T42 14.1" fan noise vs. competition

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WhoDat · #1 Post by **WhoDat** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:05 am

I am currently deciding between the Thinkpad T42 (14.1" screen) and a Fujitsu S6000 series. I think I have answered most of my questions about the strengths of each unit, however I can't figure out if there is a significant difference in fan noise between them.

Can anyone help me with this? I have read that the Fujitsu runs nearly silent, even when the fan does turn on. Is the fan on the T42 similarly near silent? Thanks for your help.

treker · #2 Post by **treker** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:36 am

My new T42 2378 FVU is silent. Absolutely. Even playing video games and temps rise to around 60C, it is quiet...silent.

However, every now and then ... maybe every third day or so, I notice the fan spinning up to a high speed level for a second. I cannot duplicate this... no matter what I do. It just happens...???
I believe other people have noted this "phenomenon", calling it an IBM quirk.

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#3 Post by **daeojkim** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 1:47 pm

The quietest notebook I have ever used.
There is virtually no fan noise for 95% of the time. I use adaptive mode so my CPU temperature stays around 41 C 95% of the time. Only when I am running at very intense programs then the fan will work at full blast, but still relatively quiet considering it is running at full blast.

The HD is extremely quiet. I can only hear it when I put my ear on right palm rest.

andypenguin · #4 Post by **andypenguin** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 1:48 pm

Aside from the initial spin-up of the fan on boot (I assume for testing purposes), it's pretty much silent, like treker said, even when playing games.
I haven't had the fan revving issue though. *crosses fingers*

rhema83 · #5 Post by **rhema83** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:59 pm

My 2378-FVU is very quiet. The only time the fan spins up is when I turn on the computer (during POST) and when I really stress my computer with games. Even then it's very quiet.

Just a sidenote, isn't the Fujitsu S6000 series running on integrated graphics? The T42 is running on a powerful Mobility Radeon 9600 with 64MB dedicated VRAM. They should cost around the same price. Why not join us and own a Thinkpad? You won't regret it.

Mofo Jones · #6 Post by **Mofo Jones** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:19 pm

Same deal here. My T42's fan spins on boot, but then is nearly silent when it runs, which isn't often. If I'm in a very very very very quiet room then it's possible to hear my T42 running. Otherwise, it's much quieter than other laptops I've seen.

watermark15 · #7 Post by **watermark15** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:02 pm

in my work place, never heard anything.
once at home when all lights out, man, the fan just won't stop spinning. and i should call that noise. 2373JTU

MagicBoy · #8 Post by **MagicBoy** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 11:41 am

My T42 is virtually silent - can just about hear the hard disk accessing when I'm in a silent room and the fan only seems to spin audibly on boot.

It's quieter than the Toshiba laptops we used to specify at work, and makes my Dell Inspiron 8100 sound like a hairdryer!

beeblebrox · #9 Post by **beeblebrox** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:48 pm

I activated caching of pages in Adobe and prefetch caching in MS Office.
Downclocked the Radeon a bit and set HDD to 3 Minutes.

After 3 Minutes the T40p is DEAD SILENT, while I type in Word or read pdf files. Perfect!!

#10 Post by **K. Eng** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:27 pm

beeblebrox, what software did you use to downclock the graphics chip?

T42 14.1" fan noise vs. competition

T42 14.1" fan noise vs. competition

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