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Vizo Voyager Hard Drive Cooler |
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Written by Mikhail Ivanenkov
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Thursday, 16 August 2007 |
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This is what it looks like when you take it apart. It's a relatively simple procedure which is good for the occasional cleaning of dust that might build up inside. The top piece (with the grill) is plastic while the bottom is aluminum.
Installation takes all of 30 seconds provided you can find some screws.
There's a good amount of clearance between the bottom of the fans and the hard drive's PCB which allows for proper airflow. However, it may have been better to slightly reduce this distance as it might be too much. Testing was done using a Western Digital 750GB HDD which tends to get pretty hot. Idle was recorded after the drive sat there doing nothing for an hour. Load was recorded after one hour of Sandra's Burn In test looping the Physical Disks benchmark. All of this took place in a basement with a relatively stable climate. Temperatures were taking using a Fluke 561 HVACPro IR thermometer at a distance of about 1". The side of the hard drive was measured. Ambient temperature was recorded at 23.5C. The drive resided in an open air environment (no additional fans). I also compared it to the Vizo Orbiter and Nexus Frizzbee, two single fan (and nearly identical) HDD coolers. The results are as follows.
As you can see the Voyager performs about the same as the Orbiter, while running a bit louder. This could be due to several reasons. First off, the two smaller fans don't pump as much air individually and the distance between them and the PCB may be a bit much given their airflow (and subsequent air pressure) rating. The second reason (and this is speculation) is that unless some serious cooling is applied, this is close to the maximum temperature reduction for this hard drive at the stated ambient temperature (23.5C). Keep in mind that these temperatures are only after an hour of testing and they continue to slowly rise or drop for some time thereafter. Although the other coolers weren't tested for longer periods, I noticed that after roughly 3 hours on idle the Voyager cooled the drive down to 30.3C. This is only partially relevant though as most people wouldn't leave their computers on for no reason.
Pros
- Dual fan design
- Looks nice
- Good performance
Cons
- Louder than the Orbiter while cooling the same amount
- No mounting screws included
Vizo's Voyager is a decent cooler. It's simple, it works well, and is moderately noisy. However the Orbiter cools just as well and is noticeably quieter (not to mention that it has a blue LED). If anything it's another option to consider when out on the hunt for a hard drive cooler. Feel free to comment on this review here. Thanks for reading and enjoy the site!
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