Is this drive quiet? I just bought a different (Fantom) drive and was really disappointed by how loud it is.
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what is load to one person may not be load to another. All I can do is tell you how I experienced the unit and it didn't sound load to me.
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I've never found its operating sound to be obtrusive...and I'm a professional classical musician. I have it set up about four feet away from my ears.
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In my opinion, the drive barely makes a sound when starting up after being dormant for awhile, otherwise it's absolutely quiet.
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The G-Drive has been quiet. I sometimes forget that its on, and forget to turn it off.
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I own both a 2TB & a 3TB drive from G-Tech. Both make the whirring sound starting up and shutting down. The running sound is not a factor for me as I have Tinnitus (ringing in the ears). However, what is a factor is failure of the power input. Both drives loose their power if the cord or the drive is even slightly moved. Neither has been plugged and unplugged in their lifespan. Neither has had abuse. Their is definitely a design flaw with this product. Since both are still in warranty, I have tried repeatedly to get any response from either the seller or from G-Technology. G-Tech says it is the seller's problem. The seller, Storite, won't even respond to inquiries.I would avoid this product. I own both a 2TB & a 3TB drive from G-Tech. Both make the whirring sound starting up and shutting down. The running sound is not a factor for me as I have Tinnitus (ringing in the ears). However, what is a factor is failure of the power input. Both drives loose their power if the cord or the drive is even slightly moved. Neither has been plugged and unplugged in their lifespan. Neither has had abuse. Their is definitely a design flaw with this product. Since both are still in warranty, I have tried repeatedly to get any response from either the seller or from G-Technology. G-Tech says... » Read More I own both a 2TB & a 3TB drive from G-Tech. Both make the whirring sound starting up and shutting down. The running sound is not a factor for me as I have Tinnitus (ringing in the ears). However, what is a factor is failure of the power input. Both drives loose their power if the cord or the drive is even slightly moved. Neither has been plugged and unplugged in their lifespan. Neither has had abuse. Their is definitely a design flaw with this product. Since both are still in warranty, I have tried repeatedly to get any response from either the seller or from G-Technology. G-Tech says it is the seller's problem. The seller, Storite, won't even respond to inquiries.I would avoid this product. « Show Less
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I have used this HD for about a year now and have found that it's as loud as your average drive or louder depending on your use.
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I have two of these drives. They are on my work area bout 4 feet from where I work. I use them one at a time (physically remote back up). One has a hum which is sufficient to be noticeable and a little irritating. The other does not.
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Hard drives do make noises occasionally, and that's perfectly normal. However, if it's very loud or constant, it could be a problem. If it only makes the noise when it's reading data (when you open files), it's most likely normal seek noise and nothing to worry about. To ease your mind, you could use a free software like HDTune (free trial, at least) to test your hard drive and read SMART values to make sure your drive is healthy.
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My experience has been that the fan is very quiet. Since I put a solid state drive in it, there is no hard drive noise either.
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I've used a program called "HWinfo" on this specific external drive and it says it is a Hitachi at 7200RPM's. I recommend the Fantom brand just because of that honestly, Hitachi just doesn't make bad drives. PS. They are also known as HGST and are now owned by WD or Western Digital.
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No.... not at all. it's very quiet. FYI... we have two.. and both work very well.. no complaints whatever.
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Did you replace your existing magnetic hard drive with this? I replaced a traditional hard drive on my laptop and found that it was so quiet now I easily hear the processor fan start up and go off. Could that be what you are hearing?
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Mine doesn't make a sound. Might be something wrong with the fan or something. Luckily, your WD has a 3 year warranty when you purchase it. You can either talk to your seller, or call customer service of WD since your WD has 3 year warranty with them...
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The noise is not super loud as others have stated, just get a Nas hard drive, since it will be on 24/7...
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I measured 86 dB right below my fan on high. Belt drive is supposed to be quieter. Higher quality is quieter too, but much more expensive.
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I noticed the same on mine when I was transferring a lot of data onto the new drive. It is very quiet now, although any large program installation will make the drive somewhat noisy. Placing it sideways will not change or help things. It's very quiet in normal usage.
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actually yes, not sure if it is fan or HDD but it is noisy, but as it leaves in my office I do not bother.It may be due to I set it for constant backups....
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I have three 1TB drives in the thing and the case does not seem much above room temperature in a big closet area. It has a temperature sensor and most of the times it says the drives are at 77F. There is a fan which seems to run at a reported 1550 rpm all the time. Not noisy.
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I think that it is very quiet. I only use it to backup my system and it is not on all of the time. I have not noticed any noise.
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I don't know but I will say that this has turned out to be a noisy unit. I like quiet drives.
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Mine is extremely quiet! I did go into the settings (via the browser) and set it on quite mode to achieve this level of quietness.