[Bill_Bright]

"Solid state"? LOL

Yet another misleading and inaccurate marketing term invented by marketing weenies totally ignorant of the facts.

solid state (my bold underline added)

NOUN​

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the state of matter in which materials are not fluid but retain their boundaries without support, the atoms or molecules occupying fixed positions with respect to one another and unable to move freely.​

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ADJECTIVE​

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(of a device) making use of the electronic properties of solid semiconductors (as opposed to electron tubes).​

I think it safe to say it we are not talking about vacuum tubes and semiconductors.

But we are talking about "vibrating" membranes. Nothing solid state about that. Just because a fan does not have a traditional motor and spinning blades, that does not make it "solid state". Even Dyson calls their fans simply, and accurately, "bladeless".

 

[Bill_Bright]

It may be pedantic - but this is a "technical" support forum. Therefore, IMO, things should be technically correct.

I admit, I have a bias against misleading marketing ploys and tactics. And I can tolerate some marketing "hype" and "fluff". For example, I can accept that Ford, GMC, RAM, Chevy, Toyota and Nissan all have, "the #1 pickup truck". And I can accept how every new TV show is the "the new #1 hit". I have no doubt, there is some survey or comparison for some very narrow criteria somewhere, placing each of those in the #1 spot - at least for a minute or two.

But marketing fluff is quite different from fact. And IMO, since marketing weenies don't care about technical facts, and since our lawmakers have failed, throughout history, to put the consumer first, IMO, we, as technical advisers. need to at least make sure folks know the difference.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Much will depend on how much air flowing through the case the case cooling can provide. Even the best CPU coolers will fail to keep the CPU adequately cooled if the case is incapable of extracting the CPU's heat out of the case.