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.
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
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.
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)
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.
<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)
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
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
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.
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]" />
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.
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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!
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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(Sorry, I couldn't let this one get away...)
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
any chance of an update on that ?
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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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.
<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)
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
(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]" />
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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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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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.
<strong>cube.
loads of people are dumping their cubes cos they are no longer supported by apple.
bargains!!!!!
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How are they not supported by Apple anymore?
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