Any Recommendations for a QUIET External Firewire 800 Drive?

[numbersyx]

As per the title, I need a quiet FW 800 drive. I currently have a MyBook Pro 500 GB which sounds like a dishwasher whenever it's in operation. I've had to stop using Time Machine because it's so annoying....

 

[cubbie5150]

It's pricey, but the G-Drive Q is a fanless external drive; very nice-looking... I just ordered a 500GB model.. http://www.g-technology.com/Products/G-DRIVEQ.cfm

 

[wallaby]

IcyDock makes a fanless fw800 enclosure, pair that up with your own hard drive and you're good to go... look for it on www.newegg.com.

 

[Vanilla]

Freecom Datatank looks interesting.
Vanilla

 

[dante@sisna.com]

OWC Firewire

As per the title, I need a quiet FW 800 drive. I currently have a MyBook Pro 500 GB which sounds like a dishwasher whenever it's in operation. I've had to stop using Time Machine because it's so annoying....

I put a Maxtor Maxline Pro III inside an OWC case -- the case is fanless.

The setup is pretty quiet.

 

[benpatient]

another vote for a fanless (or quietly fanned) enclosure.

I also have a 500 GB mybook pro, and I also find it annoying that an external hard drive is louder than my mac pro.

 

[MikeDTyke]

another vote for a fanless (or quietly fanned) enclosure.

I also have a 500 GB mybook pro, and I also find it annoying that an external hard drive is louder than my mac pro.

I have the same drive, same bugbear. I found when i put little rubber feet on it, to lift it off the desk, it makes it a lot quieter. ie. most of the noise was vibration related. In my case i had some left over traction dots, clear rubber hemispheres with a stick back that i use on my snowboard, but any rubber feet should help.

M.

 

[numbersyx]

It's pricey, but the G-Drive Q is a fanless external drive; very nice-looking... I just ordered a 500GB model.. http://www.g-technology.com/Products/G-DRIVEQ.cfm

Let me know how it goes. I might order the same thing...

 

[Sweetfeld28]

It's pricey, but the G-Drive Q is a fanless external drive; very nice-looking...

That is True but does this drive let you put you own HD in it, or is it a closed case design? I like the G5 look, and would like to get a drive which has this 'look', but want one that i would be able to upgrade drives with in the future.

This is the one i am looking at so far: OWC Mercury™ Elite-AL Pro

With this one you can also just buy the enclosure, it is on the bottom right of the linked page.