Is it Possible to Hear an SSD?

[Rob Williams]

When someone considers an SSD purchase, there can be a couple of different reasons for it. The most common comes down to performance, where mechanical drives are just left in the dust. For others, though, an SSD is a perfect complement to a quiet PC. After all, no moving parts means no noise. Or does it?

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[Optix]

I had no idea a condition like this existed. With the amount of concerts and parties I have gone to where I was next to a huge tower of speakers for most of the night I'm surprised my ears aren't ringing all the time.

 

[On_Wisconsin]

Yes. My laptop's has a faint, high-pitched tone that audible only if you're specifically focusing on it. Do note that my laptop mostly relies on passive cooling with the CPU fan kicking in only when necessary