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Quiet Laptop Fan?

Posted by michael on 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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  1. Sunon is garbage. by Wakko+Warner · · 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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  2. I've been a fan of laptops for years by danpbrowning · · 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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