Yesterday, 10:23 AM
(This post was last modified: Yesterday, 10:46 AM by I-G-1-1. Edited 2 times in total.)
Thanks for the answer.
"WD Red" include really many, many different products.
There are 3 different line up of "WD Red"
- WD Red
- WD Red Plus
- WD Red Pro
and each of these include different SKUs with different rpm (5400 vs 7200), different gas (Helium vs Air) and as consequence different noise level.
12TB and up drives with Air seems to be more noisy as they also are 7200rpm.
What kind of WD Red do you have?
As I said I have a WD Red Plus with idle 24dBA, seeking 28dBA noise levels and I can hear it only when I copy a lot of data.
My problem is that the new WD Red Plus 12TB Air drive (WD120EFGX) has idle 34dbA, seeking 39dbA noise level.
A differnce of 11 dbA on a logaritmic scale.
So my question:
does anybody already bought the WD120EFGX or has someone a drive with seeking 39dbA noise level that could tell how noisy they are or could tell If I can use it in a bedroom.
(2025-07-25, 07:23 PM)bitmap Wrote: Most of the drives in my server are WD Red and I don't hear any noise whatsoever.
"WD Red" include really many, many different products.
There are 3 different line up of "WD Red"
- WD Red
- WD Red Plus
- WD Red Pro
and each of these include different SKUs with different rpm (5400 vs 7200), different gas (Helium vs Air) and as consequence different noise level.
12TB and up drives with Air seems to be more noisy as they also are 7200rpm.
What kind of WD Red do you have?
As I said I have a WD Red Plus with idle 24dBA, seeking 28dBA noise levels and I can hear it only when I copy a lot of data.
My problem is that the new WD Red Plus 12TB Air drive (WD120EFGX) has idle 34dbA, seeking 39dbA noise level.
A differnce of 11 dbA on a logaritmic scale.
So my question:
does anybody already bought the WD120EFGX or has someone a drive with seeking 39dbA noise level that could tell how noisy they are or could tell If I can use it in a bedroom.