Comments on: MBP: Noise Update

By: Quora

Quora — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:35:56 +0000

What are good ways to solve the CPU noise problem in Macbook Pro?…

As many may encountered, the Macbook pro has an annoying high frequency noise. You can hear it in a quiet environment. It is said that it is caused by CPU and energy saving strategy. Here is a detailed summary and some suggestions posted several months…

By: Flahool

Flahool — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:19:10 +0000

I’ve found that this exact problem also exists on my first generation iMac G5.

By: Evelhakur

Evelhakur — Tue, 01 May 2007 07:35:03 +0000

Guys. After debating calling Apple to have my logic board switched due to the CPU whining problem, I think there is a fix! I downloaded the Battery Update 1.2 and it has cured my noisy laptop!!! Now I only have the friendly low pitched (and very, very low volume) whirr of the fan on the left side of the macbook pro.

I love my MacBook Pro again!!! I hope this works for everyone else!

Evelhakur

By: kfupm

kfupm — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:17:14 +0000

Thanks for your well explination of the problem.

I was thrilled by this information.

regards,
Shaheen

By: Costas Cleater

Costas Cleater — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:20:15 +0000

One anecdote maybe, but I have to wonder how many times it is repeated across the world. Most of the ‘negative exposure’ that you refer to has come from sites/blogs like yours – from people who are pro Apple by nature and who should be singing the praises of their machines. Instead, the vast majority only manage to document one problem after another.

Have you come across the ‘swelling batteries’ and dying displays yet? Where does it all end? When I typed MBP into a search engine, this is not what I expected to find. I expected that anecdote to be a one-off, not repeated a thousand times in different forms.

I was a willing customer, but it is your own community that has put a hex on my enthusiasm. Despite all that, I’m still hanging on by a thread – but only just.

By: Daniel Jalkut

Daniel Jalkut — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:31:50 +0000

Costas: yes, I still do. Because one anecdote doesn’t change my whole world view. But it sounds like you’ve been exposed to more negative stories than I have, so I can appreciate that your world view is different.

By: Costas Cleater

Costas Cleater — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:29:35 +0000

Daniel,
I have to admire your loyalty, but I’m beginning to wonder if it’s misplaced. I just hope you’re right. As for recent machines being more reliable, one MAC columnist for one of our many PC mags recounts the story of a proud MBP owner/acquaintance who called on him to show off his new machine. Guess what? The machine died on him during the demonstration! He took it back to the shop and was given a replacement on the spot, no arguments. Guess what? It also died within the month. We are not told if he got a 2nd replacement as easily. Still think the current crop is more reliable?

By: Daniel Jalkut

Daniel Jalkut — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:21:36 +0000

Costas: I’m basing my optimism on the real decrease in the number of public complaints about MacBook Pros, and in the personal experience of myself getting a much improved newer one.

Keep in mind that a lot of these early, flawed MBP are “out in the wild” so recent comments about the problem don’t necessarily mean *newer* machines. There are a lot of machines that never got repaired, either because the noise didn’t bother the owners, or because the owners didn’t know they could get it fixed.

By: Costas Cleater

Costas Cleater — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:17:35 +0000

Daniel,
Din’s comments above almost mirror those I left on an older site a couple of days ago. And if the other (more recent) comments above are anything to go by, your optimism about an improving situation would appear to be….well, optimistic. One year on, and nothing much seems to have changed.

A real shame, but I’d say the scales are now tipping heavily in favour of an MS-based machine. Ironic, isn’t it? I wanted an Apple, yet they have all but succeeded in driving me into Bill Gates’ arms. Do Apple have a death wish? How many other potential customers are they willing to lose before they act to put things right?

By: Din

Din — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:06:09 +0000

It is disappointing to hear all the problems with the MBP. I am a avid MAC user at home and at work and was planning to purchase a MBP. Now i am having second thoughts about doing so.

I guess I’ll have to wait and see how apple deals with all these issues with the next release of the MBP.