NOTE: I bought this from Newegg Open box, so the price I paid is much less than fair market value. I rated this item based on its street price of 10-16 dollars.

I purchased this fan from newegg for the novelty of it. I wanted to check out these 12mm fans myself. Upon receiving the package, it was thinner than I had imagined. These would be great for mini cases or HTPCs where space is at a premium.

I hooked it up to my fan controller for some testing. For comparison, I also connected a Yate Loon 120mm medium speed fan. Qualitatively, the Scythe barely pushes any air. At 1000rpm, I could hardly feel the air moving past my hand, especially compared to the Yate Loon.

Cranking the Scythe up to its maximum 2000rpm increases the movement a little bit, but the noise is far too loud for the amount of air being pushed. With just a simple "feel" test, the Scythe at 2000rpm pushes far less air than the Yate Loon at 800-1000rpm. The Yate Loon is much quieter while pushing more air as well.

When looking at price, the Scythe commands between 10-16 dollars while the Yate Loon is 4-5. I can not recommend this fan unless a very particular project calls for a very thin fan.

Overall, I was not impressed.