Alternative fan for T4x

[Peptate]

I know this is a dead horse I'm beating and I apologize in advance, but I came across a fan with more modern design than the one shipped in the T43 on fleabay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-CPU-Cooling ... 5d3a9c24c9

The fin layout is denser from 13 to 18 blades (looks like a T/W500 fan), so I'm hoping this would equate to better airflow. Does anyone have any thoughts/experience with this? I'm very interested in testing it out.

Edit: for reference, this is a stock t43 fan: http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/8571 ... b-font.jpg

[RealBlackStuff]

To me the housings look quite different.
But if you somehow manage to fit the non-T4x one, why not try it?
It's cheap enough.

[rkawakami]

I know this is a dead horse I'm beating and I apologize in advance, <snip>

D.E.F hasn't stopped others from posting before so go right ahead...

Does anyone have any thoughts/experience with this? I'm very interested in testing it out.

Perhaps it's best to follow the suggestion posted by the eBay seller in his/her description:

Tips: Some HEATSINK fan hole is not fixed right. Fixed to the heat sink holes need to modify the HEATSINK. Or fixed with glue.

I read this quasi-English statement as acknowledgement that the fan is not really designed as a drop-in replacement for the original and that one needs to either drill the proper mounting holes or glue the unit into system.

[lophiomys]

Interesting find.

From the pictures in the eBay ad, to me it looks,
that this could be an unfinished fan casing, where the metal sheet stamping was not done yet/correctly.
There is no metal *around* the fan and therefore air would be distributed in the casing, instead
of outside at one side.

I habe just fitted an refurbished original LongFan into a T43p and found out,
that I had to refit some small streches of sticky foam tape around the fan,
so that no hot air would be re-circulated into the casing.

HTH

[Cola]

Guaranteed that fan is for a T60 fan assembly. I've just bought one just like it the other day.

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/NEW-IBM-THI ... 67413/item

[Peptate]

Guess I just got a bit excited.

I ran that FRU and it comes back for a T60/T60p. Seller is giving generic answers and refusing to confirm or deny that image is not a T43 fan. :/