Originally Posted By: jchuzi
How noisy are modern external drives? I don't mind a quiet hum but if there is a noticeable din, I'll be very unhappy (and so will my wife).


my current favorite line: https://www.lacie.com/us/products/range.htm?id=10036&gclid=CK2qvIWXxsMCFQotaQodXLAAzQ

This is the one I use at work. It's DEAD quiet wink

https://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?id=10629


It also has a stealth blinky light that took me a week to notice. Built-in thunderbolt cable, AND does USB3. 430 MB/second (not megaBITS, megaBYTES) to another SSD. One gig file copies finish before Finder can open the Copy window.

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