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nsxwolf on Oct 22, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: $2,999 Mac Pro to go on sale in December

How loud are external SSDs compared to HDDs? Do they need a lot of cooling?

mh- on Oct 22, 2013 | [–]

SSDs are effectively silent; they have no moving parts.

also, they don't require active cooling (because no moving parts; no friction, low power consumption)

rbritton on Oct 23, 2013 | [–]

SSDs still aren't at the capacities of HDDs, which are needed when handling lots of photos or videos in a cost-effective manner.

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