Samsung's New HDDs are Fast, Silent April 4, 2007

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No one likes noisy electronics. That's why Samsung's new SpinPoint S Series of HDDs is great; they're fast and quiet. Perfect for devices that are better seen and not heard, such as DVRs and, ahem, Xbox 360s. They're rated at 2.4 bel in idle mode and 2.75 bel in seek mode, with 1 bel being equal to 10 decibels. That's pretty quiet, I guess.

The drives come in 80GB and 160GB models and both sport 7,200-rpm speeds. No word on pricing as of yet, but they should be arriving later this month. –Adam Frucci

Samsung [via The Raw Feed]