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It's because cheap. It doesn't bother everyone so they can get away with not stabilising the inductors. The same way they put cheap capacitors with too-low te

It's because cheap. It doesn't bother everyone so they can get away with not stabilising the inductors. The same way they put cheap capacitors with too-low temp ratings in PSUs that burn out prematurely - the consumer just buys a new one so why not.

more_corn 4y ago
We (this community) probably have the power to stop it. We have money, we care. We won’t tolerate coil whine. If you buy a laptop and it has coil whine and the manufacturer won’t replace it under warranty, come here, name and shame. We all stop buying manufacturers that do it. It quickly becomes worth the extra $5 to make it not happen. Here I’ll start. I have a Dell xps 13 that does it. I bought it used so there’s no warranty. It’s useless and that manufacturer is dead to me. Now you go.
- is_true 4y ago
  Hello Asus, my whiny friend. I think the worst offender is the HDD which isn't made by asud
- solarkraft 4y ago
  > Dell XPS I have one that chirps at me while scrolling on the screen on Linux. Dell XPS laptops are generally famous for horrendous quality control and coil whine. I don't know reviewers can ever not mention that. > We (this community) probably have the power to stop it. Probably yes in theory, gonna be hard in practice. Most consumers don't really care enough when they find out it whines when they already have it. Reviewers don't mention it, so there's no good way for you to know. I too have somewhat non-standard requirements for products I buy (haptics, how does it sound when you tap the back, how much does it flex, can you open it with one hand, how much does the software glitch ...) and pretty much the only way to inform others about them that I can think of is starting to do reviews. But try breaking into that field ...
  - GekkePrutser 4y ago
    I've never seen it but I know it's extremely common in these. And worse, it's been mentioned in reviews since they started the ultra-thin line so they are clearly aware of it yet it's still a problem many revisions later. It's kinda crazy my $180 Chuwi LapBook with about the same thickness doesn't suffer from this but a $1500 XPS does.

more_corn 4y ago

We (this community) probably have the power to stop it. We have money, we care. We won’t tolerate coil whine. If you buy a laptop and it has coil whine and the manufacturer won’t replace it under warranty, come here, name and shame. We all stop buying manufacturers that do it. It quickly becomes worth the extra $5 to make it not happen. Here I’ll start. I have a Dell xps 13 that does it. I bought it used so there’s no warranty. It’s useless and that manufacturer is dead to me. Now you go.

is_true 4y ago
Hello Asus, my whiny friend. I think the worst offender is the HDD which isn't made by asud
solarkraft 4y ago
> Dell XPS I have one that chirps at me while scrolling on the screen on Linux. Dell XPS laptops are generally famous for horrendous quality control and coil whine. I don't know reviewers can ever not mention that. > We (this community) probably have the power to stop it. Probably yes in theory, gonna be hard in practice. Most consumers don't really care enough when they find out it whines when they already have it. Reviewers don't mention it, so there's no good way for you to know. I too have somewhat non-standard requirements for products I buy (haptics, how does it sound when you tap the back, how much does it flex, can you open it with one hand, how much does the software glitch ...) and pretty much the only way to inform others about them that I can think of is starting to do reviews. But try breaking into that field ...
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  I've never seen it but I know it's extremely common in these. And worse, it's been mentioned in reviews since they started the ultra-thin line so they are clearly aware of it yet it's still a problem many revisions later. It's kinda crazy my $180 Chuwi LapBook with about the same thickness doesn't suffer from this but a $1500 XPS does.