The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Mk23_DOA on 2025-07-28 08:49:18+00:00.
My HDD vendor has no more 12TB refurbished drives in stock and the last two I bought both went RMA for a refund.
So I am looking for a few new drives. I went with 12TB because of availability and economy since they went into my 8 bay NAS. In actual use I did notice that the drives were quiet when operating.
So I am looking for larger drives 16TB to 22TB range, that still are reasonably quiet because the DS1817+ sits in my home office.
In 22TB I could go with renewed EXOS drives, otherwise it would be new Toshiba MG or new Ultrastar in the 16TB-20TB range. What would be the option with the "lowest" noise output? I will inititially install 2-3 drives and don't expect to have to replace all 8 drives.