Does this unit have a cooling fan? How loud is it? I am planning to have it about 3 feet away from my workstation and I cant have it be very loud (replacing a fanless FVS336V2)
1613903
This unit is fanless and completely silent but runs a little hot. Try to avoid confined spaces.
1613904
No cooling fans whatsoever- the case is perforated and comes with self-tapping screws to mount the unit on a wall or cabinet/desk.
1613905
It does not have an internal fan. However, the unit emits a quite but high pitched squeal. Mine is about 4-5 feet away from my chair and it does not bother me at all. You have to be very close to detect the noise.
1613906
Don't think it has a fan, seems noiseless compared to the SF300-24p next to it.
1613907
ERPOE-5 does not use a fan. For my ears, the unit is noiseless. In comparison, Comcast-supplied modem generates slight, discernible sound (ear within 6 inches).
1613908
There is no active cooling. I have mine mineing about 3 feet from me also. I did mount it vertically after reading other reviews, logo facing out. It's runs a touch warm but seems fine! Zero down time.
1440805
Retail Package has an included fan and heatsink: but it's going to be LOUD. I suggest a Liquid Cooling Assembly like the Antec H2O 620. I have found it fits nicely on both sockets 775 and 1155.
857988
Not bad at all. It uses a larger, slower fan to move the air (can kind of see the cut-outs for it on the right side of the unit in the picture). We use it in the garage to drive a noisy high-speed spindle, though, so noise hasn't been a concern for us.
1804078
I'm not sure I understand the question, but the unit does come with two (2) ultra quiet fans that can be adjusted to be either next to each other as seen on the picture or at a 90 degree angle. I personally have it at that angle to maximize cooling on a LSI raid controller to stay at 50 c; without the fans turned on, the controller heats up to 105 c. So the unit is highly effective and ultra quiet.
1605166
The only sound from the unit is the sound of moving air. I have worked in sound before. If you intent to use the fan to make noise, like a fan sound to sleep by, I would not recommend it for that use. It is to quite. If you intend to use it for cooling equipment, I would recommend it for that use. I use it on my laptop computer. With it being that close I can hear it, but it is not too distracting.
1090766
Just OK. It was louder than the Frigidaire unit I have replaced it with but I didn't consider it objectionable. It has 2 fan speeds and is predictably a bit quieter on the low speed setting, in the same range as a window air conditioner on a low fan speed setting. I couldn't hear any compressor noise so it was just rushing air white noise.
1418565
The fan is definitely not loud and is actually pretty quiet, but always runs. I have this in the bedroom behind the TV and definitely put it into sleep before bed because you can hear the fan. It would not bother me when awake even if on the desk next to me. The hard drive is amazingly quiet, possibly in part to the rubber grommet mounts.
1469699
The fans are the loudest thing coming from my rack. This is at home so the noise is a bit much (ignorable). I also have wood floors so the sound travels a bit. I'm actually here looking for quiet replacement fans. I can't find the size anywhere. This unit would not be too loud for a standard business server room.
1091733
All there is is a little fan to cool it. I have a smaller one in the living room. Yes, when I'm in the kitchen with the 11 cu ft, I'm aware of the fan being on which assures me it is working. It isn't on often. The sound is not a bit bothersome like the last refrg/combo I had. (not Danby) It was the combo that made it so noisy.
490302
I have had this installed for 6 months now. It is typically used with a variable speed control in place of an on/off switch. It is an industrial strength fan. When it is running at full speed it is moving a lot of air, making it necessary to raise your voice a bit to talk over the noise. But it really airs out the room in a hurry. At low speeds, it is much quieter. The air noise is just a whisper, but there is still a noticeable hum from the motor.
364852
Not sure if it has a built in fan. But not noisy at all, i use it at my cubicle at work and no one else would know it was there.
986922
It has 2 cooling fans on the top of the unit located right over the heat sink for the CPU. They are quiet and keep the CPU very cool even in very hot desert conditions. I run a couple of these in a warehouse that is not cooled in the desert and have not had either overheat.
1740075
We have it mounted next to a server in an office cubicle. There is a fan running inside the unit. However standing next to it, I do not hear anything.
82418
The fan is not loud at all, it's a very quite Laptop. The Laptop will get warm if holding in your lap for a long period of time.
746611
It's very quiet. It only makes noises when you carry your laptop with your right on the fan.
1602060
We deployed this unit out to a client so its not something that I have daily interaction with. However, I don't recall it being something that stood out to me or if I even noticed any fan noise at all. I know that isn't a great deal of useful information but wanted to get a response back to you.
2158206
I'm a big fan! Does that count? Seriously, though, there's no fan inside the box. It runs cool enough (at least my Celeron box does) that a fan isn't necessary.