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Anyone Else Have the 5400RPM Drive on the 12"?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: West LA
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I can hear the hard drive whirring with my head two feet away from the computer, which is pretty much how far I am from it during normal usage. Is this abnormal?
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Well, I have the 12" with the 5400 drive and it is very quiet, the screen is gorgeous, almost as good as my 17". It is much better than my friends 12" rev A. It seems like Apple got this one right. It doesn't even get that warm even with processor intensive applications.
I was skeptical about ordering one with all the negative comments on the forum, but I'm glad I took the chance. 
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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i have a 7200 rpm in there and i find it to be quieter then the stocker.. that's a diff drive tho.
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-= H00ligan =-
1.33 GHz 12" | 60 gig 7200 rpm drive | 1.25 Gigs of ram
amd 64 3000+ eMachines m6805 (arima lappy) | 60 gig | 512 megs | almost 3400 3dMark03 and it was only $1250 :)
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Cabin john, MD
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u sure its not the fan?  some HDs are just loud. my friend has an iBook, and the HD is incredibly loud. its the same exact model my ibook was.
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MacBook Pro 2.16 Ghz, PowerBook G4 12" 1 Ghz (DVI) Dell 24" monitor
Porsche 944, Mercedes 240D (running on Waste Vegetable Oil)
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: West LA
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Thanks for the replies, guys. Now this is really bothering me haha. I'm pretty sure it's not the fan because the whirring is there the entire time the computer is on, from startup to shutdown.
I guess I'll call and see if I can get it replaced.
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Cabin john, MD
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just kidding bout the fan thing, was a joke cause the powerbooks get so hot, and the fan constantly runs. i would call, but i dont think they will do anything, they only repair problems that prevent you from using the computer properly.
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Superhero Of The Computer Rage
MacBook Pro 2.16 Ghz, PowerBook G4 12" 1 Ghz (DVI) Dell 24" monitor
Porsche 944, Mercedes 240D (running on Waste Vegetable Oil)
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2002
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If the drive is making that much noise I don't see why Apple wouldn't see that it is a defective drive. 
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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take the drive out... then whack it a bunch of times iwth a hammer and tell them it doesn't work
<joke>
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: oakland,ca
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i have the 5400 rpm 80 gig drive on the 12 inch pwrbook. I can hear the harddrive while i;'m typing this. I f i step back to about two feet I can hardly hear it. I doesn't bother me and it isn't that loud. Are you on a Toshiba Hard drive? That's what I have. This machine is an awesome work. I can't believeit's capabilities.
peace
mel
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