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New Water-Cooled Hard Drives Coming

Posted by Zonk on from the can't-stop-the-fire dept.

CoolHandLuke writes "NEC and Hitachi are teaming up on a liquid cooling system for hard drives. The goal is to cut down on noise levels while providing more efficient cooling. 'Hitachi and NEC are developing the water-cooled hard drive systems for desktop computers mainly to reduce noise levels to 25 decibels, 5 decibels quieter than a whisper. To do this, NEC and Hitachi actually wrap the hard drive in "noise absorbing material and vibration insulation." According to Hitachi and NEC, the cooling cold plate they're planning to use is the most efficient plate ever used for heat conduction, which means they'll be able to cool the hard drives quicker and more efficiently.'"

5 of 145 comments (clear)

  1. I got a fishy error by LoonyMike · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nothing for you to see here. Please swim along.

    1. Re:I got a fishy error by Petskull · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just when I got tired of my drives getting hosed...

  2. [verb] [article] [plural noun] [adjective?] by The+Iso · · Score: 2, Funny

    I believe you mean "quicklier and efficientlier."

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    "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows." - Bob Dylan
  3. Re:I have 20 hard drives in my PC and *I* think... by ccguy · · Score: 5, Funny

    You must be one of those guys with the ipod at full volume in the subway.

    I'm glad you are making something out of your deafness though :-)

  4. Re:Whisper by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have no need for this. The voices in my mind drown out the noise of my PC.