I have a 1st batch framework (the first batch of the first laptop version) which I haven't upgraded or changed at all yet. (Hinges are on the list tho!) The fan

I have a 1st batch framework (the first batch of the first laptop version) which I haven't upgraded or changed at all yet. (Hinges are on the list tho!) The fan engages sometimes but it doesn't bother me in practice FWIW. I'm a computer musician who uses the framework for DSP processing, but I'm also someone who is maybe more tolerant of noise than most so YMMV.