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Am I being paranoid, or should I make an appointment with the Genius bar???

fel10

fel10

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So the left fan of my MBP is making a buzzing sound, that I don't think it is supposed to be there. It's very hard to hear. Unless u are in a dead silent room, u will be able to hear, kind of. I told my friend about it, and he says that he can barely hear, but for some reason, it annoys the crap out of be. Here's a video I made of the noise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDgUPPU-iSM
 
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Have you cleaned it?
 
fel10 said:
So the left fan of my MBP is making a buzzing sound, that I don't think it is supposed to be there. It's very hard to hear. Unless u are in a dead silent room, u will be able to hear, kind of. I told my friend about it, and he says that he can barely hear, but for some reason, it annoys the crap out of be. Here's a video I made of the noise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDgUPPU-iSM
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First, download iStat Pro and see what the fan speeds are. http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatpro/

Post them here for us to see... Also, check the core temperatures while doing something energy intense, like gaming or a stress test.
 
sdneidich said:
First, download iStat Pro and see what the fan speeds are. http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatpro/

Post them here for us to see... Also, check the core temperatures while doing something energy intense, like gaming or a stress test.
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Stats are fine. The computer isn't completely silent. You should be able to hear something in a silent room.
 
After looking at your other video for the SuperDrive … I'd say take it back.

Have Apple exchange it. Even ejecting sounds horrible. And you used a System Disk so it should never be "too thick" as somebody posted on your tube video.
 
Prom1 said:
After looking at your other video for the SuperDrive … I'd say take it back.

Have Apple exchange it. Even ejecting sounds horrible. And you used a System Disk so it should never be "too thick" as somebody posted on your tube video.
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I already exchanged, twice actually. This is my third MBP. The first two had the superdrive issue.
 
fel10 said:
LOL, I wish I could, but the 14 days return policy was up a week ago. I guess I can ask them to repair it.
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Doesn't matter. They will REPLACE it no questions asked 30 days from purchase date. Repairing a brand new laptop makes no sense. My video card failed 26 days after I bought my 2010 MBP and I just sent it back and they sent me a new one.
 
kappaknight said:
Video card failing is a valid reason to return/exchange/repair. Fan noise cause you don't like the speed is not exactly a valid reason.
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Re-read the posts and reply's. It's the FAN noise that is the problem - irregardless of the speed - though it does get louder. The noise is indicative of an issue with assembly ~or~ user preferrence.

Since Apple already returned 2/3 units then they must agree & have tested the units before replacing with BNIB product.

Fans noise could be: chosen motor; but this would affect just about all users.
Most likely the angle in assembly or during shipment has caused the blades to rub against something. Over time the blades will endure more damage, possibly fracture. Either way the end result is a hotter machine with parts failing quicker than warranty would suggest.

I'm with the op & other suggestions to swap unit. at some point if the swapping gets extensive then Apple will question end user practices.
 
So, just came back from the Apple store. The guy pretty much told me that the noise is normal, and there's nothing to worry about.
 
I would make another appointment and get someone else to look or listen to it. Because it should not be making that noise, it should be a low hmmm.

As others have said it could be the fan blades rubbing against something.
 
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