Noisy Powerbook ?, Prospective buyer :static noise paranoïa Options

[EdouardB]

Hi everyone !

I'm reading with interest some discussions from various message boards concerning the noise that some Powerbooks make.

http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?13@...P.0@.68a21e7f/8
http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?128...CGs.0@.689fa18c
http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?14@...SAz.1@.68a0b401
http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=28366

I'm looking forward to buy a latest generation Powerbook, and I am wondering whether this noise is polluting the audio environment or not ? In other words, is the static noise also present in audio in and outs (I plan to use a firewire souncard, something either by Motu or Presonus) ?

I think I could live with a noisy computer, but NOT with my recordings being polluted by static noise !

Is anyone confronted with this issue ?

Thanks for your enlighting responses !

Edouard