Fan does not need to go higher than its first stepping under most use, (2400rpm), and its fairly quiet. With the fan off, temps will rise, even undervolted & idle. steve8piĭell Inspiron 6400 (15.4" Wide, Core 2 Duo 2.16Ghz 667FSB, Mobility Radeon X1400)įan control is supported by i8kfangui. Bottom gets warm, and rear of keyboard, next to display. Uses a Celeron-M 1.3GHz, and fan doesn't run until I do some intense computing. When placed on a desktop, temps never exceed 55C and usually hover around 50C. Using I8kfangui, I've set it to switch the fan on low only when temps hit 60C. Top of the laptop and palmrest never gets even warm, though the underside of the laptop does. clonemanĭell Inspiron 2200 (1.3ghz CelM, Intel GMA900 768ram, 40gb)Ībsolutely silent. Not yet tested in ideal quiet conditions. Fan spins up seldomly and is reasonably quiet. IBM X40 (12.1", Low-Voltage 1.4Ghz P-M, Intel Extreme graphics 2) Everything goes here, the good, the bad, and hideously loud. NOTE: This is not a "recommended laptops" list. The list! (i'll just keep editing this post as you guys post info) As long as it can stay under 60 though, it's a sensible choice for a low-noise laptop (all other things being equal). They are seemingly a big liability still in laptops.Īlso good would be a laptop that can idle at 50 degrees or less without active cooling. I have yet to see the mobile GPU market really kick down the temps when their cards aren't doing 3D. The holy grail would be a laptop that can stay below 60 degrees without help from the fan for light loads, yet still sport a powerful video card. ![]() Contribute! See examples below.Ģ) Fan behavior (default start/stop temperature)ģ) Support for speedfan, or other fan control software, and how it can improve the noise level.Ĥ) Does the mnfr power management utility or bios help?ĥ) Subjective (or measured!) fan & harddrive noise levels & character The following easy-to-acquire info can really help to evaluate the quietness of a laptop IMHO. Usually this is only achievable with software controllable fan speeds. Many of us (I would think) are looking for notebooks that can be cooled passively for light tasks, and quietly under load.
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