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ptz ,
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Thanks for the post. I just bought 4 of them as a stopgap.

bamboo ,

How noisy are these? I have a pair of shucked WD drives that should be equivalent to reds, and they’re pretty noisy in my otherwise quiet home office. Given they’re only 8TB, upgrading them to SSDs for full silence is something in considering as soon as the pricing and availability permits.

Player2 ,

It looks like NAND and therefore SSD pricing is trending up currently due to some supply limitations. If you want to get some large drives it might be best to try to do it soon, or be prepared for a wait/inflated pricing.

bamboo ,

As far as I know there is only one SSD model that meets my criteria (Samsung 870 QVO 8TB), and at $520 right now so I’ve decided it’s best to wait. I’d like it to be quieter but not so badly as to spend $1k on it (need two).

eatfudd ,

I bought wd red pros since people said they were quiet. I think they were comparing them to these type of enterprise drives because they are absolutely not quiet when seeking. I wouldn't mind drives like this if they were in a closet or away from me but my nas is in my office/guest bedroom. I've since replaced the pros with red plus and they are MUCH quieter.

SaltySalamander ,
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I've since replaced the pros with red plus and they are MUCH quieter.

They're also slower.

eatfudd ,

Doesn't bother me much since I'm only using it for media.

Corgana ,
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They are very noisy. Lots of clicking and whirring. Enterprise drives are not the same as consumer drives. As others have said this is a great price but I would not recommend using them in a room you are trying to focus in.

Extrasvhx9he ,

A hell of a deal

ShepherdPie ,

I've bought one drive from them so far (14TB WD) and haven't had any issues thus far after 8 or 12 months.

umbrella ,
@umbrella@lemmy.ml avatar

yes

UsefulIdiot ,

Ah hell. For that price I grabbed 4. I think the same source is selling on newegg as well for a similar price.

UmbraTemporis ,

Oh you're gonna make me act up 💳

altima_neo ,
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

Looks juicy

OneCardboardBox ,

Ooh! Thanks for the tip! Been looking for some affordable drives for my next system.

I bought a LFF Dell Poweredge back in the fall, and have been waiting on a good deal for 3.5" disks. My current machine is a SFF HP Proliant, and I hate how much a 2.5" drive with good capacity costs.

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