How Hot Is Your MacBook ??

[Bongolo]

Hi guys,

What is your average MacBook running temp?

After 15 mns of running, just browsing with safari, mine is running between 65 > 70.

This is my second MacBook as the first was randomly shutting down. The previous one was running between 45 > 50 and that went down to 40 > 45 after the SMC Update.

I find 65 > 70 (and often hotter) unacceptable as it makes it impossible to use the book on your lap, and that sort of defeats the object of a laptop doesn’t it??

Also, how loud is your fan, its very load on this machine but I never heard it on the previous one. :confused:

[liketom]

i just get on with it now, my 12" powerbook used to get toasty under the hood too

as long as it works and does not toast my wibbly bit's thats all i care about, for any other problems there's Apple Care:)

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

It usually operates at about 56-57-58°C in normal use (Firefox, Mail, TextWrangler, Transmission, iTunes with AirTunes).

Edit: Cool (pun intended), the new CoreDuoTemp (http://macbricol.free.fr/coreduotemp/) launches as a menu bar item and not an application... :)

[Ovs]

It usually operates at about 56-57-58°C in normal use (Firefox, Mail, TextWrangler, Transmission, iTunes with AirTunes).

Edit: Cool (pun intended), the new CoreDuoTemp (http://macbricol.free.fr/coreduotemp/) launches as a menu bar item and not an application... :)

I've tried CoreDuoTemp on my Macbook for couple of days now. It shows idle of 10C, and under normal use, shows about 40-48C. I find that very hard to believe. I'm not sure its safe to rely on temps given by that app.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

I've tried CoreDuoTemp on my Macbook for couple of days now. It shows idle of 10C, and under normal use, shows about 40-48C. I find that very hard to believe. I'm not sure its safe to rely on temps given by that app.I guess something might have gone wrong in the installation. Try reinstalling... don't forget to purge all pref files and support files (the installer log and/or spotlight is good for finding all those files ;)).

[Bongolo]

Come on guys, let's get some numbers, 138 views and only 13 votes. :(

/Bongolo

[Steve Jobless]

how can i tell the temp.? any other piece of software?

[xfiftyfour]

my blackbook is usually around 45C, unless I've been running Photoshop or something..

much better than my white macbook before it - i wonder why??

[Chone]

Hi guys,

What is your average MacBook running temp?

After 15 mns of running, just browsing with safari, mine is running between 65 > 70.

This is my second MacBook as the first was randomly shutting down. The previous one was running between 45 > 50 and that went down to 40 > 45 after the SMC Update.

I find 65 > 70 (and often hotter) unacceptable as it makes it impossible to use the book on your lap, and that sort of defeats the object of a laptop doesn’t it??

Also, how loud is your fan, its very load on this machine but I never heard it on the previous one. :confused:

Thats why you bought a NOTEBOOK Apple computer and not a LAPTOP, heh, you got what you bought, a portable computer but not a laptop :p

[aristobrat]

Come on guys, let's get some numbers, 138 views and only 13 votes. :(

/Bongolo
Check out http://www.intelmactemp.com

170 MacBook temperatures recorded there...

[dsnort]

Mine usualy runs in the upper 40's, lower 50's. Sometimes it jumps up to high 70's low 80's and the fans kick up. This usually happens when I'm working in one app and safari is idle in the background? Closing safari always makes the temp drop. Doesn't happen often, but is puzzling.

[n8236]

I don't have a mb, but my mbp w/ the new mobo's temp falls into most mb owners' temp of 55*C.

[cropsy]

Previously had an iBook and Powerbook that both ran hot, especially the iBook.

My MB doesn't seem to run as hot as either of my old ones, about low 50s.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

how can i tell the temp.? any other piece of software?Well, I linked to CoreDuoTemp (http://macbricol.free.fr/coreduotemp/) in post #3... ;)

[oscarfrancis]

Mine used to idle at about 68° C before the firmware update, now it's about 59° C - and it gets annoyingly noisy very easily.

[viccles]

This is going to sound stupid but will this prog also work to test the temp of the MBP?

