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Whats with the front fan noise? I purchased a refurbished machine that is really loud! Sent it back for replacement of the unit; instead the fan was replaced(I GUESS) and when returned, its still very loud. Is this the nature of this machine?

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I have one of these and must say the fan noise is barely noticable, are they using a genuine fan? the original is speed controlled whereas a universal replacement would just run at full speed all the time.

Hope this helps

John

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