On 10/13/05, Tony Brummett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/13/05, Joseph A. Caputo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > With built-in IR and iSight, the new iMac would make a sweet frontend, > > if a bit pricey. Though, if you figure in the cost of an equivalent > > flat panel display + frontend PC, it's probably not that expensive. > > Anybody care to comment on how quiet (or not) recent iMacs are? > > We have a 17" iMac, got it right after the previous update, not > yesterday's new model. I can't hear the hard drive or DVD as it runs, > and the fans normally don't run at all as long as the room stays cool. > It's in a small room that can get stuffy when all 3 computers are > running, but in the living room, or being the only computer, I doubt > the fans would turn on at all. > > The fans are _very_ noticable when they do run, though.
I have the same experience, with a relatively new 20" iMac. Normally the machine makes almost no noise. Well, actually, it is twice as noisy as my Mac Mini, but I think this still qualifies as silent. The only time the fan comes on in the iMac is when I am using things like iMovie to transcode videos, etc. In that case, the machine can actually be pretty noticeable. Still not like a typical PC, but you can definitely hear it. Note that the fan doesn't come on at all when playing a DVD, and the DVD drive is also completely silent. Peter _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users