Comment Re:How much though? (Score 2, Informative) 548
Try turning off AAM (Auto Acoustic Management), it might decrease seek time to an acceptable level. Read http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200110/20011 008WD1000BB-SE_sp.html
Then download Feature Tool from Hitachi to turn it off http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.ht