Hi-
I don't have anything to compare to my new PB cause this is my first laptop, but I've used friends'. This thing is SWEEET! I decided to go for the 100/7200rpm HDD and added 1 GB ram to the 512 stock. I'm so glad I did! It all started when an Apple Genious dude told me I'd be best off going for the 7200 if speed mattered to me more than a little space (and he emphasized a LITTLE space...I'll already have plenty, you know?). Then I started asking around in here and most people agreed 7200 was the wiser choice, after considering all the factors. This thing RIPS. I really am very happy with it (knock on wood...I've read posts in which people are complaining about lines in the screen and flashing screens - so far there's no sign of either with my machine).
On to the point, noise: this thing is QUIET. I couldn't believe it when I first plugged it in. Again, I have friends whose laptops are so noisy. Even my husband (fixes PC's for a living) was pleasantly surprised at how quiet this laptop is. I do hear some very faint, distant little "purr" of a sound when I use two fingers to scroll, but it's not annoying (and I too have a noise/weird sounds issue), it's consistent, and you can only hear it in an incredibly quiet room.
HTH!
I don't have anything to compare to my new PB cause this is my first laptop, but I've used friends'. This thing is SWEEET! I decided to go for the 100/7200rpm HDD and added 1 GB ram to the 512 stock. I'm so glad I did! It all started when an Apple Genious dude told me I'd be best off going for the 7200 if speed mattered to me more than a little space (and he emphasized a LITTLE space...I'll already have plenty, you know?). Then I started asking around in here and most people agreed 7200 was the wiser choice, after considering all the factors. This thing RIPS. I really am very happy with it (knock on wood...I've read posts in which people are complaining about lines in the screen and flashing screens - so far there's no sign of either with my machine).
On to the point, noise: this thing is QUIET. I couldn't believe it when I first plugged it in. Again, I have friends whose laptops are so noisy. Even my husband (fixes PC's for a living) was pleasantly surprised at how quiet this laptop is. I do hear some very faint, distant little "purr" of a sound when I use two fingers to scroll, but it's not annoying (and I too have a noise/weird sounds issue), it's consistent, and you can only hear it in an incredibly quiet room.
HTH!