Quiet External Hard Drives

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Quiet External Hard Drives

I am in the process of buying an external HD. My main requirement is that the HD has to be quiet. Of course I have other requirements, but noise level is very important for me. I love my iMac because is sooo quiet compared to my DELL laptop. So far I am looking at two models:

-G Tech G Drive (they say that it doesn't have a fan and thus is very quiet)
-Western Digital MyBook Pro edition

So far I have read that both are pretty quiet, but I want to check with someone on this forum.

Can anyone comment on which is better in terms of noise?

iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Feb 25, 2007 7:37 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 28, 2007 1:28 PM in response to vote_4pedro

your second choice is the best. western digital are a great company, and their hard drives are ultra quiet...also...they design the hard drives so that no fan is required...even less noise. and also, again, its power management is excellent, i just ordered mine today because my friend has one and he says its fantastic.

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Answer 2

Feb 28, 2007 2:50 PM in response to vote_4pedro

I have bought a western digital mybook pro 500gb drive very recently. My criteria are, like yours, for the drive to be as quiet as possible and for speed and stability.

I have to say though the wd mybook pro is noisier than my maxtor one touch 2 and my partner's lacie d2. It's not terrible - but as i do audio work and recording i can't have it on my desk so have found a space for it under my desk - luckily it doesn't need to be switched on - it starts automatically when i boot up.

Perhaps that's just my drive? maybe. but next time i'll get a lacie even though they are much more expensive. apart from the sound issue it is a good drive though so far!

Hope that helps.

PB G4, iMac C2D Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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Answer 3

Feb 28, 2007 5:20 PM in response to rounik music

I have the LaCie D2 triple and it has been very good. The FW800 transfer is very fast and I really don't notice any noise (though I am an artist not a sound guy so I may not be paying enough attention). I can also recommend LaCie refurbished products... the 250 Gb D2 is only abou $125 or so and is a great deal for the price. Hope that helps.

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