Is the drive noisy? Does it run hot? What has your experience been?
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starting time, It has some noise. but almost it is calm. and hot? no, It's Ok!!
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Hello Jason, I purchased this item a few months back. Make sure you have a Thunderbolt connection not a Mac Display, they look and fit similar. As for your question, it will warm up as any device , but the construction of cool metal keeps it normal. I have not heard of it doing loud noises but hmm to let you know its operating. I'm pleased with this model and it's doing what I need it to do which is save my files and get them quickly when I need them. I hope my information helped you make a decision. Good Luck. Robert
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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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Hi,Heat none, noise lets says like a normal hard drive do, a little bit of noise.
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I think the only meaningful way I can answer that is to say the I have (4) of these drives in a Drobo mini on my desk and hear no noticeable noise above my PC fan. I think they are plenty quiet.Hope that helps.
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Mine is very quiet don't even notice I have the solid-state drive as well in case that makes a difference
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I'm using the drive for my HTPC and have had no problems (pretty constant use rather than the on and off cycle that is probable for a backup drive). I've had issues in the past with drives getting hot (although I've never seen one fail... their lives were probably shortened, but that is hard to tell...), but haven't really noticed that on this drive.In most cases it will probably depend upon how you use it. Mine is placed in the open and not surrounded by much (a few cables is all), if it were placed in an enclosed space then heat might be an issue, otherwise, it shouldn't be.I hope this provided some useful information. I'm using the drive for my HTPC and have had no problems (pretty constant use rather than the on and off cycle that is probable for a backup drive). I've had issues in the past with drives getting hot (although I've never seen one fail... their lives were probably shortened, but that is hard to tell...), but haven't really noticed that on this drive.In most cases it will probably depend upon how you use it. Mine is placed in the open and not surrounded by much (a few cables is all), if it were placed in an enclosed space then heat might be an issue, otherwise, it shouldn't... » Read More I'm using the drive for my HTPC and have had no problems (pretty constant use rather than the on and off cycle that is probable for a backup drive). I've had issues in the past with drives getting hot (although I've never seen one fail... their lives were probably shortened, but that is hard to tell...), but haven't really noticed that on this drive.In most cases it will probably depend upon how you use it. Mine is placed in the open and not surrounded by much (a few cables is all), if it were placed in an enclosed space then heat might be an issue, otherwise, it shouldn't be.I hope this provided some useful information. « Show Less
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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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I'm not sure if I can truly answer this question 100%. I have the diskstation in my office room. In all, this diskstation does not make much noise when it's running. I actually don't even notice it running when I'm in my office. But when it's idling, you don't hear anything since the hard drives are not running. And the fan is very quiet.
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It depends primarily on the type of drive you put into it. I'm running WD Black drives and under heavy load they are pretty audible. I'd imagine slower drives would make less noise. The actual unit makes little to no fan noise at all. The product specifications have it listed as "Noise Level : 19.3 dB(A)".
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mine makes noise too, many HDD's do make noise, especially at the higher speeds.
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The drive spins down according to your computers power settings (as all usbs will) but it never turns off.While spinning its not very noisy (you won't hear it in an office) but its not silent.I'm pretty sure its got wd green cavier as the drive.
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I would say it gets warm, certainly nothing near as hot as the older generation. The hard drive is barely audible and with much less vibration than the previous.
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I have had mine for several months and I have it located right behind my 27" iMac which is sitting on my open desk. It is a very quiet drive, and I am extremely pleased with its performance. I've never even thought about the noise until I was presented with your question. I don't think you would be disappointed. Btw, I have a 1TB MyBook drive and I always hear it spin up, but never the Buffalo drive.
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I think that the cooling system is pretty efficient, a little noisy, but makes the work. I work with virtual machines, that demand performance without problem. The battery life is acceptable in this conditions too (2.30 hr using the processor and disk continuosly)
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I also just bought the laptop and I am hearing this weird clicking sounds constantly! I called tech support and they said it was part of the HDD Protection Settings, so I turned it off and the noise stopped briefly but came back. I think I will have to call again because this is noisier than the 2007 laptop I had before. If it doesn't stop I will return the laptop.
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Absolutely. there are always SOME weird motherboards and some NAS's that don't like certain HDD's, so it isn't guaranteed, but it's a real nice, solid, good working drive. Read some reviews on it. In RAID 0, by the way, you can make up for the 5400 RPM and make these things scream and still have the low heat, low power consumption.
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actually the drives are about as hot as when they're in the ext enclosures. I found that out when i opened the enclosure on a ext drive that had just been shut down and checked the temp inside the case.