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[OpaQue]

I love to work in the night and I m a fan of birds. So hearing bird sounds is my hobby...

And this laptop sound irritates my brains... it feels, I m sitting next to a SPACE SHIP.

So my point is, Which the the most SILENT / quietest laptop in the WORLD?

Please give your opinions and comments.

** now i m planning to get a DJ equipment and scratch some music listening to birds... bye bye

[Ash-Bash]

Firstly I think you are HIGH , Anyway I would say a low powered laptop would be the quietest as It would produce less heat therefore the fan wouldn't have to run as much.

[web_designer]

i have DELL INSPIRON 1520, and i must say i never heard any noise from it when i am working. it is the perfect silent laptop i worked on ever. it doesn't show any noise that when i work at night i can hear the sound of the wind out of the window which scares me a lot . if you want give it a try.

[joeblogg]

I find my laptop, an ASUS K61LC, to be extremely quiet - it hardly makes any noise at all.

[OpaQue]

Ash-Bash, on 02 June 2010 - 11:36 PM, said:

Firstly I think you are HIGH , Anyway I would say a low powered laptop would be the quietest as It would produce less heat therefore the fan wouldn't have to run as much.

Come to the League of Men who work in the Night Alone. Are you talking about Centrino Technology?

[deadmad7]

First of all, instead of considering buying a new laptop, you should try to get a Laptop Cooler, it should cool the laptop so that the fan is not that loud or you should use the laptop inside a AC room (or outside when its snowing ). Laptop Coolers are a great way to help you keep your laptop cool, and it also shown to increase Laptop life. You should get a laptop cooler from Logitech, Xpad or Antech, these are trusted companies and trusy me, their products work

Also, rather than buying a different laptop or buy a laptop cooler you can make your current laptop more silent by some simple tricks. Try installing a program called SpeedFan and adjust the settings so that it can control your fan's speed but don't put it too high (or your battery life will die) and don't put it too low (it can fry the motherboard!) the default settings work fine.

There is also the cheap method (and very effective method) of putting a small bit of tap over the air vent on your laptop. It is proven to work (I actual tried it) and it doesn't overheat your laptop, it just makes it slightly hotter but the humming and hissing sounds disappear. Here's how you do it:

Take a small bit of of tape (duct tape, scotch, yellow tape, etc.) and any other tape (except packaging tape ). Tape it to the side of the air vent. Not to much to the side though. Make sure that there are no holes in the tape. The circulation of air should be restricted away from the tape. It should make the laptop much quieter.

You should also try putting the 'Power Plan' of your Laptop to 'Power Saver'. It doesn't affect the Laptop performance that much. You can do it by clicking on the Plug and Battery button on the right-bottom side and going to 'More Power Options'. Then in the bottom choose 'Power Saver'.

IF all else fails and you WANT A NEW LAPTOP () than I would suggest buying the dell e1705, sony sz, dell e1505 Sony Pcg nvr , toshiba libretto,etc. I just ask the guys at the computer store and you get advice from them, usually the A8J's are the most silent of the rest. With the A8J's I could play a hardcore MMO-RPG game and not even feel a vibration of the laptop (except the speakers, of course.)

Or you can try turning the FAN OFF! HAHA... Just kidding !

[PhoenixGFX]

I'm not a big fan of Apple computers but the Mac Book is the only one that I've come across that is pretty quiet. Almost silent.

I have a Netbook when I'm travelling, that's also quiet. Well most of them are good for bird watching!

[daviscup]

I use Dell Inspiron 1520 and it is very quite.