Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric, So do I get the last laugh with my new 500GB or .5TB WD drive for $150 at Costco? Silent, works great and a great price. Plus it is now older technology so many of the bugs have been worked out. Do the Brian dance: load the pictures turn the drive off lets do the Brian dance. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 10/26/06, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ok - I know someone out there is thinking about getting Western Digital's > "My Book Pro II" 1 terabyte drive. > > DO NOT BUY IT! > > I just received mine (under $500 from Newegg). > Good price. Very pretty package. A speedy USB/Firewire drive indeed. > > But once that cooling fans clicks on it is like having a hair dryer on > your > desktop. > It comes on after the first 20 minutes of use and stays on about as long. > It is RIDICULOUSLY loud. It is not just my unit. Seems all of these new > units are loud. > Another customer likened to a leaf blower! > It is a design flaw that Western Digital needs to solve. > I'm going to try to undervolt or replace the fan to reduce the noise. > > just thought I'd save someone the heartache. > > cheers, > Eric > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >