ps, one other thing is to look at the power draw of different models, even within the same speed and size class, you can pretty much figure all the power will be turned into heat, so a drive that draws less power will be cooler. you might also consider mounting the drive so the chips are up, as they are some of the hotter components and need airflow, though the housing also needs some airflow to cool it. most of the drive makers specify how hot specific chips on the drive can get, that's also a good reliability indicator, i.e. it's better if they don't have a lot of hot chips and if they'll allow higher temperatures (different chips have different tolerances for heat, some will tolerate a higher temperature than others). in any case, i always look at the manufacturers information, it's worth reading all of it.
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