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gch15 · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:09 pm Post subject: Looking for a fanless netbook

I am looking for a netbook to do some writing / editing kind of work using gVim and a bit of browsing. Nothing very processor intensive. I want the netbook to be fanless. Basically I want the thing to be very quiet. Although I am willing to put up with the sound of the hard disk turning, solid-state storage will be the best. Irritatingly, most vendors do not say in the specifications whether the netbook is fanless or fan-cooled. If anybody owns a fanless netbook I will be grateful to know about it. Thanks.

M-Saunders · Moderator Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm Posts: 2881

Lo,

I haven't spent a lot of time with netbooks recently, but the only one I've ever come across that didn't have a fan was the Dell Mini 9:

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4578

Don't know if they're still making them now, but you might be able to find one on eBay. I liked the fact that it was totally silent too!

M

M-Saunders · Moderator Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm Posts: 2881

Oh, and it looks like the Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 doesn't have a fan either. Check some reviews first though, to make sure it doesn't have any problems from getting too hot!

M

gch15 · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:00 pm Post subject:

Thanks Mike!