OKAY, HERES A Q FOR ALL OF US WHO FRET OVER BAT CYCLES AND MICRO-MILLIMETER GAPS ON TR BEZELS….

HOW MUCH NOISE SHOULD ONE EXPECT FROM EXTERNAL HD FANS?
I just got a good deal on a iogear ion firewire/usb2 external 160gb, 100$ after rebate, at frys here in s. california and i am disappointed by the fan noise.  much louder than the tr3 and ya know, it has that whine…  i am sure that in a noisey room it’s not noticable, but in a quite hotel room you can really hear it.  Should i take it back and try another one, or are they all like that?  My exp. lately has been traveling with a small 40gb portable drive that is totally silent except when it spins up or down.  maybe it’s the in-your-face-design of the ION, it kinda looks like a one-eyed mini alien from the crap movie AVP.

my western digital fan nosie is a little bit louder than the tr..not that noticeable..even in a quiet area.. you should probably return it if it bugs you that much..

returned it , got another off the shelf, and its silent as the lambs…now u can only hear the heads moving around or whatever that thunking stuff is that hard drives do. i have nothing but praise now for ION drives.  fast, silent (well, mine is now), and looking like one-eyed alien heads. but Be careful of the front placed on/off switch…just a slight brush and its over, drive powers down.

okay, illl write a better review later,,, i just got the new sony external dvd writer - dual and want to play with that!