woolleyj@lafcol.UUCP (James Woolley) (04/18/91)
I'm looking for a 386 or 386sx that's quiet. I'd be grateful for suggestions, or recommendations of things to look for. I've used a Gateway 386 and found its fan loud and its hard disk noisy, though perhaps a different hard drive would be quieter? I've also used a Zenith 386-SX and had no complaints about the hard disk but have felt the fan could have been quieter. Sometimes I walk into a colleague's office and can't carry on a quiet conversation because the computer is roaring! Surely there are solutions to this problem. James Woolley, Lafayette College rutgers!lafcol!woolleyj woolleyj@lafayett.bitnet woolleyj@lafvax.lafayette.edu
c60b-1eq@web-4f.berkeley.edu (Noam Mendelson) (04/19/91)
In article <2666@lafcol.UUCP> woolleyj@lafcol.UUCP (James Woolley) writes: >I'm looking for a 386 or 386sx that's quiet. I'd be grateful for >suggestions, or recommendations of things to look for. I've used a >Gateway 386 and found its fan loud and its hard disk noisy, though >perhaps a different hard drive would be quieter? I've also used a Zenith >386-SX and had no complaints about the hard disk but have felt the fan >could have been quieter. What you need is a new power supply, not a new computer. The two sources of noise are the hard disk and the fan. PC Power & Cooling Co. manufactures a 150W power supply known as the Silencer 150, which claims to be 84% quieter than a standard 150W power supply. They also manufacture models which increase air flow while lowering noise (though not as much). A few years ago when they first starting advertising their power supplies, I bought one of the turbo-cool models and have had no problems since. -- +==========================================================================+ | Noam Mendelson ..!agate!ucbvax!web!c60b-1eq | "I haven't lost my mind, | | c60b-1eq@web.Berkeley.EDU | it's backed up on tape | | University of California at Berkeley | somewhere." |
david@kessner.denver.co.us (David Kessner) (04/19/91)
In article <2666@lafcol.UUCP> woolleyj@lafcol.UUCP (James Woolley) writes: >I'm looking for a 386 or 386sx that's quiet. I'd be grateful for >suggestions, or recommendations of things to look for. I've used a >Gateway 386 and found its fan loud and its hard disk noisy, though >perhaps a different hard drive would be quieter? I've also used a Zenith >386-SX and had no complaints about the hard disk but have felt the fan >could have been quieter. > >Sometimes I walk into a colleague's office and can't carry on a quiet >conversation because the computer is roaring! Surely there are solutions >to this problem. > >James Woolley, Lafayette College >rutgers!lafcol!woolleyj >woolleyj@lafayett.bitnet >woolleyj@lafvax.lafayette.edu Buy an Ergo Brick. They are small. Don't have a fan. And use the more quiet 3.5" hard drives. You can find their ads in most computer mag's. The only down side is that they arnt as expandable-- I wouldent try to put a 360meg HD in them... -- David Kessner - david@kessner.denver.co.us | do { 1135 Fairfax, Denver CO 80220 (303) 377-1801 (p.m.) | . . . If you cant flame MS-DOS, who can you flame? | } while( jones);