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An Affordable Air Purifier For Dusty Computer Labs?

Alcimedes writes "Our lab has a serious issue with dust. I've had a number of power supplies stop working because of dust clogging up the fans, and it's getting annoying. So I'm looking into some kind of small (under $500) air filtration system, and was wondering if anyone else out there has already gone down this road. If so, what did you buy and would you buy it again? I'd prefer something where I don't have to keep buying filters, but that may just be a pipe dream." Anyone with cats knows the feeling. Can you suggest a reasonably priced answer to dust-borne failure?

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  1. First Things First by Gefiltefish · · Score: 5, Funny


    Since a large portion of the dust that we encounter comes from dead skin cells that are shed from our bodies, a clear solution presents itself:

    Convice some of those dirty bastards using your lab to wash once in a while.

    Need for air filter: GONE.

  2. Re:air purifier by NewtonsLaw · · Score: 5, Funny

    You said:

    That being said the ionic breeze uses the *best* technology for air cleaning, but the lack of a fan makes it completley useless

    followed later by:

    no I don't work for them, I'm just a fan

    Hmmm... I see potential for a link-up here :-)

  3. My solution by fruity1983 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Take the fans out of your computer, it wo

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  4. Re:Sharper Image ("Wonderful Reviews"???) by outsider007 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just because you have had some kind of psychosematic..
    if you're gonna use big words at least learn how to spell them.

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  5. Re:Hope you use breathing masks... by ndogg · · Score: 5, Funny
    Every 5 years you're required by law to have a chest x-ray to check for silicosis if you still work in the industry.


    Can't you spell the word out? For Pete's sake, it's only 45 letters long:
    pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconios is
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