Crappy sound from Fujitsu HDD in MB Alu

[hal1984]

Hello,

I have got a replacement from my first MacBook Alu, which have got a broken Superdrive. That MB has the 9c8c display. The new MB I got do a very crappy sound, like a tic tac clock, from the HDD, a Fujitsu one. Also, the screen is the worse, from LG. Now I have a Macbook with a inferior screen than the first and a noisy hard drive. Should I ask for a second replacement, insisting in the 9c8c display and a non-Fujitsu HDD, or should I ask for a refound??

This is the first time I buy an Apple computer and I haven't got good impressions.

PD: Sorry for my english, i'm a product of the spanish education system.

 

[VSMacOne]

Hello,

I have got a replacement from my first MacBook Alu, which have got a broken Superdrive. That MB has the 9c8c display. The new MB I got do a very crappy sound, like a tic tac clock, from the HDD, a Fujitsu one. Also, the screen is the worse, from LG. Now I have a Macbook with a inferior screen than the first and a noisy hard drive. Should I ask for a second replacement, insisting in the 9c8c display and a non-Fujitsu HDD, or should I ask for a refound??

This is the first time I buy an Apple computer and I haven't got good impressions.

PD: Sorry for my english, i'm a product of the spanish education system.

Definitely ask for a replacement or go to the store and show them your issues. If the HDD is as bad as your describe it, it will probably get worse over time... I would take care of it right away. Mine makes a humming noise constantly, and running clicks but not VERY BAD...

 

[hal1984]

Definitely ask for a replacement or go to the store and show them your issues. If the HDD is as bad as your describe it, it will probably get worse over time... I would take care of it right away. Mine makes a humming noise constantly, and running clicks but not VERY BAD...

Also I have to note that with Xbench the drive constantly obtains some poor MB/s writes/read than other MB with the same configuration (including the exactly HDD model).

 

[chapel321]

My ALU MacBook made a metallic "clink" sound every few seconds that drove me insane. I was planning on upgrading to a 250g HD and went ahead and replaced the fujitsu with a Samsung 250 7200rpm. The clink went away.

 

[VSMacOne]

Also I have to note that with Xbench the drive constantly obtains some poor MB/s writes/read than other MB with the same configuration (including the exactly HDD model).[/QUOT
What exactly were your xbench results?

 

[hal1984]

Also I have to note that with Xbench the drive constantly obtains some poor MB/s writes/read than other MB with the same configuration (including the exactly HDD model).[/QUOT
What exactly were your xbench results?

10% below in the random read/write tests, whose requires more move of the HDD header. (the source of the click,click sound I think)

 

[VSMacOne]

10% below in the random read/write tests, whose requires more move of the HDD header. (the source of the click,click sound I think)

How about an actual score?

 

[hal1984]

How about an actual score?

 

[VSMacOne]

I have a Toshiba HDD and 2GB of RAM and showing 44.71 score... I know that's about normal for my setup (from what i've seen from others) but i dont know about yours... But if DOUBLE the RAM would make the score equally better, then I would dare to say your score is pretty good.

 

[hal1984]

I have a Toshiba HDD and 2GB of RAM and showing 44.71 score... I know that's about normal for my setup (from what i've seen from others) but i dont know about yours... But if DOUBLE the RAM would make the score equally better, then I would dare to say your score is pretty good.

The problem is if you compare my results to others results of the same fujitsu HDD, the performance is clearly down.

 

[LED]

The problem is if you compare my results to others results of the same fujitsu HDD, the performance is clearly down.

It looks like your XBench is an old version. The current version (1.3) typically posts disk scores in the 40's or 50's.

Here's mine for a WD Scorpio Blue.

 

[VSMacOne]

It looks like your XBench is an old version. The current version (1.3) typically posts disk scores in the 40's or 50's.

Here's mine for a WD Scorpio Blue.

Thank you. I was wondering why in the world there was such a difference.
How do you test yours? Do you turn off all applications and wireless, etc., and then run it?
The stock Toshiba HDD that came in my 2.4Ghz had a score of 44 (best one). Why the difference of 11 points?!
It's probably because your HDD is a much nicer one

 

[LED]

Thank you. I was wondering why in the world there was such a difference.
How do you test yours? Do you turn off all applications and wireless, etc., and then run it?
The stock Toshiba HDD that came in my 2.4Ghz had a score of 44 (best one). Why the difference of 11 points?!
It's probably because your HDD is a much nicer one

I had Safari and Mail open, and wireless was on. I usually run XBench with no apps open, but airport still on. I don't think it would make much difference though.

The difference between my drive and yours is probably the random read/write scores. The WD scorpio blue has very good random read/write performance and it seems XBench weighs random scores heavier than sequential.

I used a Hitachi 7k320 (7200 rpm) for a little while and it had an overall score of about 45. It posted a very nice sequential score, but the random score was quite a bit lower than my scorpio blue. I've seen a few XBench results for different Hitachi drives, and I've concluded that Hitachi's strength is in sequential disk performance and not random. Western Digital is the opposite.

 

[VSMacOne]

I had Safari and Mail open, and wireless was on. I usually run XBench with no apps open, but airport still on. I don't think it would make much difference though.

The difference between my drive and yours is probably the random read/write scores. The WD scorpio blue has very good random read/write performance and it seems XBench weighs random scores heavier than sequential.

I used a Hitachi 7k320 (7200 rpm) for a little while and it had an overall score of about 45. It posted a very nice sequential score, but the random score was quite a bit lower than my scorpio blue. I've seen a few XBench results for different Hitachi drives, and I've concluded that Hitachi's strength is in sequential disk performance and not random. Western Digital is the opposite.

Did your factory Hitachi HDD make any noise? My Toshiba is making a constant humming noise and the occasional chirping... It's not really bothering me and DEFINITELY not worth getting a replacement. I figure i'm gonna try to quiet it down with some rubber or paper..

 

[daneoni]

Weird i have a Fujitsu drive and its absolutely quiet...even more so than the Hitachi on my MBP

 

[LED]

Did your factory Hitachi HDD make any noise? My Toshiba is making a constant humming noise and the occasional chirping... It's not really bothering me and DEFINITELY not worth getting a replacement. I figure i'm gonna try to quiet it down with some rubber or paper..

My factory drive was a Fujitsu and it was silent. My Hitachi was a 7200 rpm, and it was pretty quiet but not silent. It did vibrate slightly, so now I've gone back to a 5400 (the scorpio blue). It is also silent just like the Fujitsu was.