i have a 2007 15" macbook pro whose fans are CRAZY loud and run all the time. It makes recording quiet parts very difficult (and almost everything I record or sing is very quiet).
It's about time for me to get a new Mac, and I'm open to not using a laptop ?
What kind should I get?
i need a quieter mac - which model is best?
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I'm mixing on a new 2012 2.6 Quad 15" mac book pro (not the retina), and I can't say I've ever noticed the fan. I can't say the same for the 2004 tower it replaced.
I wouldn't be surprised if the whole line is far quieter now than it was 5 years ago when you got your machine. I can't remember ever hearing the fan on the two year old(?) G5 in the control room at Strange Weather, but maybe Marc or Dan could weigh in better on that.
Some of the older towers could definitely be very loud, and those glass-doored iso cases were often a good idea. They're all pretty darn quiet now, but if your control room and live room are one-in-the same, a tower and an iso case probably isn't a bad idea, as long as you can justify the expense.
Otherwise, like I mentioned, I have yet to notice the fan on my new laptop. Pretty surprising, really. But in my experience, as computers get older, they often get louder. (And slower.)
I wouldn't be surprised if the whole line is far quieter now than it was 5 years ago when you got your machine. I can't remember ever hearing the fan on the two year old(?) G5 in the control room at Strange Weather, but maybe Marc or Dan could weigh in better on that.
Some of the older towers could definitely be very loud, and those glass-doored iso cases were often a good idea. They're all pretty darn quiet now, but if your control room and live room are one-in-the same, a tower and an iso case probably isn't a bad idea, as long as you can justify the expense.
Otherwise, like I mentioned, I have yet to notice the fan on my new laptop. Pretty surprising, really. But in my experience, as computers get older, they often get louder. (And slower.)
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