Yes, it's "User's Side" Los Angeles store and not one in Lousiana. Their address is as follows. Rolling Hills Plaza 2521 Pacific Coast Highway Torrance, CA, 90505 U.S.A BTW, they now have Smart Drive at their U.S. online shop but raised the price by $10, compared to the time I bought it from them, t...

I do have both 40GB and 60GB Barracuda IVs and have used each of them individually before. The noise specs difference between the two is perceptible enough, particularly when it comes to the seek noise.

I don't think Zalman 6500 is that much better than Alpha 8942. Specwise, Alpha seems to be slightly or somewhat better. Quietness depends on how you use it. You can suspend a fan over Alpha in the same manner as you do for Zalman. Or you can duct Alpha or Zalman to your case fan. Some people may thi...

Congratulations to North American Silent PC seekers for the introduction of Smart Drive by Silicon Acoustic! Also let me applaud SilentPC Review for the first review of this product in English. <BR> <BR>I happened to learn of Smart Drive while browsing Japanese sites for Silent PCs and came to know ...