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SimenD

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Jan 7, 2013
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Can you guys hear your macbook pro when you are in a silent room?
Like, do you hear the fans, or whatever you can hear? :)

Thx
 
Not at all?

I can clearly hear mine.. Even when i'm in class, and there's noise
 
Late 2011 MacBook Pro here. No fan noise either (at 2000rpm). I guess it starts getting noisy at 4000rpm or so.

At what speed are your fans running then, OP?
 
My macbook is only about 2 weeks old, and it's running at 2000 rpm..
Maybe it's the HHD which is making the noise.
 
I own the 2012 i7 variant and can't hear any noise under normal use.

It starts speaking up during the boot (the ODD seems to go nuts) and when ripping media from the ODD.
 
Oh ok..
I think i'm gonna install a SSD though, seems to fix many peoples noise problems :)
 
I have the i7, so the minimum fan speed is 3400-ish, easily audible :mad:

having two hard disks spnning and clicking (moXT and the OEM) does not help either :D
 
It's just that.. I'm very sensitive when it comes to computer-noise.. I hate it, really hate it.. I can't enjoy my mac with the noise in the background >.<
 
My macbook is only about 2 weeks old, and it's running at 2000 rpm..
Maybe it's the HHD which is making the noise.

2000 RPM is the normal speed. On the rMBPs it is imperceptible at that speed because they use a different fan design. However, even on my MacBook Air it wasn't that noticeable. Perhaps it is the HDD. The Air would get noisier, though, as it would frequently shoot up to 3000-4000 RPM or even higher.
 
2000 RPM is the normal speed. On the rMBPs it is imperceptible at that speed because they use a different fan design. However, even on my MacBook Air it wasn't that noticeable. Perhaps it is the HDD. The Air would get noisier, though, as it would frequently shoot up to 3000-4000 RPM or even higher.

Aight.. Yea.. I think i'm gonna try that SSD, and see if that removes the noise :)
 
No, under normal usage I never notice the noise unless it's very quite and I'm really listening for it. I do have an SSD in it but I don't remember that affecting the noise level of the machine.

I'm actually quite shocked at how quiet it is. My previous MacBook, a late 2006 model, would sound like a jet engine anytime I did anything remotely intensive.
 
The noise really annoys me, and i have no idea why it makes so much noise...
This is my first mac ever, and i've always thought that macs were completely silent, bur its not. I just dont know if that noise is normal. Some people says its normal, others dont.. :)
 
No, under normal usage I never notice the noise unless it's very quite and I'm really listening for it. I do have an SSD in it but I don't remember that affecting the noise level of the machine.QUOTE]

Same here. I recently purchased a 13" base model cMBP, and then immediately dropped in an SSD and more RAM, so I don't know much extra noise (if any) the computer would have had if the mechanical hard drive was left in.

I don't game, edit HD videos, or stuff like that, so I imagine I'm not taxing the system and processor all that much, so the fans probably don't have to run much, or very high, which is why mine seems to be silent. As always, due to use, YMMV.
 
I have the i7, so the minimum fan speed is 3400-ish, easily audible :mad:

having two hard disks spnning and clicking (moXT and the OEM) does not help either :D

Minimum fan speed is 2000rpm for all macbook pros. Reset your SMC if yours are going faster than that on a cold boot.

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The noise really annoys me, and i have no idea why it makes so much noise...
This is my first mac ever, and i've always thought that macs were completely silent, bur its not. I just dont know if that noise is normal. Some people says its normal, others dont.. :)

On most MacBook pros, the fans are barely audible in a quiet room, most often it's the hard drive that makes a constant whooshing or whirring noise that you'll hear clearly. I believe the hard drive is on the right of the trackpad for all sizes of the unibody MBP, stick your ear next to it, you'll probably find the source of your noise.
 
I can't hear my 2008 MacBook under normal usage in a quiet room, minus the slight hum of my hard drive. If it had an SSD, I wouldn't hear it at all unless the fan throttled up. I can't imagine the new models would be any different.
 
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