retail only, not oem. quite honestly i do not need all that space of two platter. well then a related question is how much quieter is single platter over double platter? how much quieter is the sin...

thanks.

the 7200.7 single platter 8mb ATA cache i've only seen sold as a retail product.

i've never seen anywhere in the US the 8mb single platter SP80 the SP0812N as opposed to the SP0802N, which is 2mb.

has anyone seen the samsung sp80 8mb cache SP0812N?

both the seagate barracuda and the samsung spinpoint offers drives in 2mb and 8mb models.

for the purposes of the desktop, how much of a performance gain is to be had with 8mb over 2mb cache. the price premiums of $10 seems pretty small between the models.

hi, i've read about the decoupling methods and they seem expensive, time consuming, and complicated. i have a generic aopen mid-tower atx case. also, half of the 5 1/4 bays are hidden behind the motherboard tray, so they are difficult to access. is there an easy and inexpensive way to decouple the h...

personally i'm surprised that there isn't a roadmap of expected products for both samsung and seagate.

i still can't find the 8mb cache samsung sp80 single platter 80gb (sp812N)

hi, i am writing this post on March 23, 2004. i remember when seagate introduced the barracuda IV, followed by V, followed by the 7200.7, in annual succession. Fairly quickly. Samsung introduced the sp80 about a year ago. since in the past seagate introduced new models on a yearly basis, and it's be...

what would be the most powerful but fanless, passively cooled VGA card out there, what model is it and who makes it?

DX9 would be desirable.

thanks
dan

There is a way to enable AAM on drives which natively support it, but come with it disabled by default (and vice-versa).

how can i get one AAM enabled by default

Idle High Frequency Noise 7200.7 versus Samsung, I personally find Idle High Frequency Noise, and Idle noise in general to be most irritating. I've seen a review http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200401/20040112SP1614N_6.html it lists 7200.7 as lowest Idle High Frequency Noise (in dB/A @ 18mm) a...

how do you install rubber grommets?

has a loud high pitch whine even on silent mode.

i plan to get either the 7200.7 or the sp80

hi,
my emachines m5310 is quiet 50% of the time when i set it on "max battery" but the other 50% it runs a fan, and as i posted earlier, any fan noise annoys me.

what is the most quiet modern windows xp notebook on the market?
preferably one with amd xp-m or centrino

dan

i am sure that when you replace your WD drive with something like a quiet seagate [/color] here's the big question for SPCR should my next HD be the seagate 7200.7 or the samsung spinpoint p80, both available from my favorite vendor, www.newegg.com? $80 isn't too bad, i can afford it, (though reins...

i agree it doesn't matter, only that someone asked me what numbers i got, i reported it, and they found them suspiciousl low. i guess it's something about SOYO TISU. this forum is about silent pcs, and when i undervolt my celeron, my pc is silent b/c there are no fans, no PSU fan, no CPU fan, no sys...

this link http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/index.php?function=view_thread&threadid=177246 other TISU reports also report that TISu reports suspiciously low values for heat. quote "The shown CPU temperature isn't right. I wonder that only some people recognize this fact. Isn't it strange that the temp...

well even if my undervolted tualatin fails the prime95 test, i still plan to use it as it is. my excel use is limited to adding up my credit card bills. i mostly use my computer to email, brows the web, and word processing. thanks for the interesting discussion on gating and clock speed and volting....

hi, well hi, thanks. no i've not run any stress tests. i just use windows, word, excel, and firebird, and i play a couple of games. currently my video card is the matrox G450. doesn't support DVI though. I've also made posts on Silent-PC@yahoogroups.com, under ensabah6. uh my system temp according t...

i bought the SOYO TISU b/c anandtech called it the OC' motherboard but it has a bug in that when you reboot, it does not save the CMOS. i used a celeron tualatin 1100mhz. pissed me off. i wanted to get a refund. SOYO said don't OC'. well duh. one day i got tired of the fan and i wondered if i could ...