on 11/18/02 3:31 PM, (iMac List) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Message-Id: <a05111b00b9fe10744540@[63.189.81.134]>
> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 22:43:56 -0500
> From: Allen Barnella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: eMac: How loud is it?
> 
> At 11/15/02 7:06 PM -0500, Grateful11 wrote:
> 
>> Our eMac isn't nearly as loud as the high pitched whine, from the hard
>> drive, coming from our slot load iMacDV.  The is a bit noisy but it's not an
>> annoying noise like some computers.  Ours is backed up against a brick wall
>> and I think that bounces some of the noise back at us.  Just wished we had
>> waited and got the combo drive or superdrive.
> 
> Hi Grateful, eMacers:
> 
> A high pitched whine doesn't sound like a good thing to me. Has it
> always sounded like that? You can barely hear my iMac's hard drive
> over the sound of the fan and it's more of a tickity-tickity sound
> than a whine. Since, the CD-RW drive is no longer available I won't
> have that choice, although I think I'd like it as it's faster than
> either the combo or super drive. With the current choices I'll
> probably go with the combo as I don't think I really have a use for
> the DVD burning abilities of the super drive.
> 
> --
> Regards,
> 
> Allen

Hi Allen,
 It's always been a bit loud.  I'm pretty sure it's the hard drive.  The
iMacDV 400, doesn't have a fan so I know it's not that.
Thanks,
Grateful
Apple IIc, LC, 6200/75, 6400/200, 9600/G4-400, iMac/400DV and eMac/700
"Make mine a Macintosh please"


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