Any C2D MB (not pro) Problems?
Hi all
I have had a CD MB, but had two logic board updates for that freaking whine noise, anyway, I sent it to apple, and they will send me a C2D shortly, very cool because I'll be getting more ram and a 64 bit processor.
But will it have the same problems?
I heard some had bad usb.
Can it handle a 20 inch display?
Greetings
Jeremy
I have had a CD MB, but had two logic board updates for that freaking whine noise, anyway, I sent it to apple, and they will send me a C2D shortly, very cool because I'll be getting more ram and a 64 bit processor.
But will it have the same problems?
I heard some had bad usb.
Can it handle a 20 inch display?
Greetings
Jeremy
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Is anyone using it with a 19 or 20 inch display that is not from apple?
Greetings
Jeremy
I've received my MB C2D and I'm experiencing fan noise. i hear the fans spinning at a constant speed and not so loud but the noise is like br r r r r r r r r r r r r. Is that normal?
Also there is a slight CPU Whine.
Should I contact Applecare again?
Greetings
Jeremy Reyniers
My only hardware complaint is that the edge (bevel?) is just damn sharp.
If you went to typing classes, you find that it's not recommended to rest your wrist on that sharp (as you described) area when typing.
As for other issues, I'd say I'm having wireless connection issues at my university campus network (See here), a tiny cosmetic issue around the Apple logo (could be my fault \ ) and a loose (but intact) white plastic near the headphone that makes noises when pressure is applied. Also I've just gotten word that the bezel section with the MacBook logo on it is secured by double stick tape which explains the flimsiness since heat is blowing at it.
...and a loose (but intact) white plastic near the headphone that makes noises when pressure is applied.
I've got the same problem.
I have had a sony vaio, a powerbook 15inch, a macbook core duo. and this fan is not as all of the previous laptops I had.
But the whine you describe is not the same as "the" cpu whine. I call it annoying when I hear it when working on a normal every day distance from it.
The fan is not as quiet as the core duo. And that's not normal. its really like brrrrrr, it's like the fan is not good aligned on its axe, makeing a defective fan noise.
I'm going to call applecare back, but this time I don't want to be without it for more than a week.
Greetings
Jeremy
its the program not your computer
It must be multiple programs
It must be multiple programs
I think you must be using Firefox 2.0. The keyboard doesn't respond in Firefox 2.0 after you close a separate flash-based window (like a game). It's a weird bug but it can be resolved by switching to another application and then going back to Firefox.
The C2D MB is pretty silent as it is, so the slight whine stands out a lot, even if it is very silent. In a mentally annoying way that is, the noise is not totally driving you up the wall like the CPU/screen whine reported from the MBPs. I've heard that and THAT is horrible. But when I sit working in my silent room, with just the sound of the macbook harddrive and my old wind up clock, this hum gets a bit on my nerves. I can move the fan control slider and it makes the noise go away, untill the automatic sensor next time decides to park the fan speed at Annoying Oscillation Threshold.
Im still undecided about whether Im obsessing or just should leave it. I mean my old laptop makes a din compared to this and Ive worked on that for years. I have right of return so I got to make my mind up. Is it normal for the MB fans to "hum" at certain speeds? Is it a dodgy fan or something that can be fixed? I probably won't bother swapping it since I love the computer a lot, but I have to this friday to make up my mind.
Has anyone noticed a similar experienc with their own MB?
Damn, why do you fall in love with Mac OS X and the MB so fast? ^_^
Sebastian
Not enough to make me return it though...
when you open photobooth it sends certain cycles through the cpu causing the whine to stop.
Greetings
Jeremy
BTW also works when connecting apple wireless migthy mouse