Highlights
Quality
The only downside is the price, but for the quality of the product, it's definitely worth it.
There are no downsides to this upgrade and this is a fantastic product.
Firstly it's silent, i did not need to use either of the inline resister cables that come with the fan as by default it's inaudible.
The sound of the noctua fans are lower in frequency, which makes it pleasing to the ears.
Packaging/appearance
The packaging is also the best i've seen for something like a fan, it's printed in full colour, thick cardboard and includes a ... Read More
Competitiveness
Superb quiet case fans, to be used as replacements of stock fans on synology ds1515+ nas drive, ultimate in keeping drives cool... Read More
Its a shame that the y connector cable is not provided as in some of the other noctua kits.
I can see why these fans are exspensive when compared to the competition, it moves quite a decent amount of air while being ina... Read More
I've never bought a noctua product but i'm so impressed that i had to write something.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
These fans were bought explicitly to replace fans in a synology dx513 expansion unit these and also noctua nfr8 redux1200 make the unit report that the fans have failed when they are working this is apparently down to the type of sensor in the fan
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Most fans have a tachometer sensor where the dx513 fans require fan high signal sensor
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Swapped out the 2x 80mm fans in my synology 1515
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its almost impossible to tell the pc is on with this installed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Review polls with a reassuring guarantee you get what you pay for
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I can only assume they chose the original fan to make it sound as much like a compressordriven fridge as possible
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I didn’t receive any payment or free product for this review
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its a shame that the y connector cable is not provided as in some of the other noctua kits