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    My F series cooling rant

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by baroninkjet, Jun 27, 2011.

  1. baroninkjet

    baroninkjet Notebook Consultant

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    I apologize in advance, but this is just crap.

    I've had my F11 for about a year now. The only conclusion I can make is that it's just crap engineering. The damn thing is louder than any other i7 laptop I have ever heard. A lot louder, like double.

    And then I run laptop screen + external HD screen. Fan noise doubles.

    It wouldn't be so bad if it were low pitched, like a desktop fan. But it is loud and whiney high pitched. I tried to do a webinar the other day, and (despite noise cancelling mic/headset) people were complaining about that whining noise.

    Fed up... :confused:
     
    baroninkjet, Jun 27, 2011
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  2. Mikozee

    Mikozee Notebook Guru

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    Sorry to hear about your laptop. Have you tried opening the bottom and using a dust cleaner to clean out the fan? That did the trick for my G51. I swear the damn thing performed like it was new after I did that.

    Still, I'm willing to bet that your F series laptop is NOWHERE in comparison to the crap us (Asus) G51 series users have to deal with. You can hear my laptop coming from a mile away.
     
    Mikozee, Jun 27, 2011
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  3. Dirk Diggler2

    Dirk Diggler2 Newbie

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    I agree Baron. I returned my F1 because I couldn't stand the fan noise. Even when surfing the net and no other windows open, this fan was spinning and whining like I was renderring in auto-cad or something. No thanks...
     
    Dirk Diggler2, Jun 27, 2011
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