How well does the "white noise" work? What does it sound like--a fan or AC?
388881
Its doesn't have the range of pink noise if you are aware of the differences. If by ac you mean the more bass heavy sound of a compressor running, then no. Its closer to TV static.
388882
I think it's great. Sounds like an ac I guess. I use it every night for my son, blocks out all other noise
388883
There are several different sounds to choose from, e.g. rain forest, waterfall, pure white noise which sounds like static, rainfall, waves, etc. I am using the running stream. The sounds quality is about like those sound machines on baby stuff, but it does the trick for our dog.
388884
It works great. Sounds like AC. Has a large volume range too. I use it every night as do my grandsons.
413737
At low or medium, its like a babbling brook... On High, it kicks up quite a bit, but doesn't bother me. I run it on high all day, and turn it to medium for sleeping. As NFB replied, its like white noise, no tonal pitches, just a smooth fan sound.
2023990
when all items are off you can hear a very slight sound but you have to work at it. I have not had interference and the cooling tray has been a big help. no specifications came with fans.
1496402
There is a white noise - depends on what level you put it on. The higher level the noisier it gets. Compared to others I've had in the past, it's pretty quiet.
1947847
On the low setting it will be pretty quiet. On high there will be a noticeable sound. I like it on my desk because it muffles out other conversations sort of like a white noise. I like this fan a lot.
709988
I use it in a "bonus room" over the garage in my house. It makes about as much noise as a window air conditioner. The unit sits in the room so you hear the compressor and fans. It is quiet enough that my grans kids (6 and 8 years old) do not complain.
1835829
The sound is normal. The unit has higher power use and needs a fan to cool the unit.
275663
This is one of the quietest fans I've ever used. It's more like white noise.I own three. One is in our family room with the TV so I know what you mean.No worries! Love it!
1561796
There is a low level fan noise with a slight rattle if I put it up to my ear. I do not have a drive installed because I have a 4TB NAS attached via ethernet cables. The unit is not on my desk . It is on an interior window ledge somewhat in the middle of the the house so sound not detectable.
318966
I just got this AC for my own bedroom. of course it makes some noise but it relatively quiet and definitely not disruptive in any way. I like it, and I haven't had it for that long but it's working out pretty nicely�
1145418
I don't think it's noisy at all. The only noticeable sound I can recall of comes from the fan, still quite discrete.
2060541
I definitely have noticed the fan noise, when I switched to this device from a single-drive enclosure that did not use a fan. But the device was on top of the desk right next to me, and w/o music playing it did create enough noise to make me wish it was quieter. I just moved the unit under the desk, and now it does not bother me at all. As others have said, with 2 drives spinning in there, you don't want to turn off the fan or your disks will be running hot and fail before their time.
868386
I think noise levels vary depending on the individual's perception. I found the fan to be reasonably quiet and enjoy the "white noise" effect. Wouldn't it be nice if they gave us a decibel level in the description. Overall I am very pleased with this fan.
549796
It sounds like a normal fan. It's not extremely loud, but it does make noise. It works extremely well. I have a one bedroom as well and I love it.
1294047
The noise it makes is not very bothersome. It's like a fan.....white noise.
1780529
Can you tell me how loud the noise is or if it makes any noise at all? I need a really quiet one that on one will be able to hear because I'll be using it at work and don't want to irritate my coworkers with a header or fan noise.
1289052
If you use the fan, it has a high pitch/whiney noise when using the a/c adapter. on battery the fan is pretty mellow, so much its fairly useless. So buy the a/c adapter if you want the air circulated around.