Ps2 Fan Question

[Ultimeas]

My fan has just died, so i was looking into a replacement.

I've heard some good things about this USB fan system:
http://www.richspsxparts.com/usbfan.html

What I want to know is, if this could take the place of the original fan (removing the old fan makes me take out the drive, after I finally got the ribbon cable attached to it ). Is it better/worse? Any help would greatly appreicated.

Thx in advance.