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Apple Acknowledges MacBook Pro Whine

by , 11:20 AM EDT, July 26th, 2006

Apple has posted a terse Knowledge Base article acknowledging the whining noise some MacBook Pro users are experiencing. The article says, in full, "If your 15-inch MacBook Pro emits a high-pitched buzzing sound, please contact AppleCare for service."

MacBook Pro units that suffer from the problem emit a high-pitched whining noise from the keyboard area.

Apple offers several options for contacting AppleCare for support. You can check the Support Web page for the option that best suits you.

[Thanks to Macworld UK for the heads up.]

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Close Name:Biff Posts: 1479 Joined: 08 Apr 2004
Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:46 pm Subject:

Oh. I misunderstood the title of the article. I thought it was about the noise you hear when recent MacBook Pro purchasers first find out about the Core 2 Duo.


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Close Name:Nookster Posts: 93 Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:07 pm Subject:

You must have misunderstood everything then.

There wasn't any whining from the purchasers, there was uproar.


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Close Name:Biff Posts: 1479 Joined: 08 Apr 2004
Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:11 pm Subject:

Ah! There's some right now! I'll go get the cheese.

But seriously, I'll try to keep that in mind while I buy a nice dual core 64-bit MacBook Pro in a few weeks! I'm so upset that I paid attention to Intel's product road map and waited. Darn it! I'm in an uproar!


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Close Name:battie Posts: 1 Joined: 27 Jul 2006
Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:26 am Subject: what uproar?

Why the uproar? i bought a Macbook Pro when it first came out, i have been using it for months. When a new one comes out, i will go and buy that, what weirdo wants to sit and wait, you must be joking. I want it and i want it now.


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Close Name:Nookster Posts: 93 Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:46 am Subject: Heh,

It's that kind of ignorant attitude that makes discussions.apple.com so compelling, right after a product release.

Cycle as follows;

Person has problem.
Number of persons have similar problem.
Other person calls them whiners (presumably for daring to bring it up).

Much Entertainment follows, especially on a board that has a ratings system that serves no better purpose than adding even more spice to the mix.


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