It must be a unit-by-unit thing as far as quiet goes. The stock 6 GB travelstar in my Pismo is louder than some (desktop machine) fans I've had and sounds like a jet engine on spin up and spin down.
Just my experience.? Doug B. --- Clyde Kahrl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > It is really quiet, and seems as fast as the > deskstar in my > cube--which was really quiet--and very important for > the fanless Cube. > There seems to be an idea that the IBM machines are > more > quiet, durable and reliable, and that they stay > quiet longer than > other quiet drives. I 'm not sure if anyone has > any legitimate > basis for making that statement, but I bit. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