[Shadow]

Well, my MacBook is running at 58~59C. It been on all day (unlike the PC :rolleyes: ), and running Safari, Pages, iTunes, Internet Explorer 6 (yes, you heard me). Photoshop CS2 and Dreamweaver were on a few hours ago.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

This is going to sound stupid but will this prog also work to test the temp of the MBP?Yes... :)

Supervise the temperature of your Intel Macintosh with CoreDuoTemp.

Required configuration: iMac2006, MacMini 2006, MacBook Pro, MacBook

[viccles]

Mine is running at 54 degrees and I'm just surfing the net and have adium open :)

[drake]

Don't know and don't want to know. If it starts to seem overly hot, then I might check. For now, it doesn't seem too bad to the touch.

[Bongolo]

Don't know and don't want to know. If it starts to seem overly hot, then I might check. For now, it doesn't seem too bad to the touch.
You are quite right right drake, and also lucky to have a cool MacBook.

I cannot believe that 3 users out of 35 are reporting an average temperature of 85 > 90C !!!!

Let's have some more votes please, over 400 views an only 35 votes. :(

[XP Defector]

To be honest, I avoid having any notebook on my laptop for any duration of time. If I keep it there for an hour my legs feel all 'tingly' and weird afterwards. I suppose the radiation emitted from laptops can't be highly dangerous, otherwise I'd like to assume that they wouldn't sell them or people would have sued by now. That stated, I still don't trust them.

[jxwolf]

Just picked up a replacement MacBook tonight. CoreDuoTemp is reporting 26-28c temperatures as I type this! :eek: :D

[Steve Jobless]

when i first started my mbp it was going strong at about 29 celcius but when i left it on the carpet for lunch and various other activities, the temp jumped up to 75 celcius, wtf? could it be from heavy downloading?

[viccles]

Steve mine seems to run around 60 odd something while its been on for awhile it starts out at about 30. Hot little bugger

[Porscheboy16]

Mine avg's 20-30

[viccles]

Do Apple replace mega hot MBPs? Probably not but thought I'd check

[aristobrat]

when i first started my mbp it was going strong at about 29 celcius but when i left it on the carpet for lunch and various other activities, the temp jumped up to 75 celcius, wtf? could it be from heavy downloading?
Ack! My guess is that "carpet" falls in line with towels and pillows. See below.

When using your portable computer, place it on a hard surface, such as a desktop or a tray. A hard surface allows air to flow under the computer to dissipate heat. Placing it on a soft surface such as a towel or pillow (or lap) is not recommended because it does not allow air to flow under the computer.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=30612

[Steve Jobless]

i was aware of that but when i left it on a table afterwards it would level off from about 78 to 75, the problem is when it was 29, it was being used on my lap.

[n8236]

People have to realize all these temp reports are based on very loose methodologies. The surface in which the mbp sits matters (desk, carpet, bed, etc) because some will allow bottom ventilation while others simply don't. Also, the idle temps should be measured based on a ventilated surface while nothing else but Finder is running and leaving it that way for atleast 5-10 mins to be safe.

[Josias]

Mine avg's 20-30

Yeah, when it's off. No seirously, you can't go below 25 no matter what. That would be as cool as room temperature.

Lucky punks getting 35-40 C. I get around 40-45. Before the frimware update, it would do upto 75 under heavy load, but now tops at 65 C.:D

[aristobrat]

i was aware of that but when i left it on a table afterwards it would level off from about 78 to 75, the problem is when it was 29, it was being used on my lap.
For what it's worth, out of 160 MacBook Pros entered in at http://intelmactemp.com, the average running temp is 52.

If yours was running at 29 after having been turned on for awhile, it's not normal.

[Steve Jobless]

it was a 29 for at least an hour, so if thats not normal what should i do to get it fixed?

[shiv]

I'm on my wife's macbook.
It seems to average at 39c according to coreduo. I've been mainly just using for web.
I have no idea what an average/preferred running temperature would be.
It seems in the middle of everyone's readings. Some are getting around 60, and some are getting in the 20s?