SPCR

http://www.pccasegear.com/prod1327.htm

I found this item.

What do you guys think?

Looks good if you have a 5.25" drive bay. CompuUSA and Nexus sell a similar item that includes a heatsink and rubber isolation combination.

Can't tell much from the picture; it depends on the softness of the rubber. I can't say that rubber looks particularly soft, but then I can't see much of it.

The rubber isn't particularly soft but its not hard either. I've got it on my old machine with a Deathstar 75GXP. I also wrapped three sides with a 6-8mm acoustic barrier (foam+dense barrier). The difference was day and night. Seek noises went from annoying loud to muffled. Even idle noise was lowered.

The only problem I've got is a significant increase in temperature. It hovers around 45 degrees if I access the disk a lot but thats still within spec.

Basically give it a go. At A$10 (or US$7.50), its not a lot of money.

Sorry to dig up this old thread but, do you think these would be better than elastic suspension?

I've currently got my drives suspended with a fairly dodgy DIY job and was wondering if this might be a better option cooling and sound-wise.

(I'm currently cooling the drives with a 12cm fan at 5V mounted in front of them. Idle at 35C and 37C and load in the low 40s.)

No!
Nothing beats elastic suspension (for reducing HD noise).

Right then. Thanks very much.