minus-squaretonato70@alien.topBtoHomelab@selfhosted.forum•How is the WD RED PLUS 12 TB quieter than the 6 TB versions?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agodb is also not a totally objective value of how you will “feel” about the noise. Higher pitched sound might be 5db lower, but feel more disturbing. The regularity of it is also important, as irregular sound will feel more disturbing too. linkfedilink
minus-squaretonato70@alien.topBtoData Hoarder@selfhosted.forum•MG10 Toshiba 20TB, is this noise normal?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoConsider yourself lucky that it failed right at the start. linkfedilink
db is also not a totally objective value of how you will “feel” about the noise. Higher pitched sound might be 5db lower, but feel more disturbing. The regularity of it is also important, as irregular sound will feel more disturbing too.