whats the quitetest mac?

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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
im going from a laptop to a desktop



and i hate the noisy fans of most computers





is the tower that noisy? <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[Surprised]" />
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  • Reply 1 of 41
    ebbyebby Posts: 3,110member
    Naaa. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> Just buy one and unplug the fans. And for liquid-cooled, just dunk into a bathtub or neighbors pool.



    (Sorry, I couldn't let this one get away...)
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  • Reply 2 of 41
    jerombajeromba Posts: 357member
    i think the new iMac is nearly silent. The eMac made a lot of noise (see another topic). The Quicksilver 2001/2002 are TOO noisy (airplane / Hoover) !!!

    If you want a good and quiet tower: search a dual 533 on ebay (very rare).

    If you want the superdrive and silence go for the new iMac



    Hope this help
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  • Reply 3 of 41
    hirhir Posts: 66member
    the cube
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    bryan furybryan fury Posts: 169member
    the cube ..



    any chance of an update on that ?
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  • Reply 5 of 41
    stevesteve Posts: 523member
    Definitely the G4 Cube. I never had one myself. In fact, I'm thinking about trying to find one somewhere on eBay, and simply removing the monitor and using an AirPort to make a nice server / side table ornament out of it.
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  • Reply 6 of 41
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    The Cube and iMacs are the quietest computers I've seen.
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  • Reply 7 of 41
    cosmocosmo Posts: 662member
    All iMacs before the LCD iMac that had a 100mhz bus were fanless and of course almost silent. This means any CRT iMac other than the 233mhz, 266mhz and 333mhz versions.

    I believe these macs are quieter than some cubes because i think the cubes that used Radeons had a fan on the graphics card (i could be wrong)
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  • Reply 8 of 41
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Cosmo:

    <strong>

    I believe these macs are quieter than some cubes because i think the cubes that used Radeons had a fan on the graphics card (i could be wrong)</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yeah, that's correct. Those were kinda noisy compared to the ones with Rage128s.
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  • Reply 9 of 41
    agent302agent302 Posts: 974member
    [quote]Originally posted by Cosmo:

    <strong>All iMacs before the LCD iMac that had a 100mhz bus were fanless and of course almost silent.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    While the fanless design minimizes noise, there's a fairly audible hum from the CRT. Because of this, my new powerbook is actually quieter than my iMac DV (when the fan is off of course)
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  • Reply 10 of 41
    burningwheelburningwheel Posts: 1,827member
    i've got a dual gig and i don't think it's that bad. i think it's quieter than my 8500/120. besides with all the other things (fan, air filter) i have going on who cares
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  • Reply 11 of 41
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    You can get a Big Mac at MacDonalds. it's as quiet as you want it to be. Depends on your eating habits.
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  • Reply 12 of 41
    prestonpreston Posts: 219member
    Macworld, soundproofing for the inside of every powermac.



    IMHO the quicksilver's noise is a big oversight. Perhaps Apple will listen to complaints and avoid overly ambitious speed increases to keep temps down.





    So um yeah, get an iAnything over the QS towers... or wait a month and see what happens



    Pres
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  • Reply 13 of 41
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    The Macintosh 128k, 512k, and Plus had no fan also. They're probably pretty quiet, except that they didn't have hard drives and floppy drives tend to be kinda noisy. But still, they're probably a lot quieter than a new Power Mac.
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  • Reply 14 of 41
    serranoserrano Posts: 1,806member
    duh. cube.
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  • Reply 15 of 41
    bryan furybryan fury Posts: 169member
    current mac , bozo
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  • Reply 16 of 41
    fischerfischer Posts: 35member
    My 'slot-loading' G3 iMac became exceptionally quiet when I replaced the wailing banshee of a hard disk with a Seagate Barracuda IV. Apart from a faint clicking when accessing the disk, it's nearly inaudible.



    (Hmm...I must also be one of the lucky CRT owners whose monitor doesn't thrum or crackle; mine makes a discreet 'click' when turned on/off - nothing more.)



    Mind you, almost any off-the-shelf PC can be made significantly quieter if you're willing to purchase replacement fans/HDs. It's a bother, but what can you do? Most companies are cheap when it comes to these things... <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
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  • Reply 17 of 41
    pevepeve Posts: 518member
    cube.



    loads of people are dumping their cubes cos they are no longer supported by apple.

    bargains!!!!!







    i got one for peanuts!

    runs os 10.1.5 just fine, silent as a stone, looks great, sounds great (the speakers) and is fun not having the hole desk full of computer-stuff.
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  • Reply 18 of 41
    macubusmacubus Posts: 95member
    [quote]Originally posted by preston:

    <strong>

    IMHO the quicksilver's noise is a big oversight. Perhaps Apple will listen to complaints and avoid overly ambitious speed increases to keep temps down.

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Are you kidding me? You would rather have the fan noise lowered by 15-20db than have screaming fast speeds? What a joke! What Apple needs is to forget about the fan noise and get some faster everything!
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  • Reply 19 of 41
    thuh freakthuh freak Posts: 2,664member
    [quote]Originally posted by macubus:

    <strong>



    Are you kidding me? You would rather have the fan noise lowered by 15-20db than have screaming fast speeds? What a joke! What Apple needs is to forget about the fan noise and get some faster everything! </strong><hr></blockquote>



    i agre. while having a quieter computer is nice, the PowerMacs are made for power, hence: speed.
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  • Reply 20 of 41
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by peve:

    <strong>cube.



    loads of people are dumping their cubes cos they are no longer supported by apple.

    bargains!!!!!

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    How are they not supported by Apple anymore?



    [ 06-07-2002: Message edited by: EmAn ]</p>
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