This Solid State Fan is backed by Dell - Ventiva at CES 2025
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Go to dbrand.com to get your Ghost Case 2.0! For a limited time, get $10 off, no coupon required Fans are great! They keep your computer cool, they spin real fast, and they're also LOUD. Luckily, Ventiva has created a new cooling solution that promises to keep your PC running fast without the loud noise of a piece of plastic spinning thousands of times a minute using 5000 volts and a teeny tiny wire. Want us to unbox something? Make a suggestion at lmg.gg ► GET MERCH: lttstore.com ► GET A VPN: piavpn.com ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: lmg.gg ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: lmg.gg CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 This isn't your mama's Dell 0:30 How 5000v cools your laptop 3:07 But why do you want this? 3:56 How do you power it? 5:02 Sponsor - dbrand 5:50 Wait, it's toxic? 6:57 What about dust? 7:51 Upgradability/price estimates 8:49 Overall thoughts 9:58 Outro
This CES 2025 showcase centers on Ventiva’s solid state cooling concept for laptops, demonstrated in collaboration with Dell. The presenter highlights the Ice 9 ion cooling engine as a radical alternative to traditional laptop fans, using a tiny high voltage wire to ionize the air and drive heat away through a grounded back surface. The design aims to preserve form factor by eliminating bulky fans while maintaining competitive airflow, roughly comparable to typical thin and light laptop fans, but with significantly reduced acoustics. The discussion covers practical considerations such as powering the system with a 5,000 volt supply, efficiency of the step-up converter, and how this approach could evolve toward higher efficiency without creating unsafe or undesirable ozone or dust issues. The segment also touches on integration with existing Dell and Intel engineering efforts, the potential for upgradability, and price considerations as this concept moves toward real-world products, including a tease of future Dell laptops possibly using this cooling approach. Audience takeaways include questions about naming the phenomenon and reflections on the broader impact of such technology on laptop design, noise, and cooling performance.
Topics · science and technology · hardware · innovation
Questions answered
- What is the Ventiva Ice 9 cooling engine and how does it differ from conventional laptop fans?
- The Ventiva Ice 9 is an ion-based cooling engine that uses a tiny wire carrying 5,000 volts to ionize the air, creating a charged region that drives heat out through a grounded back area, potentially reducing the need for traditional fan blades while maintaining airflow similar to thin and light laptops.
- What are the main safety and environmental concerns discussed for this technology?
- Key concerns include the generation of ozone from ionized air and the potential for toxic byproducts, which are addressed by coating heat sink fins with manganese dioxide to catalytically reduce ozone, as well as considerations about dust and reliability in real-world use.