Fanless point of sale terminals are making a dent in the traditional
terminal marketplace. The idea of not having a fan inside the
terminal sucking in greasy, dirty air has a lot of restaurant owners
realizing a longer lifespan for their terminals.
The idea is a good one. Since restaurants are notorious for having
grease floating in the air it only stands to reason that a computer
with a fan bringing in cooler air to cool down the computer would also
bring in this dirty air. The grease settles onto the computer boards,
coating them with grease. Dust and dirt are also brought into the
computer and also settle onto the boards. It doesn=92t take long before
this cycle of grease and dirt creates a coating across the entire
insides of the computer. This blanket of grease and dirt raises the
temperature of the computer chips and either burns them out or
shortens their lifespan.
Fanless terminals eliminate the circulating of dirty air and should
lengthen the life of the computer or at least reduce the problems with
the unit. It is a little early to see if the results are what is
expected.
What we do know for now is that there is less buildup inside the
units. The real test will come in the 2nd and 3rd year after
installation.
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