I have the 15" 2.6GHz model and the SSD is: APPLE SSD AP0512M
I don't hear any coil whine, but I'm old and haven't stressed the computer to the point that it is hot, so no guarantee that it's not there.
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I have the 15" 2.6GHz model and the SSD is: APPLE SSD AP0512M
I don't hear any coil whine, but I'm old and haven't stressed the computer to the point that it is hot, so no guarantee that it's not there.
The SSD is controller + flash devices. Only the flash devices are made by Toshiba.
Let's call things by proper names. If you have Goodyear tires on your car, is it a Goodyear car? No. It's a...whatever it is you drive. Same thing here.
If I have goodyear tires on my Ferrari, and a car is made of different parts including the tire, the car is still a Ferrari no? According to you I must refer it as the Ferrari chassis plus Goodyear tires!
Bad analogy you made. It’s a Toshiba SSD with an Apple designed controller, not an Apple SSD/controller with a Toshiba flash drive.
Anyhow you are wasting your time here.
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Not at all. Only under 2,5 Go/s writes and reads. I really don’t mind it. Would I prefer if it wasn’t there: yes. But I won’t bother with it anymore. It sounds like old HDDs but VERY silent.
No idea.
Having used the XPS 9360 extensively, I think coil whine only affects very sensitive/perfectionist people. It’s one of those things you notice if you want to notice it in my opinion.
Just returned mine. I’ll have to reorder my custom built 15in again.
Coil whine is not acceptable at any price point. It’s sad how many people I see settling for things that are less then perfect especially at $3k+
Coil whine is not acceptable at any price point. It’s sad how many people I see settling for things that are less then perfect especially at $3k+
The PSU to my PS4 has a VERY audible coil whine when the PS4 is turned off (not so much when on or in standby). It's really annoying and I would most likely be really bothered if my new 13" had it. If this is related to the SSD and not the processor I guess there is a risk all of them have the coil whine?
I guess how loud of it will be a factor - no idea how loud it is in MacBooks (and videos of them can be deceptive). I find the XPS ones to be pretty quiet, but then someone else might say it’s like screaming.
I’ve seen people post that when they put their heads against their laptops they can hear the coil whine and decide it’s unacceptable and want to RMA (yes I didn’t get it either) - so everyone’s different I guess.
Returned for what, the 2017 model? That's what I'm gonna do. There have been absolutely no complaints for the 2017 right? A few for 2016.
Absolutely not. Tech expires fast enough. No way I’m paying for last years tech and inheriting known potential keyboard issues. I’m returning for an 18 and giving Apple another shot.
The first machine I picked up had pretty irritating coil whine from SSD(?), I replaced it because of unrelated audio issues, and now the second one has a new awful whine from the Radeon GPU as well.
Nope. I hearing noting on my 13 inch 2017. This is the first time I'm hearing Macbook pros are experiencing coil whine. Window's machines are plagued with them.
Exactly! It's my first time, too. I have had several windows laptops and ALL of them have/had coil whine.
My 2016 13'' is silent, no coil whine at all under any circumstances, copying and pasting, VM, bootcamp, gaming, etc. I can only hear the fan, not the whine.
15 i7 2.6 here. 1 TB drive - I have it and can clearly hear it. It sounds like the old hard drives, or a really poorly encoded MP3 file with whirling and whipping. It is quietish, but noticeable. I don't think it is the processor, but the ssd. Not sure what I'm going to do yet...
32 years here.
32 years here.
I think I am going to exchange it to see if the next does it. It is really annoying.