[mythtv-users] Hard drive recommendation

[steve at nexusuk.org]

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My 9 month old 80 gig drive recently died in my Myth box, so I sent it 
back under warranty.  Rather than swapping the drive with a new 80, the 
reseller has refunded me with the original amount of money.  Obviously 9 
months ago, hard drives were rather more money, so I get to buy a nice 
shiny new 120 or 160 gig for next to nothing.

So, a couple of questions before I go buying a new drive:

1. Any recommendations on a good drive for Myth? (quietness is a must)

2. is 7200rpm actually useful?  The system has a single BTTV card, but I'm 
planning to add a PVR350 at some point in the future, so it will 
eventually be capturing 2 streams at once while paying another.  If I 
don't get any real benefit from a 7200rpm drive then getting a 5400rpm one 
would cut noise and heat (not to mention they're cheaper).

3. Not really related to the drive itself, but does anyone know where I 
can get rubber drive mountings?  I don't want the full-blown drive 
enclosures with heatsinks on them, etc.  Just some rubber mountings to 
bolt the drive down with.

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 - Steve                                             http://www.nexusuk.org/

     Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum - Whisper, Evanescence

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