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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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