Looking for Quiet External HD...

Seeking suggestions for a quiet external hard drive: 1TB minimum, Firewire 800 required.

tvad01-24-2011 1:21am

tvad OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,467 posts 02-03-2011 at 03:56am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Installed the Oyen MiniPro 2.5" Firewire 800 drive today. It is marginally quieter than the DataTale 3.5" FireWire 800/400, and it does not require a separate DC power supply, so I'm going to stick with the Oyen drive for now.
singleendedsingle Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 664 posts 02-03-2011 at 04:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Interesting, i have been learning towards the Mini pro also...been considering to get this unit. It would be a perfect portable HD.
tvad OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,467 posts 02-03-2011 at 08:27pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I place the drive on 1/2" sorbothane and place a brass weight on top, which also quiets the drive and isolates the shelf from vibration caused by the drive.
bobvin Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16 posts 02-04-2011 at 12:13am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Samsung used to be king of the quite HD, now many Western Digital match in terms of dB. Samsung more thud, thud, thud when the drive is seeking, vs. Western Digital kinda sounds like rattling chains when in seek mode. Western Digital drives have improved a lot in terms of quiet. As someone else mentioned, try end pc noise dot com as they're masters of quiet.