I know what's wrong, but what to do (noise related)?

[CloudSE]

After looking in to the issue and reading a couple of threads, I've come to the following regarding my MBP 13:

Problem: Constant spinning noise from Hard disk drive. Not much, but enough to be very annoying when I'm at the study hall or alone.

Analysis: Istat fan rpm; 2000, resetting SMC, nothing changed.

Conclusion: It's the Toshiba 500 gb drive that's making excess noise. I've compared to my friend's MBP, which has the Hitachi 250 gb, and it's considerably more quiet.

I feel cheated for wanting more space, paying more and then end up getting more noise.

But what to do?

A replacement MBP would probably have the same problem.

Could I go to Apple and make then downgrade the HDD? Or maybe install a different 500 gb HDD?

Could I buy a SSD, and make them install it for free?

As you see, I am willing to do a lot to get this noise away, because i really really dig this machine.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

You can also buy an HDD or SSD yourself and install it yourself: MacBook, MacBook Pro: Replacing the Hard Disk Drive, transferring data to the new HDD
As for which drive is more silent, I don't know. I use an SSD and am quite happy with the absence of noise coming from it.

 

[iViking]

After looking in to the issue and reading a couple of threads, I've come to the following regarding my MBP 13:

Problem: Constant spinning noise from Hard disk drive. Not much, but enough to be very annoying when I'm at the study hall or alone.

Analysis: Istat fan rpm; 2000, resetting SMC, nothing changed.

Conclusion: It's the Toshiba 500 gb drive that's making excess noise. I've compared to my friend's MBP, which has the Hitachi 250 gb, and it's considerably more quiet.

I feel cheated for wanting more space, paying more and then end up getting more noise.

But what to do?

A replacement MBP would probably have the same problem.

Could I go to Apple and make then downgrade the HDD? Or maybe install a different 500 gb HDD?

Could I buy a SSD, and make them install it for free?

As you see, I am willing to do a lot to get this noise away, because i really really dig this machine.

Sorry to hear that. Don't have magical thinking about Hitachi, however, as I have the 500GB Hitachi and it, too, is the loudest drive I've ever had with the fan running constantly and noisily, even with the computer at idle.

 

[Miss Terri]

I've got the Apple-stock 250GB Toshiba and it's the noisiest/vibratiest Apple stock hard drive I have ever had.

I'm either going to get a different HD or an SSD. I'm delaying slightly while I see what happens with pricing/operation of SSDs.

Miss Terri

 

[CloudSE]

Thanks for the replies.

But have Apple ever addressed this issue?

I think I'll maybe buy an SDD, but I'm really not comfortable installing it myself.