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WD Gold (8 TB, 3.5")

WD Gold

8 TB, 3.5"

Question about WD Gold

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Anonymous

5 years ago

is this hard disk really that loud?

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Chris29031973

5 years ago • purchased this product

purchased this product
It depends on how well you decouple the plate. Noise is mainly caused by vibrations, which can be transmitted to the enclosure. The installation situation is decisive here. For a normal PC, I finally decided on a WD Red 8 TB, which has a fairly high data throughput and is very quiet.