It really is ridiculous that many high end products like NAS’s still have sleeve bearing fans and they are often proprietary and difficult to replace.
35,000 hours is 3-5years of continuous use. And that rating is @ 25c, a highly unattainable feature inside most devices (that’s room temperature.) The realistic life expectancy before it makes noise is going to be well under 3 years. That’s just ridiculous. I have devices that have had fans spinning over a decade and they’re still quiet and reliable.
If you want fans that last forever, buy Vantec Stealth fans, I have two that have been running for over 15 years straight without any noticeable increase in noise or decrease in performance. The truth is, fans like this are a fashion statement and they'll go out of style long before the sleeve bearings fail.
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limitedaccess - Friday, September 29, 2017 - link
Given the already relatively high BOM and target price you'd think they'd have gone for something other than sleeve bearings.Samus - Friday, September 29, 2017 - link
It really is ridiculous that many high end products like NAS’s still have sleeve bearing fans and they are often proprietary and difficult to replace.35,000 hours is 3-5years of continuous use. And that rating is @ 25c, a highly unattainable feature inside most devices (that’s room temperature.) The realistic life expectancy before it makes noise is going to be well under 3 years. That’s just ridiculous. I have devices that have had fans spinning over a decade and they’re still quiet and reliable.
qlum - Friday, September 29, 2017 - link
They are rgb which does make up a significant portion of their price but regardless I would never buy them over a good set of non rgb fans.Flunk - Thursday, October 5, 2017 - link
If you want fans that last forever, buy Vantec Stealth fans, I have two that have been running for over 15 years straight without any noticeable increase in noise or decrease in performance. The truth is, fans like this are a fashion statement and they'll go out of style long before the sleeve bearings fail.