Device uses movement of ions to generate airflow without any moving parts like in iPads and MacBook Air.
Not a fan
It Fannot. Or it Fan’t.
Defanned
I want to put one in a Valve Steamdeck.
Nintendo Switch would be more compelling.
It would be a good use case; however, you can only do so much with a cut down version of a SOC that was originally made in 2015. It may be work for very little gains.
Is this the same way those bladeless Dyson fans work?
Bladeless Dyson’s have the fans hidden, as far as I know. But they still have a bladed fan in there.
Yes but they generate more airflow than the fan alone can
They do not. For a given power input they produce less airflow at lower velocity than a regular fan. They’re a complete scam.
Citation needed
You made a claim first, so you should provide your citation first as well.
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/home/dyson-bladeless-fan.htm
Air surrounding the edges of the fan will also begin to flow in the direction of the breeze. This process is called entrainment. Through inducement and entrainment, Dyson claims its fans increase the output of airflow by 15 times the amount it takes in through the pedestal’s motor.
They’re “bladeless” fans are just regular fans with more steps. Those added steps introduce inefficiencies. Simple as that. If you wanted to make a fan more efficient, you could add a shroud close to the blades, but the energy cost of electric fans are already low enough that it really doesn’t matter.
Counterpoint: stop trying to make laptops thinner and implement realistic and functional air cooling
Or we innovate 🤷
It isn’t a given that every device needs a fan anymore. For example non intel MacBook air.
Passive cooling is generally better for reliability if you can make it work, since all active airflow systems will degrade as dust and hair works into the airflow paths.
But this system still makes airflow right? Just without moving parts.
Plus, the two can be used in combination. Improved passive cooling systems will make active cooling better by reducing the need to run the active system all the time, or at least run it at reduced rates, which will make the whole system last longer and reduce maintenance.
They already do. My thinkpad T14s is incredibly thin, and it can dissipate
40040 watts of power. My P1 dissipates 160+ watts and it’s also very thin.T14s
You mean 40W? Can’t imagine a T config that’d do 400.
This bad boy can do so much
cryptoAIYes, single zero. 400w would indeed be VERY impressive.
Make the chassis out of aluminium so the whole bastard is a heatsink.
Apple has been doing that for years
Slaps roof of laptop This bastard can cook so many egg omelettes
Two eggs and one sausage
