07-12-2024, 04:00 PM
I'm looking for the sweet spot in terms of noise to capacity ratio NAS drives. The NAS (WD PR2100) stands right next to me (like 50 cm from my head) in my office and since I work from home I spend like 8-10 hours away that close to it. I first have bought 2x Seagate Exos 12TB X16 but they are louder than a washing machine, so I will be returning them.
My current baseline in terms of noise is my WD Home Cloud 2 TB I have for 6 years now and it stands right next to the new PR2100 and it's... dead silent. I've watched couple of your videos and checked what is inside my good old My Home Cloud (WD RED) and my next choice will be one of: WD RED Plus or WD RED Pro. Question is which one will be less loud at 12 TB capacity? Would moving down to 10 TB reduce the noise significantly in comparison to 12 TB? I understand that 12 TB will always be more noisy than 2 TB but I'm looking for the sweet spot
My current baseline in terms of noise is my WD Home Cloud 2 TB I have for 6 years now and it stands right next to the new PR2100 and it's... dead silent. I've watched couple of your videos and checked what is inside my good old My Home Cloud (WD RED) and my next choice will be one of: WD RED Plus or WD RED Pro. Question is which one will be less loud at 12 TB capacity? Would moving down to 10 TB reduce the noise significantly in comparison to 12 TB? I understand that 12 TB will always be more noisy than 2 TB but I'm looking for the sweet spot