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1x 7200 3.5" vs 2x 5400 2.5" Raid 0

nubajj
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Greetings!

I have a WD10EZEX 7200RPM 3.5" and it's really loud.

I'm wondering if 2x 5400 RPM laptop drives in Raid 0 would be as fast as my 7200RPM 3.5" drive, and be quieter at the same time.

If they are, I'm looking for them as cheap as possible. Which one do you recommend?

Sorry for bad english

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2 minutes ago, nubajj said:

Greetings!

I have a WD10EZEX 7200RPM 3.5" and it's really loud.

I'm wondering if 2x 5400 RPM laptop drives in Raid 0 would be as fast as my 7200RPM 3.5" drive, and be quieter at the same time.

If they are, I'm looking for them as cheap as possible. Which one do you recommend?

Sorry for bad english

Is it really loud, mine sounds like a ssd? NO SOUND.

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Mine is horribly loud when it spins up, and I use headphones.

Maybe my ears are sensititive to low frequency sounds or something. 

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The 5400RPM vs 7200RPM matters very little when speaking of modern drives. I would just get another HDD to replace what you have.

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I'd imagine the speed of laptop hard drives would be unsuited for desktop use... even in RAID 0. And RAID 0 isn't all that good; you're essentially doubling chances of failure at no appreciable performance improvement (for daily usage).

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Is a 3.5" 5400RPM hdd as quiet as a laptop 2.5" 5400RPM drive? Because I can deal with it taking some space.

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