lol @ dat screw, seriously.
Are there any 7200RPM drives that are as silent as Samsung's or Toshiba's 5400 drives? I hate to hear clickety-clik from these drives as they're seeking.
I don't know which specific brands, but I've heard some 7200rpm drives that are essentially as quiet as the average 5400. I've also heard some very loud 5400s.
Especially from a media center distance, a 7200 would probably have been fine.