Re: 7200RPM 4G drive quieter than Grand Prix?

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From: Andreas Klemm
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 06:03

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Steve Kanefsky (kanefsky@datamagic.com) wrote:
: I've read some of the articles recently complaining about the noise of the
: Grand Prix, and I've finally got to hear one for myself.  It really *is*
: loud, making a very annoying high pitched whine, a constant
: [ ... ]

Me myself has bought a 4.3 GB Quantum Grand Prix, too. Ok, the drive
is loud, especially when stepping. But the noise is not as high
pitched as some of you describe.

A friend of mine said, that his first 4 GB Micropolis made less noise
when stepping, but was louder (high pitched) during normal operation 
without stepping. Another Micropolis he heard had another sound ...

On the whole ... I've never heard a 4 GB Baracuda, but it seems to
me, that all 7200er drives are general much louder then the 1 or
2 GB drives. 

Figure out ... these drives have to move 20 heads in the same
speed ... Perhaps it's currently very difficult for manufacturers
to get those 4GB drives fast with respect to rpm and seeking time.

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