I work in a cubicle; is this quiet enough to avoid bothering my co-workers? Or is it better for home use?
770949
FitDesk is whisper quiet. It is fine to use in a work place. Actually, there are schools with 30 FitDesks in one classroom all being used at the same time with no issues of noise. You can trust this will work excellent for office or home use.
254752
It makes about the same amout of noise as my microwave makes. Since you wouldn't be using it for an extended period of time, unless your office is very small and very quiet, it probably wouldn't bother anyone.
70935
It is much too noisey to be used at work. Even if you had an office and shut the door you would probably hear it.
1737743
In my experience with cubicles, if you have room available to put this possibly under a shelf on the desk but still have it near the computer, that could be a way to avoid aggravating nearby coworkers. It is bright, in fact its generally enough light to light my entire home office, but with overhead lights already in most offices I don't see that this would be much of a problem.
57641
Not annoying at all. It is not silent by any means. Just put the blower away from where you will be sitting and it should be alright. I have used mine several times indoors.
159791
I don't think it is very quiet, making a sort of chugging/humming sound. I'm noise sensitive, so it would bother me if someone was near me while they were using it. If you were in another room, I don't think it could be heard, however.
513405
It's not silent, but it's pretty quiet. I think it would be hard to hear in an active office, and I doubt you could hear it through a cubicle wall. But this definitely a slight hum.
1559279
We usually use ours in the bedroom but it would totally work in an office setting too. The fan is akin to a loud a/c unit which is commonly found in offices. I'm thinking it can help drown out some of the chatter from office mates. You don't even notice it after a while because it just becomes background noise. But in the beginning you or your office mates may notice it in the first few minutes.
1343862
In my opinion it'd be a little loud for an office with people actively working in it. I can't hear the TV in my fairly small living room over it very well.
749568
I think it's too noisy for an open office environment. It makes a whirring sound that gets louder as you get it up to speed, and it makes clicking sounds as it slips into and out of smooth rotation.
1812867
How close are your coworkers? What is the background noise like in the office? This is not a quiet keyboard, but if you have a reasonable level of white noise, or reasonably sized cubes, it won't be an issue.I love this keyboard and would make my coworkers deal even if I sat right next to one.
1266448
It's quite quiet, no problem for next door cubicles, the loudest sound is your feet. The beeps are pretty loud, but only occur when you start and when you change the speed. It does not beep when set up and running.
2025543
I use this unit in my shop, so noise is not a factor, on the high mode you can hear the fan, maybe too loud for inside your home. Does an excellent job in my shop.
1231015
How quiet is this treadmill? I want to use it in an open plan office I share with 3 other people.
1228203
Well I wouldn't want it in the room if I was trying to take a nap but I use it outside to clean my tankless hot water heater. In other words, yes it is rather loud but not overly irritating. I guess it all depends on what you are going to use it for, where, and for what period of time.
968619
the noise level is quiet. we have ordered several since employees like the unit so well. hope this helps. fits great under the desks
1091731
We have it in a small laundry room, so noise is not a factor. I just checked it and it is very quiet. Hope this helps.