[LAU] New workstation | DAW pc

[Hans Wilmers]

On 09/09/2010 12:37 PM, david wrote:
> 
> A high-speed hard drive can generate a lot of heat, too, while still 
> working fine. I have 7200rpm drives in my server boxes, and they get 
> quite warm. Can't imagine what it would be like with a 10K or 15K drive 
> in there!
> 
> Just curious, but how much heat do SSDs generate?
> 

It depends, but usually SSDs generate very little heat. Check out the 
spec for power consumption for the drive you are interested in.

The Intel X25-M for example consumes only 0.15W when active, but you can 
get SSDs that use several Watts.

/ Hans