Mac mini 2014 fan?

It's not a new fan, same as the 2012 Mini according to the parts list in Apple's system.

I put the 2012 fan in a 2010 mini and it works.

Yes, Neander, that's the part number I see on the "exploded" diagram for both 2012 and 2014 models.

It's definitely a worthy upgrade, I'm planning to pickup a couple myself as spares.

I have the 2012 model currently, I had a 2011 and previous and it's insanely quite, even when under load compared.

neander said:

You mean that the 2012 model in insanely quite compared to the 2011 model..?
Sorry it wasnt quite clear to me.
Thanks.

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Sorry about that....

Yeah, the newer fans are very quite compared to the previous models, even when underload of multiple tasks, so if it's confirmed you can use the 2012 fan in previous models of the Mac Mini, it's totally worth the upgrade.

Guy in the UK has new ones for $20 shipped, so I guess that's a figure you can work with on costing.

These are the ones I'm watching myself, I guess you've got to make sure its the newer version though, you don't want to replace with the same noisy one.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-Mac-Mini-Fan-A1347-2012-610-0158-Cooling-For-CPU-/151392974966

Part Number is: 610-0158

https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/LOmxUuXmloxj3dG5

Hmm. Interesting. What exactly is Advanced Hydraulic Bearing? Let's find out. According to Asia Vital Components:

AHB "consists of a polished steel shaft, a sintered bearing and fluid lubricant." In this system there "is no contact between shaft and bearing" and thus "the bearing load is carried solely by a film of fluid lubricant."

AHB is best for fans that operate at a lower speed. It's better at absorbing shock and dampening vibration than traditional ball bearings, making for a quieter fan.