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Haha, ok sure 'Mr. Gates'andyb wrote:That would be cool, I would NEVER need more storagejust like I have NEVER needed more than 640K of RAM
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GamePC on page 3 wrote:The drive is near silent when sitting idle, only putting out a very light "hum" sound. However, during intensive disk testing, the drive is quite audible, even what many would consider to be loud. We would put the noise level of this drive on par with Western Digital's 10,000 RPM "Raptor" drive, which like the 7200.10, is quiet during idles but can become quite audible under heavy loads.
It's possible that GamePC had a 'bad drive' but they tested two so I'm not so sure. The good news is that the drive had a seek time of 9.3ms in HD Tach (13.5ms-4.2ms latency) which is lower than Seagate's spec of 11ms.GamePC on page 8 wrote:While there are no major flaws with the drive at this time, the one notable qualm we have with the drive is its noise level, which was higher than expected. Seagate claims that the drive is quieter compared to its previous generation 7200.9 drive, whereas we found the opposite to be true. It’s possible that lower-capacity 7200.10 models will be quiet, but the high-end 7200.10 750 GB is what we would consider to be one of the louder 7,200 RPM disks on the market when seeking/writing. It’s not a major qualm, as one could easily use a hard drive silencer unit with his drive to cut that annoyance out. Given that the drive runs surprisingly cool, the drive should be fine in most of these units with any sort of forced airflow over the drive.
AU$770HueyCobra wrote: Thanks for those reviews, Goldmember. The 750GB is debuting at the reasonable price of around $1/GB in Australia, and should fall pretty quickly as availability increases.
Yep. Nice easy number.Goldmember wrote:You're welcome.I assume you mean $1/GB AUD.
Me too. I'm pretty sure I'll get one, just hope the price falls real fast, which is presumably largely dependent on whether WD and Hitachi release their own large perpendicular HDDs (no idea what Maxtor will do since the Seagate buyout).Goldmember wrote:As you said, the price should continue to drop as the supply grows. I rarely buy new hardware immediately anymore. I prefer to read some reviews first and then wait for the price to drop a little bit. Makes me feel better.
That doesn't sound too good (pun intendedGoldmember wrote:I'm looking for a new hard drive too, as my 7200.7 SATA is very annoying. It constantly does self-diagnostics and its seeks are very loud.
Thanks dude. I'm glad the USMC are keeping the Cobra/Viper alive! Have a good time at the air show but leave the earplugs at home - free way to silence your computer!Goldmember wrote:BTW, I really like your username dude! I'm planning to attend an air show this weekend. I'll be the guy with the earplugs lol.
$749 at Scorptec. More should filter through staticICE in coming days. (I think the one for $770 also included shipping?) It can only get betterFiretech wrote:AU$770Hope they do drop quickly, given that a 7200.9 300Gb is AU$0.56 per Gb (half the cost). I still want one though.....
The company that sued them is called Convolve. The legal battle is still going, maybe one day Seagate wins and Barracudas will get AAM.andyb wrote:They have a patent issue with another HDD Manufacturer, and dropped support rather than be sued. I guess whoever owns tha Patent doesnt want Seagate to have the Tech, as they are easily the biggest Drive maker around.
I hope its Maxtor that owns it, as Seagate are Buying them, which will mean that Seagate drives will be able to support AAM in the future........... better phrased, Future Seagate drive will support AAM.
However, I think its Hitachi, as they are the only company that will let you download a tool that lets you change the AAM (am I right.???).
Andy
HueyCobra wrote:...I'm pretty sure I'll get one, just hope the price falls real fast, which is presumably largely dependent on whether WD and Hitachi release their own large perpendicular HDDs (no idea what Maxtor will do since the Seagate buyout)..
Maxtor wrote:...Looking ahead, we remain on track to introduce our 160 GB per platter drive in the second quarter of 2006 and we expect its volume to grow through the second half of the year...
Haha, very funny. I had a blast. The Cobra was surprisingly quiet, but the 2 Harriers reminded me of my old (1998?) Seagate Medalist drive with a bad ball bearing motor.HueyCobra wrote:Have a good time at the air show but leave the earplugs at home - free way to silence your computer!...
The same is true over here.andyb wrote:...Again, no sign of <750GB Drives
winguy wrote:Does it have AAM?
perplex wrote:Does anyone else think it's disappointing that the .10 200GB will be 2 platters?... I guess I'll just buy .9 160GB single platter HDD.
elec999 wrote:This is totally offtopic. But Im loosing my mind here, was the Average Latency 4.16ms vs Seek Time 11.0 ms vs random access time.
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I think it's disappointing too ... because 200GB platters would enable a 1TB drive!Goldmember wrote:perplex wrote:Does anyone else think it's disappointing that the .10 200GB will be 2 platters?... I guess I'll just buy .9 160GB single platter HDD.
Yeah I do. One 200GB platter would have been nice for SPCRers but it may be a moot point if the seeks are as loud as people are now reporting around the net.