I have, like many, an external drive that is running all the time. (OK, I have more than one, but that’s not the point.)

They are on a shelf, under my desk, out of site… but not out of mind because of the noise they make.

Now, I’ll admit it’s “quiet noise” – nothing you have to shout over, and I may be hyper sensitive to it… but there it is: the spinning fans, the whirring drives, constantly filling up the background. Step out of my little home office, and the difference is apparent.

So, like many, I set the enclosures on some foam, or bubble-wrap. Helped a bit, but not enough, really.

Then I thought about these little stick-on feet, from isolateit.com, usually reserved for audiophiles to isolate their turntables:

Sorbothane bumpers

Not cheap, to be sure, but BINGO!

The background whirr and hum has gone, and the only fan I can  hear now is in my Mac itself.

Bliss !

… and worth every penny.