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In article <1992Apr16.222808.24470@cs.ubc.ca> sritchie@cs.ubc.ca (Stuart  
Ritchie) writes:
}In article <2541@creatures.cs.vt.edu> alanlb@cs.vt.edu writes:
}>3) Are the 5.25" full-height externals *really* noisy (my second choice
}>   is the ~660MB model), e.g. would you go nuts in a quiet apartment
}>   bedroom?  I once tried out a pre-production Seagate 1480N and it  
whined
}>   at such a high pitch I made me nauseous.
}
}From what I have heard, yes, they are quite noisy.  But only when
}seeking.  It's hard to describe exactly how noisy we're talking about,
}but I would never want one in my room.
}

  I have that drive on my NeXT Station and personally I purchased it  
because it makes a very nice clicking noise while it seeks. I haven't  
noticed anything remotely similar to a whine, which I hate in a drive.  
However, I can tell when users come on and off the machine and what kinds  
of operations they are conduction by the drive sounds, which I find very  
pleasant. I really wanted a Box Hill though (Sun people will understand).

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