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Re: So I think I'll be returning my Mac Studio - Diana - 04-18-2022
I don’t hear the fans on mine. Granted, my house isn’t whisper quiet, either. I’ve pushed it hard, as well, and still not heard the fans.
What have you been working on that pushes it that hard? Perhaps I can reproduce it and see if it’s just your Studio or not, since I have the same model.
Re: So I think I'll be returning my Mac Studio - Acer - 04-18-2022
!redaeL
Re: So I think I'll be returning my Mac Studio - gadje - 04-18-2022
Acer wrote:
!redaeL
right, piss on his pain
Re: So I think I'll be returning my Mac Studio - clay - 04-18-2022
Speedy wrote:
Move it away from you. Use long cables where needed.
That isn't a terrible idea. But I also want/need the option to have it somewhat within arms reach because I do plug/unplug stuff on a nearly daily basis.
Re: So I think I'll be returning my Mac Studio - clay - 04-18-2022
Diana wrote:
I don’t hear the fans on mine. Granted, my house isn’t whisper quiet, either. I’ve pushed it hard, as well, and still not heard the fans.
What have you been working on that pushes it that hard? Perhaps I can reproduce it and see if it’s just your Studio or not, since I have the same model.
That's the thing, I haven't pushed it hard for the most part. From the first time it booted, it's been the steady "whoosh" of the fans. As I write this, activity monitor is showing me about 95% CPU idle. I don't think I've even heard it ramp up fan speed, even while doing some video work and encoding jobs that took an hour or so.
The only explanation that I can come up with is that they're building these units in different factories and one factory is using a different fan than the other. I can't think of anything else that would result in such different experiences by Studio owners. The other thing to consider is the different heatsinks used by the Max and Ultra models. I don't have a sense as to whether the Ultra is more likely to be quiet than the Max.
Ultimately, my hunch is that they'll quietly address this in some way at some point, whether through a firmware update or by using different hardware/fans. I'll just hold off at this point until there's a consensus that this area has been addressed. It is a v1 product after all...
Re: So I think I'll be returning my Mac Studio - clay - 04-18-2022
jdc wrote:
[quote=mattkime]
I'm still confused why that model would make that noise. I can't imagine the same chip in the 16" MBP runs a fan all the time. Anyway, too bad it didn't work out for you.
You aren’t alone.
Especially since 16” MBP and Studio have identical performance.
With all the cooling — it should be able to outpace the mMBP. But nope.
Believe me, I'm scratching my head as well. If all of them are like mine, I don't see how Apple 'okayed' this and let it out the door. For a computer that I'd consider a peer of the iMac/iMac Pro, where fan noise (at idle) was scant/minimal, I don't know how they thought releasing this model with substantially louder self-noise would be OK. Or why its even necessary given that it doesn't have a screen and the CPU/GPU use less power/produce less heat. Who knows. As more of these get out into the wild, we'll no doubt have a more accurate picture of whether my computer is an outlier, or whether they're all like this.
Re: So I think I'll be returning my Mac Studio - gadje - 04-18-2022
try to get another one? go to the Apple Store and listen to the one they have on display. Then tell them you will buy one but ask them to open it up and set it up for you in the store. If the fan makes more sound than the one on display, just return it on the spot. Don't even take it home.
Re: So I think I'll be returning my Mac Studio - clay - 04-18-2022
no apple store within 2 hours of me. also not showing in-store stock of the model that I purchased (upgraded GPU).
I'm not going to devote more time to this at the moment. I can get by with my Mini and let other folks beta-test these Macs :-)
Re: So I think I'll be returning my Mac Studio - gadje - 04-18-2022
no apple store within 2 hours of me.
I thought you were in Virginia or DC area, somewhere on the East Coast. Was I wrong?
Re: So I think I'll be returning my Mac Studio - datbeme - 04-18-2022
clay wrote:
[quote=Speedy]
Move it away from you. Use long cables where needed.
That isn't a terrible idea. But I also want/need the option to have it somewhat within arms reach because I do plug/unplug stuff on a nearly daily basis.
I understand why that might not work for you, but I'm curious if you tried that at all and now much it helped. Does it get less noticeable a couple feet further away?
I would not want to put up with the noise either, but I have a corner desk and have some extra room further behind my monitor.