Intel iMacs have a "Wheeeee!"???

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Jim Warren <jwarren () well com>
Date: January 25, 2006 8:27:43 PM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Intel iMacs have a "Wheeeee!"???

[A friend just posted this to another list.  --jim]

http://www.crazyapplerumors.com/archives/000635.html#000635

Mac Users Report Strange Sound Coming From New iMacs.

As users receive the first batch of Intel-based iMacs, many are  
reporting their reactions to the new machines online.

A growing number are reporting that, like other Macs in the past, the  
Intel Core Duo iMacs suffer from a severe fan noise problem.

But Apple has gotten out in front of this charge, and says that the  
sound users are complaining about is not the sound of the fan.

"To the untrained ear, it might sound like a high-pitched whine,  
similar to the noise a fan might make," said Peter Mehring, head of  
Apple hardware engineering. "But that's not at all what it is.

"It's the sound of the Intel processor having fun."

Indeed, upon closer inspection, it does appear that the sound in  
question is actually that of the Intel processor, as Apple's recent  
advertising indicates, having the time of its life.

"It's the weirdest thing I've ever heard," said new iMac owner Don  
Revis. "But when I turned off all the other electronics in the room  
and put my head right up next to my iMac, I could hear that the sound  
- which I had thought was a fan - is actually a tiny little voice  
going 'Wheeeeeeeeee!'

...<SNIP>...


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