I recently purchased one of the new 40GNX 5400RPM 20GB IBM drives (model IC25N020ATCS05) for my G3 PowerBook. These drives (there is also a 40GB version) are very popular nowadays, both for their speed and for their lack of noise, due to the new Fluid Dynamic Bearing technology. I'm finding the drive to be rather noisy, though. It's not the maddening whine of the 12GB drive that came in the PowerBook, but it definitely does make a noise, a quiet but noticeable "churning" sound - not loud, but sitting in front of my computer in my quiet house at 4 am the sound is a constant presence, making me wish there were a way in OS X to spin down the HD. In fact, the drive is noisier than the earlier model 4200RPM 20GB fluid dynamic bearing IBM drive I bought last year (which I have in an expansion bay case). It's beginning to bother me. Does anyone else have one of these drives? Do you find it makes any noticeable noise? I'm thinking maybe I should return it (to Googlegear) for exchange.
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