Fan noise of Thunderbolt display, not MacBook Air

[Henk van Ess]

Got the new Thunderbolt display.

FIRST HOUR
Was bragging online about all the advantages but while writing I noticed / heard the display has a fan and it was loud!

Didn't expect this. I thought the MBA fan would do all the hard work. But it is still silent.

Right now I am running Spotify, Photoshop, Safari, Screenflow and iMovie. The MBA (2011) doesn't care, the temp is fine:

SECOND HOUR
Two hours after I unpacked the screen, the fan relaxed a little and the noise became less annoying.

THIRD HOUR
UPDATE: the fan of the display went silent after three hours. Anyone has the same experience? Yes, I removed all the plastic

Btw, the sound of the screen is quite good... and I love that I can charge my notebook while I work with one cable.

 

[joelfreeborn]

Thunderbolt Firmware update

Have you done a software update with the new display connected? Apple have released a firmware update for Thunderbolt Displays which should solve the fan issues.

 

[mike95]

Have you done a software update with the new display connected? Apple have released a firmware update for Thunderbolt Displays which should solve the fan issues.

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[DarwinOSX]

I'm not noticing fan noise at all with my 1.8GHZ MBA 13". Not from the display or the Air.

 

[Apple Expert]

My fan on my MBA is always higher than 2k rpm when I use the TBD. On average it's about 4k rpm. Has anyone experienced this? I believe it's not normal just for web browsing and mail.