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ojbyrne
on June 25, 2012
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The fanless heatsink: Silent, dust-immune, and alm...
"fanless" seems like unnecessary hyperbole. The heatsink is a fan, which is cool enough that it doesn't need to be oversold.
m_eiman
on June 25, 2012
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It's also not "silent", but rather "quiet". Marketing overload.
bobbles
on June 26, 2012
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Also, anyone that never turns off their computer would know that 'stopping' isn't required for dust to build up on the fan blades, dust will quite easily build up on even moving parts.
sliverstorm
on June 25, 2012
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Impellers probably aren't
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fans, but I agree with you.
InclinedPlane
on June 26, 2012
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_fan
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