Case Fan Buyer's Guide?

Jc0

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Any advice on buying case fans? I can't find any readily available guides regarding this.

Can manufacture specs be trusted in these cases or are these the type of specs that get skewered cause of non-universal testing methods or the like?

Are there some brands that are considered better than others, or are all fans just rebranded versions of the same thing?

Is there any real difference in the bearings? I'll take a guess in assuming Fluid Bearing is usually the quietest? How do they all compare between ball, rifle, sleeve and all the other bearings?