I am wondering if the 17" intel imac really is silent. Currently my 20" isight buzzes so much that it interferes with my recordings.
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17" intel imac noisy or silent?
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check this
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/175145/
Maybe you have the same problem as a lot of other people with 20" iMac G5's...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/175145/
Maybe you have the same problem as a lot of other people with 20" iMac G5's...
Agreed. My 20" Duo is quieter then the Rev. B 2.0 Ghz iMac I had. It doesn't matter what I'm doing or how many applications I have on, I have yet to hear it make a sound.MacRumorUser said:
My iMac 17" does not make any noise. You have to really concentrate on listening to just hear the fans. I absolutely love this iMac. The best computer I have ever owned.
My 17-inch is quiet as well. I did do the Apple hardware test though, and the fans (I THINK it was the fans) picked up twice and I swear it sounded like someone turned on a vacuum cleaner. I'm not sure if that's normal or not... it only did it while that was in though, so whatever.
Yeah, I got the same sound when I did the hardware test, but I've never heard those fans during normal use. This thing is completely silent. It gets warm, too, but not excessively hot. I'm very happy with the noise level.
Oh, it's a 20" Intel iMac, btw.
Oh, it's a 20" Intel iMac, btw.
my iMac 17" is very silent. I can't tell it's on ... of course I used to have a MDD Dual G4 ... THAT was loud.
I'll have to agree.. my 17" is whisper quiet. My PS2 makes more *#(^&(@* noise just trying to play a dvd! 
you guys are lucky
i have the iMac G5 17" Rev A and its so LOUD and ANNOYING
it gets loud after using it for more than one hour and when i turn it off its so peaceful
other than the fan noise i like my imac
i have the iMac G5 17" Rev A and its so LOUD and ANNOYING
it gets loud after using it for more than one hour and when i turn it off its so peaceful
other than the fan noise i like my imac
MacRumoron said:you guys are lucky
i have the iMac G5 17" Rev A and its so LOUD and ANNOYING
it gets loud after using it for more than one hour and when i turn it off its so peaceful
other than the fan noise i like my imac
Agreed. I really wish that my first mac wasn't so damn loud. I too have a Rev A iMac G5 17" and i love it to death....except for when it comes to the fan noise. I usually don't let it get to me, but when I do it just downright depresses me, because there is no fix for it. I wish there was a way to destroy the internals of my computer without apple knowing it was me, so that my applecare would cover me for a new intel iMac.
