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7200RPM HD Owners, Is your Harddrive Loud?

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Habusho

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Hi, I'm on the fence as to whether to get a 7200RPM 200Gig or 5400RPM 250Gig Hd for my MBP. Could any of the owners of the 7200RPM drives let us know how loud their HD is and how their battery use is going with that. Thx
 
Habusho said:
Hi, I'm on the fence as to whether to get a 7200RPM 200Gig or 5400RPM 250Gig Hd for my MBP. Could any of the owners of the 7200RPM drives let us know how loud their HD is and how their battery use is going with that. Thx
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My Hitachi 7200-rpm drive was loud enough when parking the head (which OS X sometimes makes it do in intervals of 10-20 seconds with no end in sight) that I replaced it with a 320GB 5400-rpm WD Scorpio and never looked back. Quieter drive, greater capacity, no significant difference in battery life that I can see, and in all honesty the speed difference is only minimally noticeable for all but a small minority of uses.
 
I'd really like to get some more replies as I'm having a very hard time deciding.
I'm leaning towards the 5400-rpm 250GB drive because I use my Mac 90% at school and it needs to have a good battery life and I can't stand any extra noise. If anyone could confirm this or the opposite, I'd greatly appreciate it.
 
I had a 100G 7200 rpm Hitachi in my 15" MBP before I swapped it with a 320G WD 5400 rpm drive, and I can't tell a difference as far as noise level or battery life, so I don't really think it makes a big difference.

If it is, the difference is incremental...

MacDann
 
Nope...

I have the Hitachi in my MBP, and it's not loud at all. This is the quietest machine I've ever owned. My last laptop had a 100GB 7200RPM Segate drive, and this is MUCH quieter.
 
Thanks guys, now I'm starting to lean towards the 7200-rpm 200GB drive.
I guess I'm having a hard time deciding! :rolleyes:

The ones here who have tried both 5400-rpm and 7200-rpm, is the speed difference worth getting a 7200-rpm?
 
PhotoBill said:
I have the Hitachi in my MBP, and it's not loud at all. This is the quietest machine I've ever owned. My last laptop had a 100GB 7200RPM Segate drive, and this is MUCH quieter.
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Is this in the new macbook pro thats using the hitachi? I was wondering about the drive noise also. Do you have the part number of your drive so I can check it out?

Thank you
 
I'm getting such varied messages from yes it's loud to no I can't even hear it that I'm more confused than before. How about this, has anybody used a 5400RPM HD in maybe an older machine and how does it compare to the 5400RPMs on current or past MBPs?
 
If you are thinking of going with a 7200 rpm drive vs. a 5400 rpm then it is definitely worth it. The 7200 rpm is much faster. The Seagate drive tends to be the loudest of them all. If you are going with a 7200, I would try either Hitachi or Western Digital. I haven't had any problems with noise on those. Seagates however, while they are great drives they do tend to be a little louder than your typical hard drive.

Good luck!
 
So what do you guys think? I just bought a mbp 200g w/ a 7200 rpm hd. Is it really that loud? **Paranoid now**
 
RandiC said:
Is this in the new macbook pro thats using the hitachi? I was wondering about the drive noise also. Do you have the part number of your drive so I can check it out?

Thank you[/QUOT
Hitachi HTS722020K9SA00:

Capacity: 186.31 GB
Model: Hitachi HTS722020K9SA00
Revision: DC4AC77A
Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
200GB Hitachi Hard Disk Drive:
Capacity: 185.87 GB
Available: 133.86 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /
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BornToMac said:
So what do you guys think? I just bought a mbp 200g w/ a 7200 rpm hd. Is it really that loud? **Paranoid now**
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If you end up with the Hitachi drive, you will never notice it. My 200GB 7200RPM drive is, well, dead silent. Even when its getting pounded by Aperture or another intensive program I never hear it.


Hitachi HTS722020K9SA00:

Capacity: 186.31 GB
Model: Hitachi HTS722020K9SA00
Revision: DC4AC77A
Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
200GB Hitachi Hard Disk Drive:
Capacity: 185.87 GB
Available: 133.86 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /

Bill
 
exploiting this thread to ask my question about the 7200/5400 HD difference

Edit: nevermind
 
xpovos said:
My Hitachi 7200-rpm drive was loud enough when parking the head (which OS X sometimes makes it do in intervals of 10-20 seconds with no end in sight) that I replaced it with a 320GB 5400-rpm WD Scorpio and never looked back. Quieter drive, greater capacity, no significant difference in battery life that I can see, and in all honesty the speed difference is only minimally noticeable for all but a small minority of uses.
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I hear this "parking" sound every 30 seconds or so. Almost like a very light winding of a clock. Annoying.
 
i cant hear any noise coming from my 7200. Can anyone tell me which ones (brands) apple uses and where we can find out which we have? Which were supposed to be louder?

But ya mine is quiet.

My friend has a dell 1530 and it makes a constant clicking noise whenever the HDD is in use lol, that thing is the furthest thing from being quiet...GJ Dell lol.
 
The Apple-supplied Hitachi 200GB 7200 is refined, not silent - but no louder to my ear than an external WD 2.5" 320GB 5400.
 
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