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Fan Noise problem solved in new iMac? — #32

Quote: I'm using a 1.8Ghz iMac at work with 1 GB of RAM and for normal, non-taxing purposes - web surfing, writing, etc. - it's utterly silent. But when I play Snood (probably …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Rooskibar03

Fan Noise problem solved in new iMac? — #33

OK here my two week experience with both a rev B 17" 1.8 and a revB 20" 2.0 ghz imac. The 17" has a (not very loud) buzzing noise which is always present. In contrast to the posti…
MacNN Troubleshooting by chse

Fan Noise problem solved in new iMac? — #36

1.8 Ghz 17" iMac Rev B. Fans spin up to a quiet hum sometimes when I launch a new application, but even when I'm doing intensive tasks like using Illustrator or (god forbid) playi…
MacNN Troubleshooting by cleanup

Fan Noise problem solved in new iMac? — #37

My 3-week old rev B 20" is plenty quiet for my needs. I was quite concerned when I bought it, but took a chance and it worked out fine. One of the fans clearly has a dominant pit…
MacNN Troubleshooting by neilw

Fan Noise problem solved in new iMac? — #41

Mine makes a slight buzzing sound, but it's really not that bad. I've been building high performance pcs for years, so I'm used to a computer that sounds like a jet turbine spinnin…
MacNN Troubleshooting by rpm126

Fan Noise problem solved in new iMac? — #42

Mine is not noisy. I can hear it, but after my pc I don't notice the imac noise. My d-link wireless router is actually louder Some people probably confuse the spinning cd sound w…
MacNN Troubleshooting by zign

Fan Noise problem solved in new iMac? — #43

Quote: Originally Posted by wordsmith I'm going to wait a couple of months and see if anybody posts obout overheating or power supply problems before investing in an iMac. …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Zacco

Fan Noise problem solved in new iMac? — #44

Well, my 3 day old rev.B went back to the Apple store today, and came home again. First they listened to it on the counter in the store, said they couldn't hear anything. I pointe…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Zacco

Fan Noise problem solved in new iMac? — #45

Quote: Originally Posted by Zacco When I picked it up they said they still hadn't heard anyting unusual, said they could hear the fans but "its not like it was so loud we had to…
MacNN Troubleshooting by buggsuperstar
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