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    Do Macbooks/Pro's have cpu-whine?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by roobarb, Oct 9, 2007.

  1. roobarb

    roobarb Notebook Consultant

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    Simple question, do Macbooks and Macbook Pro's have the cpu-whining noise?
    Read somewhere that MBP's has it.
     
    roobarb, Oct 9, 2007
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  2. SaferSephiroth

    SaferSephiroth The calamity from within

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    No i haven't heard that about the new MBPs. I have not experienced that in my own unit.
     
    SaferSephiroth, Oct 9, 2007
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    I recall complaints about this with the original Core Duo MBP's, but haven't heard much about it with the current Santa Rosa MBP's.

    I recall it being a common "fix" to the problem for people to run the PhotoBooth app in the background at all times (with the CPU whine apparently having something to do with the CPU switching modes or something).
     
    zadillo, Oct 9, 2007
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    myshkin Notebook Consultant

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    i have the new mbp, and do not have the whine. I orignally purchased a asus that had the whine and it drove me crazy, so i returned the asus and got the mbp.
     
    myshkin, Oct 9, 2007
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  5. roobarb

    roobarb Notebook Consultant

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    Well the situation is this:

    I've got a Dell Vostro 1500 with cpu-whine, and a grainy screen.

    If it wont be fixed, which it might, I probably will sell it and get something from Apple's production line.
    The cpu-whine is terribly annoying, that's why I'm asking.
     
    roobarb, Oct 9, 2007
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  6. SaferSephiroth

    SaferSephiroth The calamity from within

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    No reports of grainy screens or cpu whine that i know of on the new MBPs. Can you just exchange your Vostro for a new one?
     
    SaferSephiroth, Oct 9, 2007
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    sasanac Notebook Evangelist

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    my mb is completely silent for the most of the time.. it's only when installing stuff or listening to cd in which case the cd drive is quite noisy! the screen is spot on too no dead pixels or grainyness (is that word?!) anywhere.
     
    sasanac, Oct 9, 2007
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    Syrc Notebook Consultant

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    My MBP does not have a CPU whine as far as I can tell.
     
    Syrc, Oct 9, 2007
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    Xander Paranoid Android

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    Xander, Oct 9, 2007
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  10. Airman

    Airman Band of Gypsys NBR Reviewer

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    I have the new 2.4GHz MBP and it does not have the CPU whine, thank god.

    I had 3 HP dv6000t series notebooks all of which had the whining noise.
     
    Airman, Oct 10, 2007
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