News : new Scythe silent 12cm fans

[Cooper]

Another great fans with Sony`s SFDB bearing system has appeared. Scythe announced new S-FLEX series with 3 very quiet 12 cm models :

http://overclockers.ru/images/news/2006/01/14/scythe_01.jpg

Specs are :

SFF21D -> 800 rpm, 33.5 CFM, 8.7 dB, 12 V, 0.1 А;
SFF21E -> 1200 rpm, 49.0 CFM, 20.1 dB, 12 V, 0.15 А;
SFF21F -> 1600 rpm, 63.7 CFM, 28.0 dB, 12 V, 0.2 А.


Scythe guarantees 150.000 hour lifetime and 2 years warranty is applied - prety much impressive i`d say.
Recomended price is just ~15$ for long-life ultra-quiet high-performance fans which can be used as additional air cooling for case or your WC rad as well :)

Scythe japanees mirror - translated (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scythe.co.jp%2Fcooler %2Fs-flex.html&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools)
Sony`s SFDB bearings Press Release japanees mirror - translated (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sony.co.jp%2FSonyInfo %2FNews%2FPress%2F200506%2F05-031%2Findex.html%3Ffeed%3Dwnhtml&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools)

[3NZ0]

D & E Versions look very interesting, 8.7db? :woot: for silence.:D

[einCe]

where can i buy em

[Karma]

$15... :( For $4 at svc. I can get fans with more flow and such.

Hmmm.....someone completely missed the point of haing "Silent" fans.......:stick:

[OmegaMerc]

Very nice! Curious as to if the fan speed is variable? Im looking for 12-15dba fans max. Will be great for my HTPC!

Anyone know what / whos bringing them first? Any international trusted reseller?

[Bar81]

PLEASE. 8.7 dba my ass Look like they have potential but we'll have to try them to determine what is true.

[DeltZ]

only rated 15,000 hours?

don't most fans have like 40/50 thousand hours?

[maratus]

They rated 150.000 hours ;)

15 ten thousand hour

[Cooper]

^^^
Now what kinda fans are you talking about ?
80 CFM at 21 dB
you musta used ear plugs :D

Or those are some HUGE fans

[Mr. Tinker]

Yeah, Carlin. Show me where I can get some of those at 120mm.

And the 8.7dba measurement casts my doubt over the claims of the whole product line. Where did they measure that?

[POGE]

*drools* :)

[Mr. Tinker]

That's 21dba at it's lowest speed, 78cfm at it's highest speed. Manufacturer's ratings are always questionable anyway.