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Question: What are the heat and noise levels like?
Document: The price was good and it was easy to hook up. I did not like that I had to use the built in application to add it to my mac. I would have preferred to let the mac see it and manage it. I had read about the noise that it can make and it does make noise but I find it to not be too bothersome.
I have had this product for about a month now and I love it. It has super fast transfer speeds using Thunderbolt and it feels like its build to last. I had read a lot of people complaining about how noise it was and that it was too loud. LOL really?? I can&#8217;t hear a thing compared to some reviews I read.
I plan on using one to hold the photos as they come in and the other as a TimeMachine backup.I set the first up for TimeMachine to let it capture what's on the MBP currently, so it doesn't have  to do that part when I'm processing photos.The drive is very high quality. Heavy and it looks like it will do well dissipating any heat. My MBP had 850GB to back up on the initial TimeMachine backup.
WASTE OF MONEY2) IT'S NOISY! Every time it spins up there's this awful screeching noise. It sounds like somebody is getting killed inside of the hard drive. Not only is it distracting startling, but it eventually gets very annoying.If I could return it or exchange it somehow, I would. It's that useless. Such a waste of money, there are so many other drives out there with similar performance for half the price. Don't bother with this one!
lol come on people stop being little wimps about it making too much noise. I thought it was going to be something out of the ordinary when I read people complaining about it being so noisy. Obviously those people don&#8217;t have any clue about how hard drives work!
The drive is a bit heavy, but built or stability and heat dissipation and is expected. Also, adds to the build quality of the drive enclosure.I use it for Back ups, as to be able to boot from it is excellent and fast, not as fast as the Fusion drive in the iMac, but nothing external can match it.
I am no computer wiz, but this external 3 TB drive works well and is quiet and does not throw off any heat. I have found it need to be switched off for my Imac to power up, but that is no big deal. That might be an issue with my computer. I have the airport utility as a back up and this as a back up, so I should be good to go.
This is a very fast drive, excellent for backup. I use it as Time Machine drive for my Mac and it is superfast. And it is also aesthetically pleasant to see on a desktop.However it is quite noisy. Every time it starts up you can hear the disc spinning with a griding noise. And it emits an audible humming even when not in operation. This is because, unlike other Lacie models, this does not have a standby position for the power switch.
At least faster than any external device I've ever used. I'm smiling.5/12/14....Just completed task involving about 90 minutes of constant work for the drive. Hottest external point on the case (one point on the vent-holes in the back) measured at the end was 102F. Overall case temp about 98F. I assume  actual internal temps a bit hotter but indication seems to be that heat is very much within "acceptable" range.
I like this for portability and backing up my stuff. Works great! Shipped on time. Described accurately and had the specifics i was seeking.
Answer: Fairly quiet. Gets a little warm after many hours of use