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hatthewtoday at 8:10 PM2 repliesview on HN

Some guesses:

- A lot more direction-dependent.

- More maintenance related to keeping the right direction, maintaining more moving parts, etc.

- Less convenient form factor, more susceptible to wind, more unsightly.

- Less space-efficient, which matters for some applications like house rooftop installations.


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meatmanektoday at 9:23 PM

Direction dependence also means your output drops even more on cloudy/overcast days.

kragentoday at 8:15 PM

I'm not sure, but I suspect cooling requirements also enter into consideration.