Whats the difference between the smartdrive and silentdrive??

[50]

Does anyone know? The smart drive costs 60 but the silent drive costs 30...what's the big difference?

 

[1sikbITCH]

I would take a guess that Smart means it detects temps and speeds the fan up or slows it down to adjust.
Silent just means you can't hear it.

 

[0roo0roo]

links to both? i know silent drive is probably cheaper, it doesn't have fans or temp sensor though.

 

[KenAF]

The SilentDrive is made of plastic/rubber and is meant for 5400rpm drives, afaik. The Smartdrives are made of aluminum and dissipate heat; the SmartDrive2002 is said to have no trouble with 7200rpm drives.