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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!

Yo,

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



Orion

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.

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.

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