[TriLUG] Slightly OT: Are there Really Quiet Computer Case Fans?

[Sinner from the Prairy]

On Monday 19 January 2004 05:10 pm, Joseph Moran wrote:
> > I've seen fans that produce less noise than usual. They are more
> > expensive than the regular fans. IIRC they aer "ball-bearing fans".
>
> I think you meant the other way around, normal fans use ball bearings.
> Many new quiet fan designs use fluid bearings, the idea being the same as
> in quiet hard drives like Seagate's Barracuda IV (and V, I think) models.

Thank you for the correction.


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