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Title: Cheap Fans
Post by: cholin on February 22, 2005, 06:35:44 pm
Ive looked all over the net and they all seem to be the same thing!  Companies trying to sell their $15 USD fans!  I can't find some simple blue LED fans for a decent price in Canada.  If anyone knows of any cheap cheap cheap blue LED fans that are in Canada or available to Canada for low shipping, please tell me.

80mm
4 Blue LED
12v power with crossover

You know, the basic computer case fans.  Try to get a price under $5 - $6 each.  I plan to buy around 5 of them, so the cheaper the better.
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: Ken Layton on February 22, 2005, 06:49:35 pm
Try Jameco (www.jameco.com) number 75361CX fan $5.95 or try All Electronics (www.allelectronics.com) number CF-197 fan $3.75
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: cholin on February 22, 2005, 07:09:00 pm
I just requested a Jameco catalog to check things out.  Im mostly looking for blue LED fans though.
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: pointdablame on February 22, 2005, 09:01:54 pm
http://www.svc.com

Simple 4led blue fans (80mm) start at 3 bux.  I'm not sure if they ship to Canada though...
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: SOAPboy on February 22, 2005, 09:44:19 pm
case-mod.com

nice people. and im sure they will work with you to get shipped to canada.,.

SVC is good too, a bit less personal tho..

Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: cholin on February 22, 2005, 09:46:38 pm
I checked SVC and I got my hopes up for some cheap fans :P  Ill look at case-mods next thanks.
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: pointdablame on February 22, 2005, 10:19:59 pm
I checked SVC and I got my hopes up for some cheap fans :P  Ill look at case-mods next thanks.

Im guessing that means no shipping to Canada, heh. sorry about that.
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: Chris on February 22, 2005, 10:30:10 pm
Ordinarilly I'd say newegg.com, but they don't ship to Canada.  What I can't get from Newegg I get from Directron, and they do ship to Canada.

http://www.directron.com/80mmfans.html

--Chris
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: Paul Olson on February 23, 2005, 04:19:17 am
I like Newegg for a lot of things, but not fans.  The shipping charges really kill the deal.  Usually $4 or $5 per fan.

Paul
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: SOAPboy on February 23, 2005, 04:32:34 am
I like Newegg for a lot of things, but not fans.
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: Chris on February 23, 2005, 08:44:44 am
its not bad on mass hardware purchases, but when its a few fans, or a single mousepad.. it kinda kills the deal..
Mail order is rarely an efficient way to buy any small, inexpensive items. I could buy a single pack of resistors from Mouser for 50 cents, half of what it would be from Radio Shack, but it'll cost $6.00 to ship it.
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: cholin on February 23, 2005, 06:02:11 pm
I think Im gettin case-mod fans.  They look nice and cheap.  Im still looking on eBay though :) ... unless someone finds them cheaper.
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: Paul Olson on February 23, 2005, 06:23:56 pm
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Mail order is rarely an efficient way to buy any small, inexpensive items. I could buy a single pack of resistors from Mouser for 50 cents, half of what it would be from Radio Shack, but it'll cost $6.00 to ship it.

This is true.  My point was Newegg won't combine.  If the shipping price of the fan you are buying is $4, and you buy 5 of them, Newegg will charge you $20 to ship them.

Paul
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: Chris on February 23, 2005, 07:16:31 pm
This is true.
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: cholin on February 23, 2005, 07:41:51 pm
Newegg costs too much anyways, theyre automatically out.  Im looking for a smaller type place that doesnt charge huge overages :P  Newegg: $4.50 (good) shipping $4.99 (bad), whereas I can do this:

5x Blue LED fan @ 3.49 = 17.45
Shipping to Canada = $9.90

Im still looking though, now Im searching Canadian suppliers.
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: whammoed on February 23, 2005, 09:25:58 pm
I use nexfan.
http://www.nexfan.com/80mmfans.html
flat shipping rate, I get a bunch at a time.  They have some other goodies too.
Title: Re: Cheap Fans
Post by: cholin on February 23, 2005, 09:42:13 pm
I emailed them about Canadian Orders, so Ill see how it works out.  Try to find somewhere in Canada though because if an order is like $20 from the states, it tends to be $40 coming out of my account.  Shipping and Borders and conversion rates are crazy!