[ltp] Re: hdd noise

[Stefan Monnier]

> Are SSD drives also cooler then normal drives?

That's the what the manufacturers say, but if you look at the actual
power consumption it's not much lower.  Typical power consumption for
a 2.5" SSD is 0.5W idle and 2W active, while for an HDD it's 2W active,
<1W idle (but spinning) and 0.3W when spun down.  Oh, and SSDs tend to
be active a bit more often than HDDs because they need to perform
regular "cleanup" work (for wear-levelling reasons and things like
that).
The SSDs can withstand much higher temperatures, tho, so you may be able
to tweak you fan-setup to let the machine be more quieter (and warmer).


        Stefan