My Last Macbook Pro

Re:My Last Macbook Pro by robocat on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @07:03PM (#20454718)

For anyone looking at getting an XPS, beware that this is a consistent problem. I notice it on my 9570 (2018), and I saw a review of this year's XPS 13 9380 (2019) mention the problem. Googling shows it has been a problem since at least the XPS 9530 (2013).

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Re:My Last Macbook Pro by IronBacon on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @01:52AM (#20456856)

Yup. The damning thing is, when questioned about the issue, Dell representatives have always declared that the HW is working within specs.

I don't recall the exact wording, something like "noise emissions level is under some required threshold" (I don't have the link at hand but I think I can rescue at least one from Dell support forum). The thing is, to me the fan noise when it turns on is less annoying than the high pitched whine.

I have an old XPS 13 model (9333 I think, the battery is still going strong tho) and with the keyboard backlight turned off (I won't use it anyway) and no USB peripherals attached is dead silent. Otherwise, If I plug a mouse or an USB hub/network adapter there is the continuous whine.

To be honest, I can only hear it in silent rooms in my home with window closed, in an office environment it's droned out.

The whine is the only gripe I have with the HW as Debian has worked flawlessly with it.

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