Both should be fine.
Personally I can't help but feel horizontal is better for the disk drive (only in terms of reducing the probability of failure).
Vertical I suspect may be better for WiFi connections as a I think it gives a better signal if I remember correctly.
I also think Vertical looks nicer so am constantly tempted to switch from horizontal to vertical.
I doubt it should be making a noise vertical vs horizontal so I would consider checking whether its certain disks and whether they are slightly warped...
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...







