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4.4 Rating 45 Reviews
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Pros: Nice low profile and takes power from the GPIO pins even if you have a hat on the Pi Cons: It’s noisy, I have a couple of other Pi fans and they’re much quieter. Comes disassembled so might be a bit fiddly for those with mobility issues. The LED is super bright by default and you have to install their software if you want to turn it down Once in a C4Labs case, it didn’t actually cool the processor much.
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Posted 4 years ago
Fantastic, keeps my Pi at 50c even under load. Super quiet also.
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Posted 4 years ago
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Posted 4 years ago
working great
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Posted 5 years ago
Easy assembly except for getting the power lead into the Fan socket - need tiny fingers. Fan is quiet. The Pimoroni python code to run the fan is useful, but oddly powers up the fan when you shutdown. Nice LED lights, but I would have used blue instead of green!
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Posted 5 years ago
The fan isn’t loud and is either on or off. The RGB LED is very bright. I had to set the brightness to about 10% to make it comfortable to look at. The systemd service it comes with is very handy, allowing the fan to only spin when needed and using the colour of the led to communicate the system temperature.
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Posted 5 years ago
Same as previous review(s)
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Posted 5 years ago
It does the job, but it's a bit expensive for what it is. My main gripe is the need to assemble the fan before it can be used, and the nylon screws and nuts are poor quality. Why not supply it fully assembled? And, why not include printed instructions in the box? It seems unnecessary to have to look up the assembly instructions on the interweb. And, to finish off, it rides upwards on the pins to which it attaches.
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Posted 5 years ago