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    New Laptop Noise Levels – Normal?

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    by laptopwoes ·

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    ASUS ZenBook UX433FA-A6076T 14 Inch Full HD 4-Way NanoEdge Screen (Intel i7-8565 Processor, 8 GB Memory, 512 GB PCI-e SSD,

    Hi all,

    I purchased the above laptop this week.

    I wish to understand what “normal” laptop noise is and what is not.

    When I start it – silent. (good)

    Open Chrome, 1 or 2 Browsers will set off a low trickle of sounds (clicks or beeps?) – not the end of the world but annoying in a silent room.

    Presumably this is the SDD read / write mechanical noise.
    Should it be practically constant at very low usage?

    Open an app such as Spotify and play a song – the fan starts immediately.
    Same for Netflix.

    The fan is low – yes, but in a silent room, annoying!

    Should a fan start working for that level of activity? I know for slim laptops the fan is normal for low level activity.

    the rule of if it doesnt sound like a jet engine its fine – applicable?!

    Can anyone give me an indication what noises are normal operational sounds for a new device of this make and usage level.

    Thanks in advance.

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    • #2895115

      probably dusty

      by li2013 ·

      In reply to New Laptop Noise Levels – Normal?

      this is hard to say, how do we even measure noise level and describe it to you?

      my once-working MacBook air was making fan noise too after using it for 0.5-1 hour or so. it’s 2013 model, it was old so dust got inside. I cleaned it while i took it apart to fix it. found lots of dust inside.
      you may want to do the same.

      • #2421904

        Agree

        by kylestinson9009 ·

        In reply to probably dusty

        I have a Macbook Air too, but the most recent version. Cleaning the dust helps, but most of the time, I get my earphones and block out that annoying fan noise

    • #2420766

      Depends on the Spec

      by onitek solutions ·

      In reply to New Laptop Noise Levels – Normal?

      It really depends on the spec of the machine. If has a slow processor and not much ram, then you can expect it to heat up quicker when more tasks are opened. If it’s an i7 with 16gb Ram for example, I would expect it to be pretty quiet even with quite a few things open.

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