On Dec 20, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Chris N wrote:
> > Folks, > > I have a dual 1.25 G4 attached to a TV that doubles as my Apple TV > substitute. It works great for streaming videos across a wireless > network (now I have the security issues worked out...) but it has > one problem. The hard drive is incredibly whiney, and my other > half basically refuses to watch anything because she can't stand > the noise. Can anyone recommend a reliable and quiet hard drive > for this machine? I've checked to see if it is any of the fans and > it doesn't appear to be - seems to come from the hard drive > itself. Any opinions would be much appreciated. > > Thanks > > Chris It sounds like you do not need much local storage. All mechanical HDs will make noise that can be noticed during the quiet parts of a movie. So I think plan B is in order. One of the new Solid State Disks (flash type memory configured to look like a HD to your computer). You can pick up a 32GB (enough for a system, a few apps and a couple of movies) one at New Egg starting at $75.00. These are 2.5" form factor, so you will need 2.5 to 3.5 adapters for the cables and mounting, but those should be less than $10. If you do need more local storage, and you can spend a little more, you can use the SSD as a start up drive and add a mechanical HD for storage that is set to spin down after a short time of non use. Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
