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Hi Javaflash,

You posed an excellent question! The HDDs are all encased in zero-open path enclosures, meaning that sound cannot be conducted via open-air. The specially-designed enclosures also act as heatsinks, to draw the energy build-up awat from the HDD since there is no natural convection.

Any noise caused by the HDD seeking/writing is essentially muted. Background/ambient noise will always be louder in the end.

Thank you for your interest!

Steven C.
VidaBox LLC


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Hi Dan,

As the others above have said, the STEALTH costs $4399. I apologize if the shopping area of the site is down if you visit - we're planning to switch servers and do some maintainence on our site tomorrow on Thanksgiving. However, the main portion of the site - ( http://www.vidabox.com not http://www.vidabox.com/shop ) will still be in operation while the maintainence is being completed. You can find more info & details specs of all VidaBox systems on the main site.

To be honest, I personally recommend the SLIM for $2499. It's alot less expensive, and if you're that sensitive to noise, all VidaBox systems come with HDDs that can be set to acoustic mode enabled as Christian suggested. Just call/email us and let us know in advance!

The fan noise on the SLIM is minimal; instead of using 1 or 2 main fans like most systems, we actually engineered the system use 5 slow-moving fans to set up a air circulation/flow pattern within the unit itself to maximize convection while minimizing noise. All of the output air flow is towards the back, so once it's installed, you shouldn't hear much of anything.

Thanks for your interest!

Steven C.
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Nice unit, btw. Probably costs a small fortune. :-)]]>Nov 22nd 2006 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/22/vidaboxs-stealth-media-center-keeps-ultra-quiet-at-3-6-inches-t/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/22/vidaboxs-stealth-media-center-keeps-ultra-quiet-at-3-6-inches-t/Nov 22nd 2006 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/22/vidaboxs-stealth-media-center-keeps-ultra-quiet-at-3-6-inches-t/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/22/vidaboxs-stealth-media-center-keeps-ultra-quiet-at-3-6-inches-t/http://www.vidabox.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_18
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