Rosewill RDRD-11003 2.5" SSD / HDD Mounting Kit $5 at Newegg

Do SSD's need a fan, I thought they run with less heat compared to a platter drive.

technically they dont need a fan, but as they get larger in GB and faster in speed there will be heat, just like computer memory with heat sink dissipaters.

Just bought one...seems like a fair deal for only $5....will eventually go SDD, or possibly the Seagate Hybrid if it ever get cheap enough.

regular price is $10.

the 60mm fan or the adapter alone is worth $5

btw, this just went FP on SD so if you are thinking about getting one, do it now.

SSD do not need a fan, could run in a completely sealed computer case let alone one with a front bezel air intake. The benefit to this is that desktop cases usually don't have 2.5" racks so you're left needing an adapter, or going ghetto with some duct tape or velcro, etc.

The fan in this is low quality, maybe worth $1 not 5. Even so if you relube it every now and then it should suffice, 2.5" HDD don't produce much heat and as mentioned above for SSDs, merely having it in a rack with a front bezel air intake would be enough without the fan, so you might not want to plug in the fan at all.

Most computer memory with heat spreaders have it only for decoration, only the stuff significantly overvolted from JEDEC specs needs heatsinking. Certainly not flash chips, though the processor/controller may need it in some cases and yet, the equivalent chip on a HDD isn't heatsunk.

Heat is generated by moving parts in mechanical hard drives - not capacity. SSD's have no moving parts, so increasing SSD capacity will not increase heat.

^ electronics do give off heat. for example CPU chip.

Personally I do not suggest the kind of fan. SSD definitely don't need fan since it does not generate heat like tradition HDD.
However use this fan can cause dust collection on your HDD circuit board. And also the vibration later on might cause problem on your HDD. So you have more thing to clean and watch. Why not got upgrade your front intake fan instead ? Most system case design the front intake fan right before the HDD. tray. Get a a good fan with better airflow than can take care of all your HDDs. Even your fan fails/vibrate too much - it won't hurt your HDD and you can just replace one and fix it all.
Just my personal thought.....

bottom line is the adapter, fan or no fan, is worth $5 w/FS

If you don't need fan you can get something even cheaper
3.5" TO 5.25" BAY HARD DRIVE HDD MOUNTING BRACKET ADAPTER KIT for $3.75 shipped (450+ unit sold user feedback > 99% )
www.ebay.com/itm/150749189767

or you want to try this $3.70 shipped

www.ebay.com/itm/130705807713
Both US seller.

***Revised****
#13 U r right - thank you for pointing it out. I don't know why I post the wrong one either. Repped.
The correct:
2.5" TO 3.5" BAY SSD HDD NOTEBOOK HARD DISK DRIVE MOUNTING BRACKET ADAPTER KIT ($3.95 shipped from US- top rated seller)
www.ebay.com/itm/160789413028
If you use SSD ( or even 2.5" HDD) don't need fan- you can save $1 here.

got one.

^ a *LOT* of people "got one"

Ghost Rider,

Go read the description of the listed item 1st. It's an adapter for 2.5" HDD/SSD to fit a 3.5" drive bay. Not 3.5" HDD to fit 5.25" optical drive bay.

I have an SSD in my work laptop, and it does put out heat.

I didn't say SSD's produce no heat. I said increasing a SSD's capacity will not increase heat.

To fan or not to fan, that is the question. Would there be any advantage, performance or reliability, to lowering the temperature of a SSD a few degrees. Until I read proven facts on the matter I'll do without the fan to save electricity and avoid dirt build up.

Just what I need ... a cheap fan to make my HTmac howl.

Sold out!

I got my two... I plan on living dangerously and running the fans...