The fans turn on for a reason... to get the heat out and avoid damaging the components. I promise they don't just run to make noise
If that is your primary concern I would encourage you to get one of the new Macbooks or MBP as they are extremely quiet.
Otherwise you will just have to learn to live with fan noise and keep it as cool as possible.
If I had the money for a macbook or mbp I wouldn't buy a powerbook
lol
Just for comparison,in the other day in the library I sit in front of a white macbook and the thing made " a lot of noise" compared to my ibook :S
I am somehow confused about if I should sell my ibook and get a powerbook or just stay with the ibook...
Pros of the ibook:
*I know what I have...
*battery is somehow good,it lasts from 2 to 4hours,although it turns off @30%
*pure silence
Cons:
*Somehow limited..I think tiger is a little slow (although tweaked),and the "solution" I see for that was putting panther+ debian (because from times to times I need some java programs that don't run in panther) wich cause me wasting time,and dual booting..bla bla bla like in a "normal pc"
Pros of the Powerbook:
Aluminium made
Extra power more than good for what I want (normal use...but for example the ibook in streaming videos is sloooooowwwwwwwww)
the last of the greatest powerbooks
Cons:
*I heard that powerbooks batteries are a shame :S and anything less than 2hours would be pretty bad,because I am used to the ibook...
*The heat/noise that I talked...(maybe it won't be alarming)
*The 100/150eur I have to give more...(I already thought that if I do not buy a powerbook I'd buy a new battery for the ibook..)
Opinions needed :=)
