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AOpen Inc.: Small Form Factor - http://usa.aopen.com/product_sff.aspx
Links to quiet PCs, sold worldwide: bare system, MiniPC, XC cube, ePC. Milpitas, California, USA. Home: Taipei, Taiwan.

Build a Silent PC - http://www.buildsilentpc.com/
Instructions on how to build quiet computers that still perform well, with all steps needed.

Building a Dead Silent PC - http://slashdot.org/hardware/02/10/20/2322226.shtml
Short article, with links and many reader comments. Slashdot.

Cool and Quiet or Anti-Extreme Overclocking Experience - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/volt-red.html
How to quiet graphics card, lower heat output, and keep performance up. X-bit Labs.

EndPCNoise.com - http://www.endpcnoise.com/
Sells quiet and silent systems and parts: hard drives, power supplies, fans (CPU, motherboard, case, video card); since 1999. Vancouver, Washington, USA.

How to Build a Dead Silent PC - http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-118-1.htm
Article of instructions. Predecessor to website: Build a Silent PC. hardCOREware.net.

http://www.solarpc.com/ - http://www.solarpc.com/
Makes and sells line of small, quiet, aluminum cased notebook sized computers and conventional Common Building Block (CBB) laptops; many standard and custom configurations. Thousand Oaks, California, USA.

http://www.zonbu.com/home/ - http://www.zonbu.com/home/
Makes low power, fanless, diskless, silent, open source, subscription-based desktop PC. subsidiary of PConRails LLC. Menlo Park, California, USA.

Hush Technologies, Inc. - http://www.hushtechnologies.com/
Makes and sells line of ergonomic and aesthetically designed silent computer systems to end users, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), resellers. English, Deutsch. Stuttgart, Germany.

King Young Technology Co., Ltd. - http://www.kingyoung.com.tw/
Makes SUMICOM: SUper MIni COMputer; very small, low power, silent. Taipei City, Taiwan.

LinSentio - http://www.linsentio.com/
Makes, configures, sells silent PCs, with Linux and other open source software. Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Logic Supply, Inc. - http://www.logicsupply.com/
Makes and sells custom Mini/Nano/Pico-ITX, and other small systems and parts, mainly for industry-specific embedded and applied system markets. South Burlington, Vermont, USA.

Mappit A4F Fanless Computer - http://www.mappit.de/a4fsite_englisch/
Makes, sells fanless PC system based on VIA Mini-ITX motherboards, special design interior and aluminum case. Schneider Elektronik GmbH and Co. KG. [English and German]

Noise Insulation Case - http://personal.inet.fi/koti/juhladude/
Detailed study of project to build a highly sound insulating wooden case for a tower PC, about 150 photos. English, Finnish.

Pogo Linux, Inc.: Quiet PC Guarantee - http://www.pogolinux.com/news/quiet_pc_guarantee.php
Makes and sells Linux workstations that run below 32 dB, smoothly with no vibration, are stable and handle high loads with no overheats. Tukwila, Washington, USA.

Puget Silent Professional Workstation - http://www.pugetsystems.com/certified_sys.php?sys_id=51
High performance, reliable, full size desktop computer, ships in 3-5 business days. Puget Custom Computers. Seattle, Washington, USA.

Quiet PC - http://www.quietpc.com/
Sells worldwide, systems and parts: power supplies, cases, case fans, CPU coolers, video card coolers, sound proofing, hard drive enclosures, motherboard heatsinks, case feet, cables, adapters. Malton, UK.

Review: Linspire Mini Koobox - http://www.linux.com/articles/56725/
By Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier. Linux-based Koobox mini is a full PC in a very small, quiet package, and worth a look. Linux.com.

Searching for the Very Silent PC - http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/11/10/silent.pc.reut/
Small article explains market, and why it exists. CNN.com.

Shhh! Constructing a Truly Quiet Gaming PC - http://slashdot.org/features/01/10/29/1723228.shtml
Short article, with links and many reader comments. Slashdot.

Silence is Golden - http://www.flaredev.com/projects/silence/
Project to quiet a server cabinet (with 100baseTX hub) and desktop PC; medium long text, photos. Flare Development Group.

Silencing Your PC - http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,506,00.asp
The cooling needs of current PCs often make them sound like air conditioners. Learn how to quiet them. ExtremeTech.

Silent Computing - http://www.lowendmac.com/backnforth/01/0710.html
Short article on desire and means for silent computing. Low End Mac.

Silent PC Review: SPCR - http://www.silentpcreview.com/
Reviews, news, information on quiet, low noise, and/or silent computers and components, silencing methods, DIY modifications, full systems, and their energy efficiency and thermal performance.

The Silent PC - http://www.silent.se
Investigates and documents acoustic aspect of information technology, ergonomics, growing interest in and market for acoustic comfort, how ISO 9296 standard helps to identify quiet devices.

The Sound of Silence - http://emusician.com/ar/emusic_sound_silence/
Treats quieting computers for music recording studio; product names and links. Electronic Musician.

Thinkmate Virtually-Silent Workstations: VSX - http://www.thinkmate.com/article.php?art_id=147
Makes, sells higher performance systems; meets ISO 9001:2000, has sub-25dB heatsinks, aluminum chassis. Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.

Tranquil PC Ltd. - http://www.tranquilpc.co.uk/
Makes and sells quiet and small silent PCs. Manchester, UK.

VeryPC Ltd. - http://www.very-pc.co.uk/
Provides green computer systems, other support and services: Apple and PC networking, network, bespoke equipment, contracting. Sheffield, United Kingdom.

What is an Acoustical Noise Declaration? - http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/acoustical/whatis.html
Explanation with links, references. IBM.

Wikipedia: Quiet PC - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_PC
Encyclopedia article, with links to many topics.

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