Is the fan really that bad? The only thing holding me back from buying this is the fan.
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I'm assuming you mean the noise. It can get pretty irritating at first to be honest, but you get used to it.
1519006
I have had the unit about a week and my fan does not appear that bad. I hear the fan in my server slightly more. So far, for the price I think it is a good value. It replaced a San Digital that's power supply blew after 18-24 months.
1519007
It sounds like a small desktop. So its relative to the surrounding environment. If you have only have a fan-less laptop you will notice when its running.
1519008
To me not too bad, yes, it can be quieter but eventually I put the unit underneath my desk not because it is too loud, i just need more space. I also have a lot of drives on or underneath my desk, so it really doesn't matter for me. If you only one drive and a super minimalist then you might reconsiderate.
1780529
Can you tell me how loud the noise is or if it makes any noise at all? I need a really quiet one that on one will be able to hear because I'll be using it at work and don't want to irritate my coworkers with a header or fan noise.
1176718
Well, weird as it may seem, I am looking for a fan that actually makes a noticeable hum/sound. We use it as a sound conditioner and to drown out external noise when sleeping. Does anyone know of one that would meet that requirement? Ours is about to quit, and it is not the time of year to find one in a retail store. Thank you.
2060543
The fans on both of my units are very quiet, I don't notice them at all, and they're sitting on the desk next to me. It's a quiet fan hum of rushing air. If the noise bothered me, I'd sit them under the desk, maybe. I wonder if you got one with a bad fan?
1348574
No, I have had my fan since last year and it works fine. It is a little noisy, but apparently they all are. We love it.
2159041
I have had my fan since january, no problems so far, it actually works very well !
1831339
No, I don't have that problem. I never noticed a fan running until I read this email. Now, I can hear a slight hum occasionally. But nothing you should ever notice. Yours is not right.
1576570
It's not bad at the low fan setting. Very noisy at high level though and if you forget to turn it off and sit down to eat with it on you will quickly get up and turn it off.
2225092
The fan that comes with it is okay. Its louder than one you would buy separately. But it does work. I opted for buying a different fan mainly off of the noises.
1038464
I have. I have only had the fan for a few days and it is starting to bother me. I have no idea what it is. Has the smell stopped for you?
1204723
what charlie a. said, and the fan that does come with the CPU sounds horrible. get an aftermarket air cooler, it will help.
719033
No the fan isn't strong enough for that. I had to buy another fan just for my use.
581739
To add to the other answers- the fan is not going to blow you away. It works well, but it's hardly noticeable.
1722955
Not noisy..but fan cuts off and on every 30 seconds.. does anyone know if this is normal? Only had for 2 months.. It has always done this.
1447280
No. In fact the fan noise can be quite loud. The biggest negative on an otherwise impressive device.
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Hello Jerseyboy.The fan is a tiny bit noisy, as in you can definitely hear it. But its really hardly noticeable. The only time I notice the fan is when I first turn it on. but after the sound kicks in, you hafto struggle pretty hard to hear it. J. FisherReplicasUSA
1818445
Sorry. I got a defective fan and so returned it. Didn't run it for anywhere near that length of time.