I recently bought one of these slim fans as someone had a brand new one and found out he bought the wrong stuff so sold it to me for half the price of a new one.
Here are my subjective impressions
I just chucked it into my Antec Solo and the level of noise is about half way between low and medium of the tri cool. noise characteristic is similar, maybe a little lower pitched.
Although most other people who have this fan have complained about the airflow, from putting my hand outside the exhaust, the wind feels at least as strong as the tricool at low speed
as to, whether I liked it. well, seeing that it is louder than the tricool at low, it could definitely be quieter.
The slimness is definitely a plus, since the space between a tower heatsink and the back of the case is normally very cramped, especially in cases like the Solo. plugging or unplugging things in this area have definitely been made easier.
I wish I could give some solid figures but I can't afford any decent equipment at the moment
But I hope these impressions can help people considering buying this fan
