I’m happy that you were lucky to get one from a batch without the coil whine (or whatever it is).
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Mac studio v1 fan noise - it's going to be one of the loudest Macs at idle.
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Received my M1 Max base with 2TB SSD today, and defiantly hear the machine, it is about 40cm away from my ear, and hear not only fans, but a slight "humm", sounds like the bearing of the fans making some noise, or coil whine. Still not as "loud" as my mini ITX build or my Intel NUC 12 Pro, so it is a step in the right directions, but still of an Apple product, I am a little disappointed.
After so many review, where like 90% of them says it is completely silent, would have thought something was wrong with mine, but glad i found this thread, just to prepare me for this. And noise is so subjective, it is really hard to base it on others experiences.
The noise is not terrible, and still don't know the final placement for the studio, maybe further away, under the desk, or behind the monitor, so for now just trying to use the system and see if I can forget the sound, not sure it is enough for me to return the unit, since I got it at a good price, and would have to pay more for the M2 version with 512GB SSD.
Anyways, other than fan noise, like the small formfactor, and have not had a desktop Mac in several years now, so looking forward also dipping my toes into Final Cut Pro again, not going to replace my RTX 4090 Desktop build, but something in between my MacBook and room heater of a PC, it is very nice for everyday use
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After so many review, where like 90% of them says it is completely silent, would have thought something was wrong with mine, but glad i found this thread, just to prepare me for this. And noise is so subjective, it is really hard to base it on others experiences.
The noise is not terrible, and still don't know the final placement for the studio, maybe further away, under the desk, or behind the monitor, so for now just trying to use the system and see if I can forget the sound, not sure it is enough for me to return the unit, since I got it at a good price, and would have to pay more for the M2 version with 512GB SSD.
Anyways, other than fan noise, like the small formfactor, and have not had a desktop Mac in several years now, so looking forward also dipping my toes into Final Cut Pro again, not going to replace my RTX 4090 Desktop build, but something in between my MacBook and room heater of a PC, it is very nice for everyday use
.Received my M1 Max base with 2TB SSD today, and defiantly hear the machine, it is about 40cm away from my ear, and hear not only fans, but a slight "humm", sounds like the bearing of the fans making some noise, or coil whine. Still not as "loud" as my mini ITX build or my Intel NUC 12 Pro, so it is a step in the right directions, but still of an Apple product, I am a little disappointed.
After so many review, where like 90% of them says it is completely silent, would have thought something was wrong with mine, but glad i found this thread, just to prepare me for this. And noise is so subjective, it is really hard to base it on others experiences.
The noise is not terrible, and still don't know the final placement for the studio, maybe further away, under the desk, or behind the monitor, so for now just trying to use the system and see if I can forget the sound, not sure it is enough for me to return the unit, since I got it at a good price, and would have to pay more for the M2 version with 512GB SSD.
Anyways, other than fan noise, like the small formfactor, and have not had a desktop Mac in several years now, so looking forward also dipping my toes into Final Cut Pro again, not going to replace my RTX 4090 Desktop build, but something in between my MacBook and room heater of a PC, it is very nice for everyday use
40 cm? Are you holding it in your arms? 😉
So true. Apple agreed to take mine back and give me a new one. Same ****. Then we bought 12 other studios 8 months later, all with the same problem.
I'm definitely sure you can't "defiantly" hear a machine
So, was this whine issue ever fixed in the M2 Studios or not? 🤔
That sucks
I forked out full price when the M1's were released and it has remained quieter than my (nearly silent) dual T8 overhead LED (florescent replacement) recessed lighting.
Hi, everybody who has a problem with the fan noise of the M1 Mac Studio should take a look at Dirk Schreib's SilentStudio tool. It can turn off the fans of the Mac Studio. I use this tool and it is very nice. Try it out.
Link: https://github.com/dirkschreib/SilentStudio
Link: https://github.com/dirkschreib/SilentStudio