Hi all!
Earlier this week I was checking if the fans were working on my MacBook Pro and when putting my ear right next to the keyboard (almost touching it) I noticed some very faint static noise (it is a coil whine, but very fain, with no screeching sounds, just a very faint buzz or ticking).
It is noticeable around the Y and H keys.
Note that at a normal working distance, I cannot hear a thing, just if I purposely put my ear very close to the keyboard.
I know this is very common in electronics in general, the fact is that I have never noticed this til now (I have several Macs and to be honest, I never put my ear so close to it to tell
).
After noticing this, I tested with a Lenovo ThinkPad I have, that I used everyday for years without ever noticing anything and guess what: the coil whine is there (again, if listening almost touching the keyboard with my ear).
Any of you ever noticed this?
Again, this is not the usual coil whine issue reported, in which the noise is loud enough to be heard on a normal working distance, and that would be annoying.
In this case, using the MacBook at a normal distance I can't hear a thing.
Just chiming in to get your feedback.
Just a heads up for those who will almost immediately say theirs MacBooks are dead silent, pleas notice that many people are unable to hear these frequencies, so it's not a loud noise.
It's a very faint one.
Would love to hear your feedback on this.
Earlier this week I was checking if the fans were working on my MacBook Pro and when putting my ear right next to the keyboard (almost touching it) I noticed some very faint static noise (it is a coil whine, but very fain, with no screeching sounds, just a very faint buzz or ticking).
It is noticeable around the Y and H keys.
Note that at a normal working distance, I cannot hear a thing, just if I purposely put my ear very close to the keyboard.
I know this is very common in electronics in general, the fact is that I have never noticed this til now (I have several Macs and to be honest, I never put my ear so close to it to tell
).After noticing this, I tested with a Lenovo ThinkPad I have, that I used everyday for years without ever noticing anything and guess what: the coil whine is there (again, if listening almost touching the keyboard with my ear).
Any of you ever noticed this?
Again, this is not the usual coil whine issue reported, in which the noise is loud enough to be heard on a normal working distance, and that would be annoying.
In this case, using the MacBook at a normal distance I can't hear a thing.
Just chiming in to get your feedback.
Just a heads up for those who will almost immediately say theirs MacBooks are dead silent, pleas notice that many people are unable to hear these frequencies, so it's not a loud noise.
It's a very faint one.
Would love to hear your feedback on this.
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