Passive cooling NAS server

Passive cooling

— the presence of a passive cooling system in the design of the NAS server. The most popular option is a heatsink, a metal structure that improves heat dissipation by increasing the contact area with air. Heat pipes can also be used — alone or in combination with a heatsink. All passive systems are simple, inexpensive, do not consume energy and create almost no noise, but their efficiency is much lower than that of active ones. As a result, entry-level servers with low power remain their main area of application, and it makes sense to choose a device from this category mainly if noiselessness and/or low power consumption are decisive factors for you.