Comment on Help choosing a good HDD for my home server?
lokalhorst@feddit.org 4 days ago
I bought a Red Plus NAS 8TB a couple of weeks ago, because I didn’t know better. My mini PC is sitting a meter behind the monitors of my desktop PC and the noise is unbearable. So at the moment I just use the HDD as a backup, but it will be impossible for me to place it somewhere near where I live. Unfortunately I have no Ethernet in the kitchen.
I know I could have known this before but I didn’t know better. I had no idea those things run 24/7. You seem to be better informed than me, but just wanted to warn you!
FierroG@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Thanks! I’ve been trying to read on people’s experiences and discussions on the topic, I don’t consider my knowledge to be extremely reliable so I wanted to hear opinions and discussions on the matter. The models I’ve been looking into say they’re 24dB and 30 dB, but I’ve read some wd red models are crazy noisy too. From reviews I could find they validated these being quiet and generally more pleasant noises but, again, I couldn’t say for certain.
I am having second thoughts on my plan, so I’ll keep listening for discussions here.