Better off with a Tower fan
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Pros
-doesn't take much space up on the desk
-Settings
-Good design

Cons
-Doesn't cool the air only pushes it
-The strongest setting is pretty noisy and doesn't do that much
-Any setting lower than the strongest is entirely useless in any real heat

Your'e far better off with just getting a tower fan.
3526222
I had a Lasko box fan before this.. and this is is just too loud.
2815103
These are OK fans for what they are (and what they cost) but they're noisy. I can't complain too much as the one I have came with an NZXT case I bought. The case was cheap and built better than would be expected for it's price so the fan was basically free.

 Basically, there are two good things about these fans....

1. The black and white color scheme looks very good in a black case

2. They do move air. If you have a fan controller, you can turn them down to a tolerable noise level. I'd go insane listening to this thing at full speed.

Conclusion. There are better fans for about the same price. And there are MUCH better fans for not that much more money. Unless you just need to buy a bunch of cheap fans to get a system up and running, I'd go with something like a Tri-Cool fan from Antec or something. Still noisy at full speed but it has a speed controller built in and is probably built better. This NZXT fan is already starting to get noisier even at lower speeds and I've only had it a year or two. I have an Antec Tri-Cool that I've had for exactly the same amount of time that is basically silent on it's lowest setting. It was quiet when I installed it and it has never been loud on low.
1694907
Can't hold the weight of my laptop so the fans hit the surface of my desk making a annoying sound (if I don't take the battery off). Doesn't do as good of a job as I expected cooling
1691042
Yes, its cute and sleek. But this has now air power and was way to loud. I bought it so I would not be so hot in the office, not obstruct mine and my co-workers consecration. I would not recommend if you want a fan.

I gave it a 2 because it is cool looking and the light works well. But nothing more.
2638229
FOLLOW UP: One of the two fans on this unit has already started to vibrate and make much noise.
I ended up removing this from the hard drive, cut the Molex connector off for reuse and threw the rest in the trash where it belongs.

Try to find a competitive product with ball bearing fans, I wouldn't buy this product again.

I tried one of these Vantec fan units on a Dell Dimension 4700 desktop.
I received the computer for free as it was no longer booting, turned out the hard drive controller was going bad and there was many bad sectors on the drive.

I ended up replacing the hard drive and found that the new hard drive was running as high as 127 degrees Fahrenheit (52 degrees Celsius).

I installed the Vantec cooler to the hard drive but used a 3M brand double-sided tape to attach to the drive.
I realized a 3-4 degree drop in temperature at idle (just disk spinning) and almost nothing under a heavy read/write load.

The Vantec heat sink does absorb some heat and the two 50 MM fans move heat from the drive, the problem is case design.

I ended up buying a 140 MM fan and cutting the removable panel out on the case and mounting that with a dust filter.

I am now getting no higher than 109 degrees at full read/write load.
I find that if the case air circulation is already limited, the Vantec won't help too much.

The Vantec unit will just move the heat away from the drive and recirculate it back inside the case if auxiliary case cooling is not used.

I would recommend finding a fan with ball bearings instead of sleeve bearings, once sleeves start to wear they go bad pretty fast.
This Vantec cooler may work fine in a well ventilated (well designed) case, just didn't do the trick on mine without the modifications stated above.

Hope this helps.
1530218
Didn't helpmy overheating issue at all. On top of that the fan makes an annoying buzzing sound. Unsatisfied.
4054735
The card BARELY fit in my mini-tower. It installed and played my Sims 3 beautifully for about 10-20 minutes before it began lagging significantly, especially in build mode. It was such a pain I took it to my local computer shop where (for $30) they diagnosed a cooling issue with this card in my tower. They suggested another fan which could be mounted atop my computer, altering the design, for an extra fee; alas, I just returned this card. It did run in live mode pretty smoothly, however, so If I had a larger tower with cooler airflow, this would have worked wonders!
4015322
This is a typical low-end fan. It will be noticeable if there are no other fans near it, though it won't stand out above the fans of a typical computer. My unit began making a scraping noise within less than 1 week of installation.
3353330
I replaced an old reliable pedestal fan thinking this slick looking newer Honeywell would be better because of the remote control and flashy appearance. Boy was I ever disappointed. First off if you use this in the bedroom at night and someone is trying to break into your house, you'll never hear them, or the baby crying down the hall, or the crickets outside, or any external ambient noise - why? because it's way too loud, even on the lowest speed. In fact you'll keep looking for a lower speed but there isn't one. Secondly, the fan blades are too thin too which might explain why it's so loud - it needs to be, to turn them enough to move the air. Finally, the 'breeze' feature is a complete joke and the annoyingly bright power light flashes when you use it. I would definitely NOT recommend this fan. I'm either taking this back or selling it on CL. If you could care less about noise it might be okay but this was not designed with real world usage in mind and it doesn't work for me.
4628837
Good looking fan but it is extremely noisy.  I needed it to fit in with the decor of my business, but it is loud even on low speed.
1836306
better off buying one of those cheap chinese fans..  this one is cheap, creaky plastic.  i ordered 3, 1 was broken from the factory and they exchanged it for me.
2913996
These fans do not give off much air. I wish I would've just bought the lasko fans in the first place. I was trying to save money but in the end, I spent more to replace these with fans that work properly. 2 inches of air flow in front of the fan is all you get with these. Lesson learned.
1885134
The fan speed is horrible.  The high speed is really a medium speed at best.  Fan is getting noisy. I plan on replacing it as soon as I can afford to but it won't be a hunter.
1201444
I've had it for a year and a half and he fan is going out and it rattles really loud now. For something cheap it's okay. Now looking for a much better one. Over a year and half ago I had to throw a compute together with not so much money I just really ever deiced to up grade all what I did buy at that time witch I'm going to have to do it like really really soon, but it was cheap when I bought it. I believe I paid 15 bucks for it.
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I only bought this fan because it was cheap, and it was black with no LEDs.  But the quality of mine was not that great. It lasted for about a few months and died!  I had it running on a fan controller using the motherboard to control the fans speeds up and down.  and it started making weird noises one day.  And eventually the noises got worst until it was TOO LOUD.  I ended up throwing it away and used the stock fan that came with the case.

I have used many cooler master fans alittle over 10 years ago and those fans still run today serving in a HTPC for my parents.  Perhaps i just got 1 bad fan... I will end up trying more in the future if I build another PC, or if my current fans ever die.
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I just purchased this product, but I can't recommend it because the two included fans are so incredibly loud - both of them.  Sounds like a jet engine taking off, and gives me a headache after a short time.  I'm running it on a Linux OS, so you MIGHT have a better experience on a Windows platform since the control software only works on that platform (well ok, there is some vague reference to being able to make it work on Linux, but so far I have not figured that out).  Without the software the fans run at full bore.  The software also requires a usb port to run.  Installation was not too bad, although the included instructions are not very good.  Make sure you tape the clear plastic cover over the thermal compound down while you are installing, because it pops off easily and you can accidentally mess up the thermal paste.  Would be better if they just included a small tube of the stuff.  I ended up just removing the two included noisy fans and just using my case fans (also NZXT, from phantom 630 case which is very nice).  Now my system is quiet and stays reasonably cool.  I would not recommend this product because of the fans.  I would not buy it again.