WD, Seagate, HGST, Toshiba noise level comparison
The Quietest 1TB drive= Western Digital AV-GP 1TB (Noise level 28.2 dB(A))
The Quietest 2TB drive= Toshiba E300 (Noise level 28.2 dB(A))
The Quietest 3TB drive= Western Digital Red (Noise level 28.8 dB(A))
The Quietest 4TB drive=Western Digital Blue (Noise level 28.8 dB(A))
The Quietest 5TB drive=Western Digital Green (Noise level 33.5 dB(A))
The Quietest 6TB drive=HGST Ultrastar He6 (Noise level 23.8 dB(A))
The Quietest 8TB drive=Western Digital Red (Noise level 22.5 dB(A))
The Quietest 10TB drive=Western Digital Red (Noise level 21.7 dB(A))
The Quietest 12TB drive=Western Digital Gold (Noise level 23.3 dB(A))
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