The stock drive has a very noisy seek, you'll hear lots of clicking if you use one in your TiVo. The DB35 is quietend and uses acoustic management so you hear nothing from the drive.
Personally, I'd only use a DB35.
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I would also highly recommend the DB35 model. It is very quiet. It's definitely worth the extra cash to me. I figured I had already spent well over $1000 on my S3 - what's another hundred to make the thing quiet? LOL
With discounts, WeaKnees 750GB pre-formatted was $444 shipped for me. I installed it, but WeaKnees will also install for you for a price. If you go completely DIY, I would still get the Seagate DB35 -- I can't hear it at all.
What kind of discounts did you get from Weaknees? Better, how did you get the discounts? I just visited their site and they show pre-formatted 750GB for $499. I did not see any discounts.
What kind of discounts did you get from Weaknees? Better, how did you get the discounts? I just visited their site and they show pre-formatted 750GB for $499. I did not see any discounts.
I bought the following bare db35 750gb, and had to dd the image from my 'old' 750gb "AS' drive to the nwe db35:
