How loud does this get? Is it a fanless design?
1469698
It has a fan or two.I dont know how loud it gets as it sits in a closet with other equipment anyway.Seems silly that a 48porter would need to sit in a place where it cant be loud anyway?
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.
1469700
Needs fans because of heat generated, but not overly loud so long as fans don't start to wear out.
2256105
It is not completely quiet but really, no louder than a fan. I love this little heater, it works well and it was so reasonable!
1562414
It isn't a whoosh or a whine, it is more like a breeze. It is slightly louder than the PC fan. Mine is in the main part of my living space, and I don't really hear it unless I am trying to.
209986
The fan is very quite on the low setting. I can have it in a meeting room without distrubing anyone. When you get to the faster settings, it does get louder. It is very handy.
1691948
It's very quiet; on high, the sound is audible, but it's a soft audible. Certainly not rattley like alot of round fans are.
625183
I do not consider the unit to be loud. It does run a fan continuously to move the air in the room so it does not turn off very much. The unit has an energy star rating. Love the unit - - seems to be one of the best that I've encountered.
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.
1263279
It is pretty quiet. It sounds like a quiet fan blowing. Nothing more than that.
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.
616127
you DON'T want a silent fan? I'm confused. I love this 3 speed as it doesn't just go back and forth. I rotates in a circle. It can be constant or give you a "wind" burst effect. It is quiet but I can still hear it. Sure, white noise. But a noisier one, you got me. I really like this one.
1166921
Unit has three different fan speed settings to help with noise. But my opinion is no, unit is not excessively loud. It is in my bedroom, I sleep with it on low.
974251
No louder than a "normal" fan regardless of load. You can hear it's running but not over the volume of a typical game. It is very good at keeping the processor cool.
975316
The fan isnt very loud at all, kind of a very low hum......used it camping about 2 weeks ago. We like it alot.
993991
Don;t know exact decibels, but the fans are not loud. I don;t notice them unless I happen to think about it.
2025735
it depends on the fan speed but it is a little louder than a regular fan with fan low but gets louder as you go up in fan speed. I use it for bedroom but I always sleep with fan or tv/music on so it never bothers me
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.
361649
It's more like a very small fan. I'd say it is relatively quiet. It's not a rattling sound or anything. I usually use mine at night so it's ready by morning.