Disclaimer: I work at Backblaze. > The important things for me when considering a drive are ... noise For a drive in the same room as me, I TOTALLY agree and

Disclaimer: I work at Backblaze. > The important things for me when considering a drive are ... noise For a drive in the same room as me, I TOTALLY agree and I'm surprised this isn't mentioned more often. Before I switched to all SSDs in my desktop computers I ran cables through the drywall in my apartment so I could put the (noisy) computer in a closet in the other room and put the monitor, keyboard, and mouse in the quiet room with myself. Besides the wonderful performance, SSDs are magical to me because they are quiet. I am very willing to pay a premium just to be free of that drive seeking and grinding.