I've got a 2010 MacBook Pro and today I just noticed its running really hot. When I put my fingers about the brightness keys, the aluminum body is very hot. What is causing this?
It's quite normal, as aluminum conducts heat very well. Your Mac is not overheating. The Intel processors used in Macs are designed to automatically shut down to prevent damage if they truly overheat (around 100C/212F - 105C/221F, depending on your processor).I've got a 2010 MacBook Pro and today I just noticed its running really hot. When I put my fingers about the brightness keys, the aluminum body is very hot. What is causing this?
I would share my temps but I have iStat installed and it reads my temps wrong because it says my CPU is below freezing apparently lol.
It will run hot at random times when im just web browsing. That's the only application I have open currently with 2 tabs and its running hot.
Basic question I know, but are you using your MBP on your lap or on a table top? It can make a difference....
I would love a sticky made for MBP temps and FAQ about this.
Read my earlier post.i bought in april 2011 macbook pro 13 inch, 2.3GHZ core i5, 8gb DDR3, and the temps on it is very hot, it idles at 60C and under load is 95C i find this really really hot, is that normal for a macbook pro to be that hot???
thanks to GGJstudios for the info, i did read your post and i reset the smc, i guess it helped abit, i have a screen shot of my cpu temps in a stress test, cpu still reach 95C under load, i just wanna make sure that is normal, also after the reset of smc it idles now around 45C to 60C, so it is a little bit cooler but not much.
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macbook pro 2011 core i5
Looks perfectly normal to me if you're running something processor intensive.
Oh and by the way, if you want to list your computers, edit your signature on your forum profile, don't make a line out of underscores and write under it.
thanks for the heads up, just to let you know i left my macbook on all night yesterday and idles around 65-70C, but if thats normal i am good with that, but the aluminum enclosure for the macbook pro, gives an impression that the macbook will run cooler but it dosent seem to be, also i did a lot of research a lot of the macbook pro owner are saying it is running hot i guess it is the design, but the operating temps on apple web site under tech pecs shows the Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F
(10° to 35° C), thats why i was wondering because it is conflicting with the website info.
Those are external (room) temperatures, not internal operating temps.... the operating temps on apple web site under tech pecs shows the Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F
(10° to 35° C), thats why i was wondering because it is conflicting with the website info.
It could still be cooler though. Mine's idling at 45*C, and I'm currently in the middle east with no A/C (prob. around 80* ambient)
so do you think it should run a little bit cooler than this ?, because mine doing nothing i mean nothing is idling around 65C
Those are external (room) temperatures, not internal operating temps.