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Will buy macbook tomorrow, suggestions please
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I'd unbox it, plug it in, fire it up, do an update, and enjoy it.
You can always goof with reinstalling OS X, etc., later. Soak in the new Macbook experience when you get it.
You can always goof with reinstalling OS X, etc., later. Soak in the new Macbook experience when you get it.
Okay, have you tried putting your ear to the left side of the computer and listening? Wait until the CPU is idle, and listen. Then you can open PhotoBooth or something, and listen if there is any difference. Do all this while the computer is plugged in. Is there any difference? You have a CD CPU by the way, not a C2D? I suppose it should affect CD also though.
And why the heck would i care if there is a whining noise when i put my ear up to it, how often do you use the computer with your ear down by the left side of your laptop!! come on guys!!
I can hear it under normal circumstances, if you hear the sound when your ear is up against the computer, you have the whining sound. But if you have inferior hearing, I suppose you wouldn't be bothered by it when operating from a normal distance. That's what I'm saying. All these people claiming they don't have the whine don't hear very well, or never work in a quiet environment.
I thought you had a CD since you said you have owned your MacBook for two and a half months, and the C2D models were released two months ago.
Well then maybe it hasn't even been 2months, i don't know. I won it off of the radio (i didn't have to pay for it)
No i have never heard the whine. I hear a squeaking when i open and close the lid or walk with it, but i ain't complaining about it. Is this a warranty issue or what?
Did you put your ear to the computer and listen (then start PhotoBooth) like I asked you to?
No, because my macbook is at home and i am at work on this ***** pentium 3 which we use at my Elementary School that i work at.
Okay. Please report back when you get home.
Remember, listen to the top left side of the keyboard.
SO i did it, and no there is no whining. Unless i am just oblivious to it. I have perfect hearing (so my doctor tells me).
Just bought a Macbook for my birthday today. This would have been an excellent thread to read if it wasn't hijacked by "other". Oh well, at least my new computer runs silently!
I've got a 2ghz Core 2 Duo and there's no whine at all.
You would, but it's pretty unnecessary. If you're really anal about disk space you can clear up a few gigs, but I personally wouldn't.
I'm one of these people. Also, I've got 1gb and I've found it more than capable.
I've got impeccable hearing, and I can guarantee you there's no whine on my machine. My older laptop (AMD Athlon 64) did, however, have processor whine, so it's not a foreign sound to me.
No, CPU whine is a high-pitched whining sound created by the processor.
Again, I'm one of these people. As is my boyfriend, and another friend who owns a MacBook Pro, and another friend with a 1.83ghz C2D MacBook.
