MacBook Pro Retina SanDisk SSD electronic noise

I ordered an rMBP 15 with the 512 SSD from SanDisk and had id exchanged 3 times. All of them were making an electronic noise when accessing the SSD. In the Store however older models with Samsung SSDs made no noise at all. Finally I cancelled my order of the 512 rMBP where all the currently produced models emply SanDisk SSD and reordered the same configuration but with the 768 SDD which is from Samsung only. I would rather prefer the 512 SSD but I had to pay the overpriced 768 to get a silent rMBP. They all should be silent. My former MBP 15 with Crucial SSD 256 I couldn’t hear anything holding my ear to it but the fans at very high CPU load.
I hope I am right and the 768 rMBP that I did’t receive yet will be absolutely silent and satisfy my requirement for silence. The sound is very annoying especially when working at quiet places. So for me this action will be worth it. I’ve lost a lot of time to find this out and through exchanging though.
Apple, how can you please stop employ those noisy SanDisk SSDs in your flagship device? Your customers shouldn’t be receiving hardware with second class parts. Please, stop installing SanDisk SSD and be friends with Samsung again.

My guess was wrong. The ordered rMBP 15" 768 SSD has the exact same electronic noise issue. And it got even worse: there is dent on the bottom case. Quality control is very disappointing.
I cancelled both the first and the second order and ordered a MacBook Air 13" instead hoping that it won’t produce that noise. And learned never to buy a first generation Mac again.

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SSDs should not be making any noise. More likely it is the fan.
If the MBP is two days old, bring it back and have it fixed. If you purchased it from Apple, then you have the option of a refund or an exchange in the first 14 days of ownership.
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http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3_133 3MHz_SDRAM
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I have my doubts but it never hurts to ask Apple. If the answer is a negative you do have this option:
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I wonder if noise from my MacBook Pro Retina 13 late 2013 is normal. I can hear it only in quiet room (first time I heard it in the middle of the night). It’s very quiet noise. I don't know what to compare this noise. For me it’s sounds like clicking the spring. I can hear it when scrolling the webpage by trackpad, start mission control by gesture (or F3 key), changing the full screen apps by gesture or when minimize Safari or other apps. I think it depends on the graphic system work. It’s a little lauder when I use 1680x1050 scaled resolution than use 'best for display' resolution. I think the noise occurs when graphic system do some operation. Is it possible?
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Jon Bo wrote:
Hi Mateusz,
I have the same issue on my new MBP retina 13 late 2013. It's not disturbing because I can hear it in only very quiet room and only if the content of the screen is changing (like scrolling web pages). It reminds me the sound of old 3'5'' hard discs. I first thought it's a hdd, but then realised my mac has only SSD.
I think it's a noise from the voltage regulators. This is normal for very high speed high-voltage signals.
But any way, MBP 13 late 2013 is the best laptop I ever saw
It's just silent and cool like an ipad. I wonder if it has a rotating cooler at all.
Jon Bo
Thank you Jon Bo for your response. I agree with you. This noise is something like electronic noise, and it is related to the graphics card.
The rMBP 13 late 2013 works without any noise other then situations I’ve described above. The noise is so quiet that I can't hear it when e.g. external HDD working in the same room.
Mateusz

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I hope others pipe in with their comments, but the first suggestion is to visit your local Apple Store and try out the units. Trying them out can make a difference in your decision.
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MBP 13 2012:
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