I guess that having the computer only inches from your nose, as it is the screen as well, probably adds to the possibility of noticing the fan noise more than a desktop located at 3 feet. Sound being perceptual, I am not sure I agree with Laurie here, but the fans can be heard. jj On 3-Nov-04, at 2:24 PM, cube-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote: > G4 Cube to imac G5 > To: "A place to discuss Apple's Cube." > <cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> > Message-ID: <BDAE4A63.2FE76%laurie at cubeowner.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > On 11/3/04 8:07 AM, "Mark Plunkett" <mplunkett at austin.rr.com> wrote: > >> How silent is it? Anybody had it in a totally silent room? > > Not silent at all. The fans are surprisingly loud when they kick in - > and > they kick in all too often. Forget silent rooms... We're talking > noticeably > loud in already-noisy corporate environments. > > Laurie