OS X Ramblings

The whine I mentioned in the previous post is, by the way, not exclusively an Apple thing.

Actually, if my experience was representative, I’d say about 40% of all Intel laptops suffer from overloaded, “singing” capacitors, as this is inherent to how the Intel CPU power management is designed¹. And, bear in mind, these are not only generic brands like Compal, but also Dells and the highly-respected IBM ThinkPads².

How come the manufacturers don’t acknowledge and fix those flaws? (more…)

1. I’ve never seen an AMD-equipped laptop that would make use of C3, so I can’t tell if they are also affected. [back]
2. See here and here for some reports, or just google it. [back]

If you’re serious about buying a MacBook Pro and do some web research, you’re going to come across some issues MBPs tend to exhibit. There’s even a website entirely dedicated to keeping track of all the defects.

One of the two predominant problems is the so-called whine.
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