are noisy as FUCK>WD>semengate>Toshibano matter the model, 8tb+ = insane seek noise, you can feel thumping through walls.Is it a conspiracy to limit piracy?
>>103272273Rubber feets to reduce vibration/noise.
>>103272273I dunno, but 4TB HGST HDDs are noisy but they are the best of the best.I'm sad that Hitashi got bought by WD.
>>103272298rubber washers + rubber enclosure for noise dampening.or as some have done it, velcro with sticky back to reduce the noises as the hdd rests on those velcro to absorb/diffuse/dampen the noise
>>103272273I've found WD Red 10TB (2017 model) to be a quiet HDD. It's a 5400 rpm NAS drive filled with Helium, after all.Dunno how the newer Reds / Red Pros sound, just aware WD segmented them after the SMR scandal.
>>103272273This is another "/g/tards parroting each others bullshit because they're too poor to have ever owned an X" thread - in this case, non-coomsoomer-tier hard disk.As someone who has a wall (well, 4) of Ironwolf Pros, I can't hear them over the fans in my server. WD Reds are about the same. WD Golds are somewhat louder, but nothing you'll lose sleep over. Exos's are pretty noisy on seek though, but nowhere near what /g/ pretends they are.
>>103272273meds
>>103272273It's true, 8TB HDD is very loud, had I realized this I would not have purchased one
you realize they make sound damping cases, right? This isn't even an issue for me because I like hearing them spin and seek. What the fuck is the problem?
I've got a synology 5 bay about 5 feet from my head and it's got 5x 18tb WD Ultrastar HC550's and I can barely hear them even when they're rebuilding or running a data scrub. They absolutely make noise but loud is the last thing I'd describe it as.A lot of it is probably thanks to the nas. There's a lot of valid criticisms to be made about synology but their chassis is not one of them.
>>103272273I have a 16TB Seagate running 24/7 seeding torrents about 5 feet from my bed.I can hear it sometimes if I'm paying attention, but it's not even really that loud.
>>103274950Based seeder, you make the internet a better place.
>>103272273autism
>>103273005My exos drives aren't very loud but they're quite a bit louder than what your average 3.5'' drive sounded like back in their heyday.My shucked wd whites are loud. Like what you' think is hyperbole loud.
>>103272273My picrel are helium filled and hardly audible when idle. Data transfer of up to 300MB/s. Got 2, will buy 2 more.
>>103275603My N300 16Tb are helium-filled and are inaudible when idle. Start writing/reading though and it's>VROOM VROOM VROOM VROOM VROOMacross the house. Already installed rubber feet and made sure there's no wiggle room in the bay. I guess I must go full autismo and suspend the drive on cords like in the 90s.
>>103274740it is a problem for socially normal men who have a woman at their housewomen don't share the 'tistic love for hdds and WILL complain about the noise
>>103272543>5400rpmDoes not exist for high-capacity drives (surprised a 10Tb exists though). Also speed = consumer drive = risk getting SMR.
>>103275603Pretty much all drives over 8TB are He these days. It's neither a selling point, nor any sort of panacea, as it doesn't change seek noise - which is what most people ITT are bitching about.
>>103272273put them in a jbod or server where they belong
>>103276657>jbod or server... anon, are you sure you know what jbod means and how it's relevant to the thread?
>>103276433why the fuck would your female be in your computer lab
>>103272273I wear headphones because my autistic sperglord of a neighbors child screams like he's getting raped with a chainsaw due to the thin walls of my apartment whenever I make any noise - even this typing is making him pound the walls because the slumlord put in shitty HVAC that carries every typing I do.
>>103277725You should 100% upgrade to a Model M keyboard
>>103273005OP is just another case of hating new shit because of sour grapes. I've noticed a trend of anyone who claims to "appreciate" HDDs almost never has a drive above 2TB.The only way you'd consider helium drives to be loud is if you never handledany 7200rpm drives. Huge difference between new drives and some other 3-4TB HGST Ultrastars I have
>>103277569I don't get it either, nothing with a vagina has ever even seen the inside of my room
>tfw my storage is entirely SSDs nowPoorfaggots. Swear on me mum.
my 16 TB 7200 rpm drives drives make a shitload of noise. that's why i got another silent 4TB drive for stuff that's actively in use and use the big ones for long-term storage. fucking things sound like there's a shooting war inside my case.
>>103278536lmao i didn't expect cammy memes on my /g/
>>103272304>HGSThands down, they used to make the best of the best.>I'm sad that Hitashi got bought by WDsame, fuck it.
>>103274950You're a good man. Merry winters, bruv!
>put homeserver in stairway/hallway with lots of echo>comfy fan noisesHDDs not loud enough, dissapointing
This is why I only buy 8tb 5400rpm drives. The $/tb is also bretty good. Think you can get semengates for $110 from amazon rn.WD ZFS pool in usb-c external enclosure Wendell was shilling. Could barely hear the drives while standing next to them, added a little butyl to the case and now I can't hear them at all
>>103274950same, but i have 2 8 tb barracudas and i want kms for buying themthey're so fucking loud and it's hard to sleep.
>>103279993it amazes me how you people create these problems for yourself. it's like, how about not having your seedbox in your bedroom? not buying mechanical drives? not leaving it on when you sleep??
