Fanning the internal mic

Hi,
I am thinking of getting the aluminium MacBook to replace my 15" PowerBook G4.
On my PowerBook, I sometimes use the internal microphone for voice chats. However, one issue that I face is that the microphone is located near the internal fan. When the fan starts spinning, the sound it makes is fed through the microphone over to the other person, who then has trouble hearing me over the noise of the fan.
I would like to know if anyone has faced this same problem on the aluminium MacBooks.
Thanks in advance.

Well, call it coincidence, but I do have an iPhone myself.
I tried to use the earbuds on my old PowerBook, but no luck. If this is one of the undocumented features of the aluminium MacBook, then I am very impressed.
Since I always chat using earphones, using the cord microphone would eliminate the fan problem. Thanks for the tip!

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