Quiet Laptop Fan?

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Posted by michael on Friday March 23, 2001 @09:42AM from the jet-engine-taking-off dept.

wilton writes "Many places sell replacement cooling fans for desktop system, but where can I get one for my laptop ? Specifically a very quiet fan. I have a fan made by Sunon who appear to be the largest maker of fans. The model I have GB0545ADB1-8 is *supposed* to be the quiet model, but it certainly isn't."

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Re:Only turn the fan on while needed? by Anonymous Coward · 2001-03-23 11:03 · Score: 2

Even my old 486 laptop has a thermostat driven fan (which is seldom on). If your laptop has the fan constantly running, perhaps it's not a quieter fan you need, but a new thermostat.

Either that or pull it out of the oven.
Sunon is garbage. by Wakko+Warner · 2001-03-23 18:19 · Score: 3

They tend to start out sounding nice and quiet and deteriorate, often rapidly, into "mini-jet-engine" territory. What perplexes me is the large number of manufacturers who sell $5,000 networking equipment and then put $4 fans into them. We had (at the time) very expensive 3com 10/100 hubs at work with Sunons in them -- most of which failed after the first year or so in a relatively clean environment.

I'm guessing your laptop isn't new, and I'm guessing your fan started out sounding okay. You need (going by the model number) a 5 volt, 45 mm x 45mm x 8mm fan, and it looks like ADDA makes several that will fit.

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Re:Only turn the fan on while needed? by Chris+Hiner · 2001-03-23 09:25 · Score: 2

Here's a place with power supplies with variable speed fans (and other cooling devices).
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/

I've had great experiences with IBM hard drives. The ones I've had have been extremely quiet. (Even the 7200rpm ones)
I've been a fan of laptops for years by danpbrowning · 2001-03-23 10:26 · Score: 3

I guess some people don't like them, but I've been a fan of laptops for years. Really, people don't tell me that I'm hot very often, but I they do say I move a lot of "hot air"!

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