How well do the underside speakers do? Also my current laptop makes ungodly amounts of noise thanks to its fan, so how does the V7 stack up?
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Well, it is certainly not a pair of Bose speakers, but for what it is it does well. I love this laptop for its display, and ease of access and use of the keyboard. I like the large shift key which makes it easier for my worn pinkie finger to get to it. I have owned Toshiba, Dell, HP, and Lenovo laptops.
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Speakers have great volume and decent quality. Sound changes depending on the surface it's on. Desk and lap (both legs) works fine, bed not so much.The fan makes reasonable noise. I never hear it with 50-60% volume while playing Borderlands 2. But I do hear it while web browsing. Nothing annoying.
514116
I have listened to music and watched movies etc on this laptop with the privilege of a quiet environment and not quiet environments. With every experience I was and still am satisfied with the sound quality even when listening at maximum volumes. This is a great laptop allround!
535786
The fans are quiet but not silent. Normally the sound is not very noticeable but when the CPU is under load the fans will spin faster and be louder.
641787
Don't bother buying HP for performance laptops. They are known to have a problem with the placement of the air vents underneath the laptop. Buy ASUS instead, it is what I have and it has served me well.
316168
Same here...fan is all jacked up and incredibly noisy. Never experienced this with 3 previous Toshiba laptops, so I'm inclined to think it's an issue with this model in particular. Does anyone know the best way to remedy?
59130
The speakers are pretty good. I can't ride with the volume on full blast. Sorry I am unsure about the upgrade.
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I have had my NC10 SE for about a week now and there is definitely an issue with the volume from the built-in speakers. Initially, it was absolutely unacceptable so I tinkered around a bit, changed some settings and set the sound to "laptop speakers" instead of "desktop". That made a significant difference, and now I find that the volume is acceptable for everything EXCEPT skype calls. Bottom line is that this is a good computer and this issue, while disappointing, should not be a deal breaker but Samsung has room for improvement for the next model.
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When you say quieter, I would agree to that, but you need to consider the fan you use, you can use whichever fan you want, the stock cooler is junk, always get an aftermarket cooler unless you're using an i5 or i3 and never plan on pushing your CPU with anything, the 92mm cooler is one of the biggest coolers you're going to fit in this case and you can comfortably game with it if you have a solid gpu
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S. Edelman, Fan Noise?...There is NO Fan Noise, You won't even know it's sitting there. And as far as Voltage Drops below a certain Voltage the fan being LOUD,ABSOLUTELY FALSE !!! HOPE THIS HELPED...HAVE-A-GREAT-DAY! Sincerely, Mario.ABSOLUTELY FALSE
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BizTraveler -- can you also tell me whether the 120 is cool and quiet? I've heard that the NC10 scores high on both accounts. And, after owning a couple of hot, noisy laptops, it's a priority for me. Thanks!
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Yes, the VM40 does use an internal fan ~40-60mm rear blower type. Unfortunately, though I wouldn't say the VM40 is loud it is definitely not silent. In a quiet room if you are even six feet away you will hear it, even at idle as a low level "whooshing" sound. I like what most of this PC has to offer but the fan is too loud for me (I'm spoiled by typically custom building silent or near-silent PCs). Shame on Asus for not including manual fan speed control in the BIOS (the latest v1202). At idle the fan spins at ~ 2300 rpm which is fast enough to be audible. At this this speed the CPU temp is in the low 60C range, quite high for a Celeron but there in lies the rub. Even if I could slow the CPU fan speed I'd run the risk of overheating the CPU. I took a look at the fan's power connector to see if I could install a manual fan speed controller but no joy: The VM40 employs a very small (five wire?) proprietary connector.
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I didn't keep my VM speakers. There was a problem with them right out of the box. If you really want some good speakers for about the same money, get you some Creative Inspire T3300 speakers. You'll forget all about VM after that!
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I haven't noticed it over my other case fans (3 for the case and 2 for the H100 cpu cooler). But looking at a review over at TechPowerUp they had the it maxing out at about 55db. I too use headphones.. so there is that. Here is the review if Amazon will allow the link. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EVGA/SuperNOVA_G2_1300/6.html
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im just blasting music from my laptop. I did try to "tame" the speaker last night, found some balance. But then a totally different song would play and the clip light would go on again. In my bedroom I don't need much volume. But in a wide open living room, I want more. I want it to stay crisp and punchy but louder. You think I need to upgrade?
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My NC10SE just arrived a couple of hours ago, and I've been able to test out the speakers. I'd say they're pretty decent for netbooks. They're certainly loud enough for you to hear music or watch a movie. However, you might have a little trouble if your listening to stuff in a loud environment. For that I would suggest headphones. Having read lots of reviews I was expecting awful sound quality, but I was pleasantly surprised. Of course, they're not going to be as loud as speakers on full size laptops due to the size limitation of the speakers themselves, but overall I can't say I'm disappointed. I never owned a standard NC10 so I can't do a direct comparison, but I bought this as a replacement for my premium VAIO SZ, which cost around 2000 bucks. The speakers on that system aren't that much better. Hope this helps.
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Right now I have 9 fans in it total not including the fans on like the video card and stuff. Only 2 of them are the quiet edition fans, the rest are either the fans that come with it or other corsair static pressure fans I have had extra. It's honestly pretty friggin quiet even like that. I would think you would be safe filling it completely up, especially with quiet edition fans. I mean you may hear some slight noise cause of so many fans but that is normal really. Like I said, I have those 9 fans in it right now and it is super quiet, those fans take up all but like 2 or 3 spots in the case. Now I'm not including the spots at the bottom where you take off the cent stuff, but even then I don't think it would be loud. I'm kind of a quiet freak myself and it doesn't bother me, just make sure your fans have rubber one them to help with vibration haha. It's an amazing case, definitely worth the money. It's quiet, huge, lots of space for cards and cable management. I would definitely get it :)
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I've had mine for about 6 months. The 2 fans blow directly up onto laptop and you can feel, depending on speed, the air dispersed to sides. Blue lights are quite bright. The remind me of the underlights on cars these days. ; p I keep mine on low speed and adjust the height/ angle on the very 1st "rung". I don't game but I do turn it up when grandchildren come over and use it. I have a Presario notebook. It does get very warm which is why I purchased this. If it did breakdown I would get another just like it in a flat second. Cleaning?. I havent tried to take it apart. I blow it out while running on low with canned air. Hope this helps.