[Discuss] noise

[Paul Nienaber]

Justin Rebelo wrote:
> Daniel M. German wrote:
>> Dell is very good at this. This is my silence ranking, for the
>> computers I work with:
>>
>> * Apple Mini. This machine is _silent_
>>
>> * Typical laptop with good harddrive and no internal fan (I can hear
>>    the disk in the laptop, perhaps it is proximity)
>>
>> * Silence yourself computer (Zallman parts, no Video Card fans, silent
>>   drives, expensive route, but well worth it)
I've been able to make desktops quieter than my laptop...
>>
>> * Dell desktops (really good value for the money in terms of silence 
>> ratings)
>>
>> * Powermac G5 (its fan noise is annoying, and it is really noisy when 
>> it "takes off")
>>
>> and way at the bottom...
>>
>> * Any beige box... I can't work with one of them... I feels like I am
>>   in a construction site...
>
> Dell machines are very quiet because they weight like 100 lbs and are 
> insulated with iron plates.
Dell is not the only company making quiet machines, of course.  Go find 
some of the IBM machines Camosun has in its libraries.  I could stick my 
head up to them and not hear them.


~p