Noise level of 7200rpm mobile drives?

Question

How noisy are the newer 80GB and 100GB mobile drives? I have a Hitachi 7K60 60GB in my old M60, and it has been relatively quiet. I value a quiet portable, even if I'm currently looking at the new M90. ;) Is there a clear performance difference between the 7200rpm and 5400rpm drives. How about noise?

patzke · Answer

I just received my new M90 with the 100GB 7200 SATA drive and it is totally silent. I can't hear a thing from it even when it's defragmenting. The drive I have is the Hitachi.

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