I found this article on the web by some German architects on how to build a sound insulation enclosure for a noisy computer:

http://www.carsten-buschmann.de/noise-p ... /index.htm

I've been researching external enclosures and found the IceCube, which according the review below, works with both PCs and Macs and does not contain a fan. http://www.macdrives.com/100gb.html Here's a link to what appears to be the manufacturers website, but contains very little information: http://...

ez2remember wrote:I have a lot of experiences with laptops, I owned and tested over 30 from all different makers. I could tell you which laptops I have found quiet but that is besides the point.

Would you, please? That would be very useful.

My work laptop is very quiet- HP Omnibook 6000, and I am very sensitive to noise. It was new in Jan 2001; the drive got louder over time and the underside got very hot. Recently the bios was updated to solve the fan problem and the drive replaced, now it is quiet again and cooler. I believe the driv...