> I don't know how large of hard drives you can get, but a laptop hard > drive is typically 5400 rpm, and quiet as a mouse, and almost no heat > output. You can hook them up with a $2 adapter to a normal computer.
I checked into laptop hard drives, ref: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/107401?#107401 And basically found out 2.5" drives are uselessly expensive. I gave a Samsung drive a try, based on a recommendation of silentpcreview.com (I think). I got a the SP1614N 8MB and it's VERY quiet. In fact, it's so quiet that I can now here the CPU fan over the HD, no whine or noise normally associated with hard drives. It's hard to tell it's spinning. ATA133: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-152-014&depa=1 SATA: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-152-015&depa=1 As far as I'm concerned, if you're looking for quiet, this is the way to go. Not available bigger than 160gb though :( -Kenneth
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