I have 2 n100 boxes and none of them have fans at all. Set at 9W and never had a problem so far.
Re:Raspberry Pi Ltd is considering an IPO
by bayindirh on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @06:52PM
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Interesting. All models I have found had fans.
It’s easy to dissipate 9 watts with some clever design.
Re:Raspberry Pi Ltd is considering an IPO
by magicalhippo on Thursday May 16, 2024 @02:31AM
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From what I know it seems the router-oriented designs are mostly fanless, like this[1] semi-random example.
I stand corrected, one is like that thing, no fan
The other is a T9 mini PC. It is really small with 2 network ports. It apparently has a fan. I have never heard it. Which is significant to me because I also have some NUCs and those are the only fans in my office and they are annoying in the silence.
They are good devices, but they are bigger than Pi and are whiny. Their fans never turns off and creates background noise. I have quite a few of them.
On the other hand, Pi’s 25W contains tons of overhead for other devices. A 5TB external hard drive still requires way more power than a 1 TB one or an SSD.