[X4U] Hard Disk on the cheap

[Alric J. Lam]

The replacements were both on Fujitsu laptops, which the hard drives were a bit noisy to begin with, so it was actually an improvement.  Plus there is now less disk access overall.  But I think I know what you mean about idle, though because the HD in the fujitsus are closer to the bottom, I think some noise is dampened, perhaps.

Al

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Agree... this 7200RPM Hitachi injected new life into my aging Powerbook G4 667Mhz notebook.  Newegg.com has them for $158 delivered.

Have you found it a bit noisy, though?  On idle the drive hums more than the stock one, but during operation it's definitely quieter.  
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