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06-13-2010, 11:47 PM
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#1 | | resident Oil Guru
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| Laptop Noise Levels?
I've been using a Toshiba A100 since 2005 almost constantly everyday, and I think it's time for an upgrade.
I've been out of touch with laptops but I wanted to know is how quiet are new laptops these days, especially ones running i5 or i7 processors?
It's hard to determine this at the computer stores because there is always so much ambient noise. I'd like a computer that can be left on and not be noisy. My current laptop is a bit too noisy to be left on when I'm sleeping.
Also, what are the heat levels like? My laptop runs fairly not in the summer, the palmrest can get pretty warm..
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06-13-2010, 11:54 PM
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#2 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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what size?
how much are you willing to spend?
what are you using it for?
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06-14-2010, 12:27 AM
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#3 | | resident Oil Guru
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<$1500
The bigger the better (don't move it around much.. desktop replacement)
Photo editing, RS, occasional gaming. I want it to be fast so it can handle editing HD vid one day.
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06-14-2010, 10:01 AM
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#4 | | I don't get it
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laptops are quite quiet these days, just make sure there's decent amount of vents and you give it some decent amount of airflow if possible. All laptops will come quiet, but with prolong use, dust in the fans, vents, overheating of processor and harddrive, the noise level will increase.
Get an air compressor , give it a spray on occasion and hope for the best.
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06-14-2010, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo  ^
<$1500
The bigger the better (don't move it around much.. desktop replacement)
Photo editing, RS, occasional gaming. I want it to be fast so it can handle editing HD vid one day. | Why not just buy a desktop?
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06-14-2010, 03:50 PM
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perhaps consider a solid state drive too
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06-14-2010, 03:54 PM
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Hard drives don't make too much noise. They generate some heat though.
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06-14-2010, 10:01 PM
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have a look at alienware's lineup of laptops
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06-15-2010, 08:38 AM
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06-15-2010, 03:30 PM
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I'll bet there's gonna be a lot of fan noise during gameplay. But since it'll be idling during night it should be ok.
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06-15-2010, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by !MiKrofT Hard drives don't make too much noise. They generate some heat though. | Until you switch to SSD. then you will be wondering how you have lived with regular hard drive noise for so long. Unless your laptop's fan is loud already.
I got a mbp 17". The two silent fans runs at 2000rpm and ssd drive. You have to put your ear right next to the keyboard late at night to hear any noise. 
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06-15-2010, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperSlowSS Until you switch to SSD. then you will be wondering how you have lived with regular hard drive noise for so long. Unless your laptop's fan is loud already.
I got a mbp 17". The two silent fans runs at 2000rpm and ssd drive. You have to put your ear right next to the keyboard late at night to hear any noise. | Actually I have 3 SSD's one in each of my laptop/netbook/MID. But I get them for speed and power savings. My vaio p and timeline didn't make any noise when they had the regular HDD installed. In fact the Vaio P is fanless. You practically had to put your ear up against them to hear it. Since OP looking for a desktop replacement I think the larger spinning drive vs. the smaller ssd would be a better option $$ wise. Most of the time its the fan that makes the most noise anyways.
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06-15-2010, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by !MiKrofT Actually I have 3 SSD's one in each of my laptop/netbook/MID. But I get them for speed and power savings. My vaio p and timeline didn't make any noise when they had the regular HDD installed. In fact the Vaio P is fanless. You practically had to put your ear up against them to hear it. Since OP looking for a desktop replacement I think the larger spinning drive vs. the smaller ssd would be a better option $$ wise. Most of the time its the fan that makes the most noise anyways. | cool.
before I switched to ssd in my laptop. All I heard was the hd... spinning and clicking. So ssd made the biggest difference for me.
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06-16-2010, 08:29 AM
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if u aint gonna moving around much, why not get a desktop
lap for the money u are most likely ending up with a duo core
desktop u can aim at quad/I7 processor
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06-16-2010, 10:51 PM
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A bit more than you wanted to spend but it's a beast. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...C-C8junctionCA
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06-17-2010, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Manic! | +1.
Probably one of THE best laptops in terms of power, that you can get right now.
17.3" screen, 5870 ATI graphics, 8gb ram, 500gb hd, it'll be a workhorse that will easily run Photoshop and other intensive operations.
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06-17-2010, 08:40 AM
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#17 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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Originally Posted by Manic! | Space and cleanliness is an important factor for me. Thus, the reason I buy workhorse laptops over desktops.
Thats a great spec system for its price.
Thanks.
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