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The new mac mini makes a constant electrical noise when I move the mouse. It is audible and irritating >2 meters away from the mac. I have tried hubs, different
by environment 8y ago
The new mac mini makes a constant electrical noise when I
move the mouse. It is audible and irritating >2 meters away from the mac. I have tried hubs, different ports and nothing else connected. It is ok with a wireless mouse, lower polling rate. The fan is quiet, not irritating.
I might have sensitive hearing. Many modern gadgets are a pain in the ear.
This type of noise digs deep and ruins the mood.
I am sending it back.
This is my data point, might not represent all new mac minis.
edit: I can probably go for a low polling rate, but then I wonder about tomorrow. What other use case will stress the same circuit components?
- PascLeRasc 8y agoI've had coil whine on a Windows PC before, but I fixed it by using a USB hub between. Your monitor might have one built-in, see if that fixes it. It also only occurred with one mouse for me, but it was my favorite one so I wanted to keep it.
- Angostura 8y agoTake it back, get a replacement.
- willio58 8y agoThis is abnormal.. I would try to get a replacement from Apple
- Crabtr 8y agoThat whine's almost 100% coming from the CPU as it's a common issue with Intel CPUs these days. It's the weirdest thing ever, but my Hackintosh makes it as well (i7-6700k) so you're not crazy. It also very notably comes and goes independent of workload and mouse polling rates, but no matter the case I'd still return/replace the Mini just because it's an option.