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Review on WD Blue Desktop 1TB Hard Drive - 3.5 inch, 5400~7200RPM, SATA3 (6.0GB/s), 64MB πŸ’Ύ Cache, Ideal for PC, Mac, CCTV, NAS, DVR, Raid and SATA Applications, 1 Year Warranty by Alvin Yongwei ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

A good and high-quality product, but there are disadvantages.

I solved the problem of very strong vibration by hanging the disk on dense rubber bands about 4 cm wide. You can buy these at any sewing store, I took a black one, since there is a window in the case. Too wide is better not to take, as you can worsen the ventilation. Empirically, I picked up the length of the elastic band so that the tension was strong enough. It turned out about 14 cm (in the Deepcool Dukase V2 case). The elastic should stretch with great effort. I hung the disk itself in a retainer basket on which the disk is usually attached to the case (I don’t know what it is called correctly), so that there is space between the rubber band and the printed circuit board for better ventilation. Result: complete silence. The rubber disc does not give visible vibration, it can only be felt when touched (very weak). The temperature dropped from 35 degrees to 28. Everything looks beautiful.

Pros
  • Doesn't crack when reading
Cons
  • Vibrates a lot