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No Noise Computer Systems

No Noise 1. Introduction

MacCube by Apple Inc.

Noise pollution has become a major issue when dealing with computers, the faster the CPUs or harddisks, the more cooling they require. Fans seems the cheap-n-fast solution, but it ignores ergonomic requirements of the humans using these machines.

No Noise 2. Resources

General

The Silent PC Good introduction Silence PCs More basics Article: 'Hush, little PC' Background info NoNoise.org Noise pollution clearinghouse - about noise in general

Tech Approaches

LTSP.Org: How-To Fanless Describes how to build a fanless, silent thin client QuietPC.Com Lots of noise-reduction computer products (quiet PSUs, disk silencers, etc). Good store. SilentPC.nl Quiet fans and disk silencers Indek.com: Therm-a-pipe Liquid cooler Zenion.com Radical plasma cooling tech Cublea: Shut down noise Built a fanless system Ley ECD German-based company for passive CPU/HD coolers

Discussions

Slashdot: Ultra Quiet Linux Boxes Slashdot: Silent Computing Slashdot: Computers and the noise they make

Products

Apple MacCube Fanless machine (works up to 35C) IOpener Web-appliance (fanless) Internet Appliances Collection of web/internet appliance (mostly fanless) Dehner Elektronik Fanless powersupplies

                                                                                                                                   

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