Subj : Re: Pi-FAN for RPi4 with 4 (instead of 3) cables?
To   : The Natural Philosopher
From : David Higton
Date : Sun Dec 08 2024 19:50:40

In message <vj1d28$31v9g$12@dont-email.me>
          The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> It's an interesting thought as to why one would use a fan at all. If its
> such a high compute task that you need one, maybe a bigger Pi or an
> Intel based machine is indicated.
>
> I dislike fans. They fail.

PC fans run pretty much all the time.  A fan on a RasPi is likely to
run less of the time, and could well last longer overall.

Fans fail.  Disc drives fail.  SSDs fail.  Batteries fail.  Reservoir
capacitors fail.  But before they do, they are very useful.

David

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