Does MBP have fan noise?

I'm planning to buy macbook pro 13 inch 2.9ghz. But, I heard macbook pro does have fan noises which I don't like. I heard that the retina version doesn't have fan noises but I think they're just to expensive. HELP MEE!!

You cannot hear the fans when they are running at their minimum speed (about 2000 RPM). If you put a load on the system, e.g., by running a graphically intense program, the fans speed up and you can hear them. How "loud" it is is subjective. But I copied the following from http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-1171907.html
"This is how Apple describes the Sound Pressure Level at operator position of several models (with variation between configuration). Note: a faint leaf rustle is 10 dB, a buzzing insect is 20 dB, and a quiet whisper is 30 dB.
Standard 21.5 and 27-inch iMac 2011 Models: 18 dB at idle
13" MacBook Pro (2011) - 16-17 dB at idle
15" MacBook Pro (2011) - 19-20 dB at idle
17" MacBook Pro (2011) - 17 dB at idle
Apple notes (on notebook models) that hard drive accessing raises noise by no more than 1 dB, compared to idle state."

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Hi,
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Thank you so much for responding Mende!
Here's an update:
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Welcome to Lenovo forums, could you try updating your BIOS and see if it helps (do ensure reboot first before flashing the BIOS). Also update all your software using ThinkVantage System Update and Windows Update as well.
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Very disappointed with Apple on this one - all the support guy could suggest was resetting the SMC/PRAM/whatever ... or take it to the nearest Apple repair shop - 45 min from here.
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17" MBP fan noise

I am assuming that it is the fan, as this noise only comes when i start using the a graphic intensive program (Doom 3).
I am worried because it is quite loud and does not sound like the fan noise of my PB. It is similar in quality to a couple of posts in that it terminates in reving up/ down sound. When the sound is present, it is characterised by the "fliping through a deck of cards" or the "card and bike spoke." It is not too harsh, but enough to cause some concern. It is no where near as bad as the grinding sound posted on an earlier thred.
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Hi CouchP,
I know that there have been some reported issues of the fans running unexpectedly with the 15" retina display, but I stand to tell you that I have personally not had any issues. I've had my retina display since January and I use it all day for work and home and have not had any issues at all with my fan. I use istat Pro to monitor my fan levels and there has been no issue. Keep in mind that those who report issues here are because they actually have issues. Just think of the millions who do not report issues. Besides, the issues that have been reported are intermittent issues and have reported that the fans come on for 30 - 60 seconds and then quiet down again. It's no difference than if you were watching a movie or video which causes the fans to come on anyway.
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Does anybody have problems with the Macbook Pro Retina 15' fans being really loud even when playing flash games like candy crush or tetris?

Hey guys,
So after a few months of using the MBP 15' Retina, I've discovered that the fans are incredibly loud even when playing flash games like candy crush or tetris.. are any of you guys having the same problem? Like all of a sudden from be quiet to unbelievably loud just as the games load. So yeah, hopefully someone has the same problem as I am having.
What I was thinking was that the MBP Retina 15' is such a beefed up laptop, it shouldn't require that much CPU to run flash games that are not even THAT graphically intensive to which making the fans that loud..
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Believe it or not, Flash REALLY isn't the issue.
It's hardware makers making devices with less processor performance and requiring software makers to fit into a certain requirements of such. Namely iPhone, iPods and iPads.
Flash is designed to give a lot of features and work across many operating systems, browsers and platforms as a write once solution.
Flash has a certain level of processor performance requirement, which hardware makers like Apple want to build less powerful machines using less expensive processors.
Apple has removed Coverflow 3D effects from iTunes and discontinued the 17" MacBook Pro, leaving only the 15" as having a more powerful 3D capable graphics capability.
So Apple is obviously on a anti-heat/performance quest as they further thin up their hardware, trying to kill Flash by punishing Mac users who want to run it.
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