Any users with silent Ibooks?

Henrik · Post by **Henrik** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:10 pm

I want to know if there are users out there with silent Ibooks?

When i ran the hardware-tests the fans kicked in fully, so I know the difference between full fanning and standard operation level.

If I'm in a silent room (like my living room) I can hear the HD gnurring and a typical high-frequency sound (not very loud though). But apart from that the computer makes a constant wind-kind of noice, like from a fan working at low level.

I've heard people claim that their Ibooks are absolutely quiet. Is that only a relative statement or should I expect it to be really quiet?

Really nice computer though! Thanks for response!

Hardtoe · Post by **Hardtoe** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:55 pm

Yo,

My ibook is so quiet I have to put my ear on it to hear it....

Orion

sqook · Post by **sqook** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:09 am

Mine's silent as a dead mouse.

If yours is making noise, your hard drive is about to go out. If I were you (and I guess I kind of was, because I've lost 3 laptop hard drives in my day and I can see this type of thing coming), I'd back up all your data -right away- and get that thing a new hard drive. It's days are numbered. Seriously.

php · Post by **php** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:14 am

Henrik wrote:I want to know if there are users out there with silent Ibooks?

When i ran the hardware-tests the fans kicked in fully, so I know the difference between full fanning and standard operation level.

If I'm in a silent room (like my living room) I can hear the HD gnurring and a typical high-frequency sound (not very loud though). But apart from that the computer makes a constant wind-kind of noice, like from a fan working at low level.

I've heard people claim that their Ibooks are absolutely quiet. Is that only a relative statement or should I expect it to be really quiet?

Really nice computer though! Thanks for response!

I'd say it's a relative statement. I have a new iBook 1.2 Ghz 12" and most of the time it is extremely quiet. In a small, totally quiet room, I can barely hear what you describe as a "wind" kind of noise. Very, very faint, maybe from the fan running at a low RPM or maybe the noise of the HD spinning. The fan kicks on higher with more processor intensive programs, but even then it is much quieter than a Toshiba notebook that I was using when its fan starts running. Definitely more quiet in all cases than the dual 500 G4 tower I had a while ago, and it is about as quiet as the newer PowerBooks. I would be able to use the iBook to record with a mic in the same room without picking up any computer noise, as long as the faster fan speed doesn't kick in.
I also think that the iBook is a very nice computer.

BTW, the hardware test will make the fan run at maximum RPM. something that doesn't happen in real life situations.

Henrik · Post by **Henrik** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:12 pm

Thanks for response!

Since my Ibook is brand new, I don't think the hd is on it's way to crash, so should I expect it to be quiet as well?

I have a 1,2 ghz with 768 ram and the 60 gig hd. I will take the computer to the dealer today to hear their opinion.

I had hoped to be able to record in the same room so I need it to be as quiet as possible. And the sound is annoying even for serious monitoring.

Henrik

Any users with silent Ibooks?

Any users with silent Ibooks?

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