I attached a thermal probe to the bottom side of the hard drive, onto the PCB because I have noticed that this is the hottest surface on the drive usually.
In both tests I let the drive idle for about 30 minutes and then took the readings from the Compunurse. Here are the results without the Cool Drive 4002 and with it. The ambient temperature for both tests was 22.4 degrees Celsius.
As you can see from the above graph there was a 6.3 degree drop in temperature while using the Cool Drive 4002 this is a big difference when you consider all the valuable information you have on your hard drive.
Conclusion
Temperature is always a factor you need to consider with any computer component. The Cool Drive 4002 will bring the temperature of your hard drive down to a level, which is much safer. If you have important things on your hard drive and want decrease the chances of your hard drive failing and possibly loosing all the information on it I would highly suggest this hard drive cooler to you. Not only does it look cool and perform well, but it will also dampen the sound of your hard drive accessing. I would like to thank Tony from Pham Computer for giving me this product to review, head on over and pick one up.