>>103272273you will buy the hdd and systematicly replace it every 3-7 years
>>103272273Are you running the OS from there, you fffffffffuck?
>>103281300My 2007 Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ still runs fine
>>103281300I WILL buy a new HDD when x4 capacity is cheap enoughI WILL keep using old drives for cold backupsI WILL only replace drives when they are deadAnd you WILL like it>>103281429What gave you that idea, bucko
guys i wan to back up porn before going full Semen retention, so ideally i will not touch the 18tb HDD for years once it's filled, but i fear the helium will leak and thus if I fail at Semen Retention, I will lose literally everything in my life.
>>103281737The constant writes you appear to be experiencing.
>>103272273>buy enterprise HDD>complain about noise Really /g/? Real oldfags feel nostalgia when we hear the comfy clicks of the computer thinking
>>103279052Based noisemaxer
>>103281808100Mbit/s torrenting is enough for many seeks>>103281864Real oldfags never touched a woman.
How fucked is it? It's been like that for like 3 or 4 years, I only use it to store expandable valuable data I can easily get back from the internet, but still.
>>103282270Be careful anon, the>cautionlabel is yellow, which means you need to dunk your drive in urine
>>103282327Fuuggg :DDD. I'll use it to store squirting and watersports JAVs then.
they're drives that were developed originally for enterprise, and no one in a data center gives a fuck about how loud the hard drives are
>>103282364My N300 (a NAS drive) begs to differ
planning on buying a pair of 20TB drives. going from having had a completely silent SSD system for the past ~10 years so it's going to be interesting to see how much the sound will bother me. i'm expecting to find it nostalgic and comfy desu, but you never know
>>103272273Tried four Seagate Exos X18s 18TB in a ZFS pool and honestly they don't make that much sound at all unless you're very sensitive. Plus you can tweak shit with OpenSeaChest to stop things like parking. Was a bit skeptical since Seagate has had a shit reputation after the Barracudas that killed themselves a long time ago. However one or more of them has some kind of defect that randomly makes a screeching noise about once a day like you wouldn't believe. Doesn't last longer than a few seconds, but it's like one of those excruciating high pitched noises you heard as a kid that the parents couldn't hear. Seagate apparently thinks this is "normal" for enterprise HDDs, so they're not replacing jack shit. If it wasn't for that awful noise, I'd recommend them, but as it is? Fuck that shit, do not buy.
>>103282603Damn, I knew I should avoid exos, they have the lowest €/Tb for a reason
>>103279863>WD ZFS pool in usb-c external enclosure Wendell was shillingCan you tell me sauce? Was this a youtube videos or forums? I'd like to see what he was saying.
>>103280542>not leaving it on when you sleepWhy the fuck would I turn it off? Seed till ya bleed
>>103272404thanks for the tip ill try to remember
>>103285429i'm not the one losing sleep over HDDs being loud, you do you
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>>103281300I have a 40GB IDE drive older than your mom that still works fine. It's useless to me (just like your mom), but still works.
>>103272273True. I have an 8GB WD Red Pro, random reads are extremely noisy even with decent noise dampening while writes and linear reads are quiet as they should be.
>>103281300you only need to do this if they're constantly spinning, which the majority of your drives shouldn't be
>>103272273HSP ass nigga
>>103272273Just keep your server in a different room.
>>103289577NOOOOO I CAN STILL FEEL THE VIBRATIONS EVEN FROM 30 FEET AWAY
>>103289679this but unironicallyyou HAVE moved out of your noisy human cage in a city, RIGHT?
>>103289577THERE ARE NO DIFFERENT ROOMS IN MY POD
>>103272273Yeah I moved my NAS to a different room across a hallway.Then put it inside a closet with a hole in the back and a fan to avoid overheating.Can't hear it now but damn.
>>103290076You pod living? oh no no no can't be doing that baby. you better get your money up, at least a one bedroom baby.
>>103291557No way a 300k earning Californian can afford that much, you know
>>103275603>helium filledWhat's the benefit in filling a drive with helium? Also, helium is notorious for being able to leak from it's container. Wouldn't it leak out before the end of the drive's useful life?
>>103292089>What's the benefit in filling a drive with helium?Much less friction.>Wouldn't it leak out before the end of the drive's useful life?No, it would take a hundred years.
>>103272273I have an EXOS 18TB. Quiet, relative to Toshiba's offerings.
>>103292557Are Toshibas really that loud?
>>103272273ive got one of these, i use seatools to spindown the drive when im not using it otherwise i wouldve quit using it the first week. shit is insanely loud
>>103295113hear it yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47jWy7KAXF8
>>103295113From someone who has had to deal with Toshiba drives at work before: YES. Even considering that they're meant to be used in an environment where you're wearing hearing protection anyways they are still insanely fucking loud. Especially the really high capacity (18TB+) ones.
I have a 16TB Ironwolf Pro and it's way too noisy and LOUD.I think the newer drives have too many platters in them to be quiet like smaller capacity drives.I use this command to power it off:udisksctl power-off -b /dev/sdb
>>103292089It decreases friction, which decreases head production and improves performance.Not under normal circumstances, as He drives are hermetically sealed. They can leak, but the SMART screams at you about this.
>Western Digital are pricey as fuck for no reason (I had as much failures with them as Seagate's)>Toshiba is loud as fuck>HGST is no more>Samsung is no moreGrim. Fucking grim.
