Keepin' it quiet
PC components maker Zalman is a leader of the quiet-computing movement with products such as the Reserator 1 water cooling system.
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PC components maker Zalman is a leader of the quiet-computing movement with products such as the Reserator 1 water cooling system.
Credit: Zalman Tech
If you really want more perfomance and still want a small mini computer system then you should look into something like this:
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In those systems you can even buy solid state flash hard drives as well for a true fanless noise free system.
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.apple.com/powermac/design.html" target="_newWindow">http://www.apple.com/powermac/design.html</a>
is PC and the state's technology initiative went with Apple in the
world's largest experiment in technology based education and
purchased iBooks for all students in grades 7 and 8. I bought an
iBook G4 to make the switch from PCs having started with TRS
-80s a long time ago. But when a staff team wanted a machine
to manage assessment data processing, they bought a Dell D
-505. I love Apple's innovation. Others love PC familiarity.
Familiarity breeds. In the case of computing, the tail does not
wag the dog.
chimney. The G5 also has a cooling system much more refined
than those shown in the pictures (not to mention that it's not
external). Those designs are cool, but it is odd to leave Apple
out. CNET has always tended to pitch negative stories about
Apple, despite generally balanced reporting.
They cant very well bite the hand that feeds them.
But in an effort to keep from seeming biased and being placed in tough situations they have opted to just ignore Apple rather than actively being negative toward them.
So they can at least be commended for the effort.
Many Apple users are autmatically connecting an article like this one to MS. That shows on a problem by the reader of the article.
This article is talking about PC, not Microsoft. A PC can be used with Unix systems, Linux system, and Microsoft systems.
The above systems, contrary to Apple systems, are computers that can be assembled with hardware of your choice and can therefore get noisier than a Mac if buying cheap stuff or more quiet than a Mac if buying more expensive cooling, case, and other hardware. The nice thing is that you can get such solutions as the ones shown in the article or an extreme like liquid nitrogen cooling solutions (-192 degrees celcius). You can't get that on a Mac. At least that I know of but I may be wrong (should be some out there).
A Mac is always a complete solution. You can't build your own Mac computer by going out and choosing which brand and pricing of mobo, mems, other cards, etc you would prefer. This is a major difference. Choice. Something breaks in a Mac and you are pretty much screwed or ruined.
I've been using Mac's and PC's since 1980. Still have my Apple II at home, with DOS floppy OS though. I use and have used all Mac OS'es and Windows OS'es + FreeBSD, Slackware, and Solaris 10. They are all great for respective purposes. The only one I can't afford now though is a Mac OSX machine, which I wish I could.
Regards, M Barley
house, boat, or any other major household appliance? If you are
willing to sacrifice reliability then building your own is the way to
go. The component part computer is much like trying to make a
honda work with a toyota transmission.. in the end it just means
substandard operation and reliability. But if thats what your
into... Have at it!