Canless Air System O2 Hurricane Computer Duster

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Does anyone have any experience with this item? Newegg has it on sale today in one of their quickdraw deals for $54.95 ($70 is the cheapest I have seen it anywhere else) LINK

Is it better/worse then the Metro Vacuum ED500 DataVac?

I like the fact the hurricane is cordless/rechargeable and looks powerful from the videos you can find on youtube.
 
I see you got the email from newegg too today lol. I don't have any experience with it but I do have the datavac one and I love it. It blows alot of air and you can clean out dust way faster then a can of air.

This one being cordless though seems pretty awesome, and my only complaint with the datavac is its pretty loud. Sounds almost like a regular vacuum. If this one was quiter I would give it a try.
 
We bought a DataVac a while ago and loved it. We bought another one a few weeks later. One of the best investments we have made.
 
Read the customer feedback on the Newegg page. They all say the same thing: doesn't produce enough air power to do much other than to blow out the loose "dust bunnies". Most also say to not waste your money.
 
Check out some of the YouTube videos, it is not very powerfull like the Metro Data Vac. I have the Metro and it is great. Now all I need is a dust hood above to keep the dust out of the air and into a collection chamber of some sort. My furnace filters have to be changed to often.
 
I use the metro mdv-1. The thing is awesome. I have an extended hose and a mini accessory kit. It is powerful enough to suck most dust up, for heat sinks I switch it around so that it is blowing through a small hose for a concentrated blast, and I put the large diameter vac on the opposite side. This keeps almost all of the dust out of the air. I can vac a customers PC in place in a heart beat, and the bristle attachment works great for keyboards.

It is a bit larger than the metro, but I have a mini-duffel bag that it fits into nicely with other cleaning supplies. Check it out.
 
I have been using the Metro datavac for a couple years now I use it on just about every system I repair. only negative is its a little on the loud side but works great
 
OK, I'm going to go against the mold and suggest a small air compressor, for like $89 at you local Hardware store for a few gallon capacity. No batteries to run out, is somewhat portable if need be, and comes with a 50ft coiled hose and multiple attachments. I dial my duster in at about 60-65psi, but it goes to 120psi. Can't beat it.
 
My plan is: airbed pump off ebay £10 / $10

1mtr of plastic tubing on the smallest nozzle.



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OK, I'm going to go against the mold and suggest a small air compressor, for like $89 at you local Hardware store for a few gallon capacity. No batteries to run out, is somewhat portable if need be, and comes with a 50ft coiled hose and multiple attachments. I dial my duster in at about 60-65psi, but it goes to 120psi. Can't beat it.

Thats what I did. Harbor freight I got my lil air compressor for $50 flat, w/ the adapter.
 
You guys with the compressors need to make sure they have a moisture trap on them. Otherwise, you'll be blowing a lot of water at your systems.
 
You guys with the compressors need to make sure they have a moisture trap on them. Otherwise, you'll be blowing a lot of water at your systems.

I was worried about this at first, but haven't had one bit of water even get close to the business end of things. It's been six months since I last pulled the drain valve.. and you reminded me to do it again tonight! I tilted the tank a bit and pulled the plug and maybe a half a drop came out. Wasn't enough to even wet the concrete 2" below it. I use my compressor almost daily, so I don't know if that would cause more or less moisture (Compressing more air=moisture vs. evacuating the moisture).

Don't quote me on this, but I'm pretty sure I saw a basic consumer laptop spec sheet recently that had the environmental operating limits for humidity at 90%... maybe not 90%, but it was high enough for me to put my compressor's moisture concerns to rest.
 
For those with concerns about water coming from the air compressor:
You can easily fit a moisture trap before the hose on most air compressors. They are used a lot in spray painting to make sure no moisture gets into the paint.
 
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