[H-GEN] quiet sca scsi drive

[Ewan Edwards]

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Tim,

I might be able to get my hands on a Seagate ST19171WC if you are keen 
enough.  I have no clue about noise levels so you will need to do your own 
investigation as to its suitability for your application.

I'm surprised you can get a 9GB drive as I thought 18GB was the smallest 
available now.  I bought a ST318275LC (18GB) in December at a cost of $480 to 
replace a failed 9GB drive.  All the suppliers I spoke to at that time said 
that 18GB was the smallest they could source.  I've even heard a suggestion 
recently that most manufacturers have stopped (or will soon stop) making 
anything less than 36GB.

Ewan


On Tuesday 30 April 2002 09:25, Tim Kent wrote:
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> Hi all
>
> I'm looking for a very quiet SCA drive to use in a SPARCstation 5, so I can
> leave it on without it being annoying.  In my searches I have come across
> the Maxtor Atlas V which has a drive idle acoustic of around 3.2 Bels,
> although I do not need 9gb of space (this is the minimum you can get
> today).  I'm also sure that the drive would come with a nice price tag.
>
> If you know anyone that would be willing to sell an older SCA (80 pin)
> drive could you let me know.  In this case, the noise level is much more
> important than drive capacity.
>
> Thanks
> Tim
>
>
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