The bad thing is, despite having a W8215 MacBook Pro, it seems to exhibit every single noise problem discussed. It moos, whines, and buzzes! It also happens to have one of those misshapen function keys. I’m disappointed in the sense that I just dropped $3,000 on this (about the same price as a similarly configured Thinkpad [2.16GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 100GB 7200RMP drive]).

On the other hand, I can’t stay mad – this thing flies. It loads the Firefox 1.5.0.2 (Universal build) in one bounce. That’s with SessionSaver, Firebug, the Web Developer Toolbar, SwitchProxy, Adblock Plus and Filterset.G Updater installed. This is the first Mac portable I’ve had that’s had teh snappy going on. (Look at it beat a Dual G5 in FCP; I can’t wait to import some HD footage and see how it handles)

The MagicNoiseKiller gets rid of the whine, so I’ll have to see if I can stay sane with the rest of the rattles. If I can’t deal after a week, I guess I’ll have to keep doing the swap and dance, although I have a feeling that these issues probably won’t be solved until the next major rev…