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I recently built a NAS that sits 50cm away from me so noise was my #1 priority. During my research I realized that there are really two types of NAS drives: -
by nicolaslem 6y ago
I recently built a NAS that sits 50cm away from me so noise was my #1 priority. During my research I realized that there are really two types of NAS drives:
- the enterprise ones that are meant to sit in a datacenter. They offer the best performance but are noisy and power hungry.
- the SOHO ones, that are often 5400 rpm. They are lower performance but optimized for noise and power consumption.
I ended up with ST6000VN001 and the noise level is very reasonable.
- magicalhippo 6y agoYeah my NAS is also 50cm away from me. After changing the acoustics and getting rid of the WD Reds, my NAS is now actually more quiet. And thanks to the better thermals, due to the helium, I can reduce fan speeds significantly as well.