On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:12:40 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:

>Note my use of the word "reliably". Is your data worthy of reliability?
>Does your HD like operating 10-30 degrees above its design inside a
>passively cooled case? Do you trust your data to it?

No, I don't entrust any precious data to a single HDD. Especially the
2.5" model I'm using now (which was not designed for round-the-clock
operation in the first place). Ambient temperature is hardly a concern
with such HDDs - 43 deg. C was the worst result in a suffocating plastic
caddy.

BTW, there is another factor of reliability - don't forget about
mainboard capacitors that could expend their resource much earlier in a
warmer atmosphere. Unlike the HDD, I don't see any clear choice in this
area - now that might definitely be a showstopper.

>> Don't know/care. Nevertheless, this is an example of nonsense that
>> does exist, according to some reviews of fanless PSUs I've
>> encountered.
>
>It isn't nonsense that forced air cooling is superior in cooling
>capacity to simple convection and radiation cooling, especially with
>case covers or portions thereof made of plastic, as so many are.

Now imagine yourself in the place of an innocent consumer who was fooled
into purchasing one of those touted "fanless solutions" only to discover
that they need "some additional forced cooling".




 
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