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does anyone have the 13" i5 or the 15" baseline?
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2011 15" fan noise assessments ?
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Still waiting to hear more about the fan...
does anyone have the 13" i5 or the 15" baseline?
I would be probably most helpful if the people with 2011MBP could simply post fan speed and CPU temps (in C) for different load levels.
Stuff like any of these:
Idle
a little moultitasking.
watching a youtube video
watching a avi standard video
watching some HD content
and heavy stuff.
Like a itunes import or imovie import.
encode of some video file.
gaming in bootcamp and or OSX
Stuff like any of these:
Idle
a little moultitasking.
watching a youtube video
watching a avi standard video
watching some HD content
and heavy stuff.
Like a itunes import or imovie import.
encode of some video file.
gaming in bootcamp and or OSX
I have a friend with the 15" baseline and I just used the computer for about 2 hours.
The fan did not come on at all under web browsing and light hulu watching, and when I tested Bioshock, and it was just a tad louder than my 15" with the 2.5 i5 and the 330m.
I have the new 17" Thunderbolt Macbook Pro
The fans fire quite a bit and seem more noticeable by far than my Dual Core 15" MBP I got 2 years back. However, it must be stated that I use it in clam shell mode most of the time connected to a 30" monitor.
Hope that helps.
The fans fire quite a bit and seem more noticeable by far than my Dual Core 15" MBP I got 2 years back. However, it must be stated that I use it in clam shell mode most of the time connected to a 30" monitor.
Hope that helps.
don't like the fan noise
greetings to the group - I joined the group to post this for you.
I have 2010 17" 2.66 GHz i7 and just bought a 2011 2.2 GHz Quad, and I can tell you, the fan noise is noticeably loud when I use Logic (my main application unfortunately).
Using Firefox, iCal, Address Book, iTunes, iPhoto, etc. run quietly. And overall, the applications, including Logic, run much faster. And boot-up and application start-up times are amazingly fast.
But the fan noise when I'm using Logic is almost a deal killer at this point. I'm considering returning it, it's that bad.
I haven't tried turning off one of the graphics cards, as someone suggested. That's a possibility, but really? Apple, can you figure this out? Do you realize that the CPU-heavy apps are why we bought your new machines, and two main ones are Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro - both applications where quiet operation is critical.
Would welcome any instructions for turning off the graphics card and/or any other suggestions and experiences from other users.
greetings to the group - I joined the group to post this for you.
I have 2010 17" 2.66 GHz i7 and just bought a 2011 2.2 GHz Quad, and I can tell you, the fan noise is noticeably loud when I use Logic (my main application unfortunately).
Using Firefox, iCal, Address Book, iTunes, iPhoto, etc. run quietly. And overall, the applications, including Logic, run much faster. And boot-up and application start-up times are amazingly fast.
But the fan noise when I'm using Logic is almost a deal killer at this point. I'm considering returning it, it's that bad.
I haven't tried turning off one of the graphics cards, as someone suggested. That's a possibility, but really? Apple, can you figure this out? Do you realize that the CPU-heavy apps are why we bought your new machines, and two main ones are Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro - both applications where quiet operation is critical.
Would welcome any instructions for turning off the graphics card and/or any other suggestions and experiences from other users.
forgot to add...
I have a 480GB SSD which is also helping with speed, and I love it. It has no fan noise.
But again, the CPU fan noise with Logic almost negates those gains as well.
I have a 480GB SSD which is also helping with speed, and I love it. It has no fan noise.
But again, the CPU fan noise with Logic almost negates those gains as well.
On my 13", I don't hear the fan until it gets over 3K RPM. I manage it constantly as needed with SMC Fan Control.