05-18-2010, 08:44 PM
Regarding the Ivan postings, you all may find this VERY enlightening:
http://www.newertech.com/nwt_whisper_tes..._gmax.html
Bottom line, even under full Read/Write load and at a normal desktop working distance, GMAX makes about as much noise as a recording studio environment...so whisper quiet is a pretty fair assessment of it's noise level.
As one astute poster noted, two or more drives in an enclosure = must have a constant on fan.
And in multiple reviews by numerous industry noteable figures like Scott Kelby, Terry White, Judie Lipset, etc., they all agree GMAX is an outstanding product in all aspects.
I'd be a bit more concerned about the recommendation Ivan proposed...that other brand two bay unit only has a 2 AMP power supply. Can you say burned out pwr supply on regular basis or drives that fail to spin up ;-)
http://www.newertech.com/nwt_whisper_tes..._gmax.html
Bottom line, even under full Read/Write load and at a normal desktop working distance, GMAX makes about as much noise as a recording studio environment...so whisper quiet is a pretty fair assessment of it's noise level.
As one astute poster noted, two or more drives in an enclosure = must have a constant on fan.
And in multiple reviews by numerous industry noteable figures like Scott Kelby, Terry White, Judie Lipset, etc., they all agree GMAX is an outstanding product in all aspects.
I'd be a bit more concerned about the recommendation Ivan proposed...that other brand two bay unit only has a 2 AMP power supply. Can you say burned out pwr supply on regular basis or drives that fail to spin up ;-)