HP fanless Chromebox actually has a fan

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/04/2014 08:25 AM | Source | 17 comment(s) ]

Haha, Hilarious. Ehm, Fanlesstech discovered that the HP fanless Chromebox actually has a fan.HP's Chromebox is being marketed as fanless when it's really not. Yep, a blatant lie. We didn't cover it previously since, obviously, a 17W CPU can't be cooled passively in such a small chassis, but Lon Seidman just played with it and confirms the fan's noise.

HP in its marketing material (pictured below), describes its Chromebox as being "silent, quiet, and efficient," and "dust-free" due to its "fanless design."

However when tested by YouTube-based hardware reviewer Lyon Siedman, he noticed a hum and vibration caused only by the presence of a fan. Then when you look at HP's very own disassembly guide (PDF), you'll find a picture that reveals its fan-heatsink, used to cool the 17W TDP CPU.

BUSTED ! :)

Check it out.

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ROMA_TUROK
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#4864526 Posted on: 07/04/2014 08:47 AM

Probably some miscommunication in marketing department

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#4864528 Posted on: 07/04/2014 08:51 AM

Ha ha ha shame on u HP.U thought who gonna use this?preschool children?

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#4864530 Posted on: 07/04/2014 08:57 AM

More then likely the fan is there in case of humid temperatures think of it as a fail safe to prevent damage like in countries like Africa where it runs 35C+, or if the vent becomes blocked or obstructed. Why else to they go from silent - to quiet in the add?

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#4864539 Posted on: 07/04/2014 09:26 AM

Man I would believe a fanless design if it had like a 286 or 386 cpu in it. So it has to be a marketing mistake. Or it is them specialty fans that run on load and are quiet on idle.

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#4864710 Posted on: 07/04/2014 02:55 PM

Poor replacement for XBOX One, Isn't it?
Hilarious!

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#4864726 Posted on: 07/04/2014 03:12 PM

I can honestly say I'm not a fan

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#4864789 Posted on: 07/04/2014 04:39 PM

Fanless? Maybe it's just that nobody will like it

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#4864968 Posted on: 07/04/2014 07:42 PM

I agree that the fan is probably there only for emergency use when passive cooling is not enough. It most likely does not run all the time. So, under light usage, in low enough ambient temperatures, it is, in essence, fanless.

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#4865566 Posted on: 07/05/2014 11:32 AM

it's an old Jedi trick...
"hey there is a fan in it..."
"there is no fan in it, you will buy it as it is dustproof"
"there is no fan in this box, i will buy it as it is dustproof"...

lol

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#4865655 Posted on: 07/05/2014 02:00 PM

I am not a fan of this.

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#4865777 Posted on: 07/05/2014 05:48 PM

I can honestly say I'm not a fan

LMAO! Im now less of a fan.

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#4865819 Posted on: 07/05/2014 06:23 PM

Actually, I have come across systems that were "fanless" but the CPU cooling did incorporate some sort of an active cooling solution - so I don't know if I'd call this totally misleading. The case doesn't have a fan to channel air through it, maybe that's how they meant it.

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#4866004 Posted on: 07/05/2014 10:42 PM

LMAO! Im now less of a fan.

Don't tell me your support has gone with the wind?

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#4866036 Posted on: 07/05/2014 11:25 PM

Just like the Dyson "fanless" fan.

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#4866091 Posted on: 07/06/2014 01:14 AM

This calls for a boycott.

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