Let me start by saying that I got my new 15" Powerbook last week and I love it. Speed/feature-wise, it is exactly what I have been wanting.
Unfortunately, it has (what I consider to be) a big problem with heat. Under normal use (running Mail, Safari, iChat and occasionally iTunes) the underside gets extremely hot, mostly across the back, making it unusable as a "lap"top. Hot enough that you can only touch it for a few seconds before your brain reacts and says "pull your hand away now". Over time, the heat seems to work its way up into the area where you rest your wrists.
I installed a CPU temp monitor and it seems to climb up around 61 degrees celcius and hangs there until i close all of my apps. With nothing open it runs around 52 degrees. It doesn't get any hotter when its charging and it will drop to about 35 degrees when in sleep mode.
I know some may say its likely because of the hard drive, but I am actually running this model in two PC notebooks without any issues. Its a very good drive, but maybe I got a dud in this one.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
15" 1.5ghz G4 Powerbook, 1x512MB RAM, 80GB 5400rpm drive
Vinny
Unfortunately, it has (what I consider to be) a big problem with heat. Under normal use (running Mail, Safari, iChat and occasionally iTunes) the underside gets extremely hot, mostly across the back, making it unusable as a "lap"top. Hot enough that you can only touch it for a few seconds before your brain reacts and says "pull your hand away now". Over time, the heat seems to work its way up into the area where you rest your wrists.
I installed a CPU temp monitor and it seems to climb up around 61 degrees celcius and hangs there until i close all of my apps. With nothing open it runs around 52 degrees. It doesn't get any hotter when its charging and it will drop to about 35 degrees when in sleep mode.
I know some may say its likely because of the hard drive, but I am actually running this model in two PC notebooks without any issues. Its a very good drive, but maybe I got a dud in this one.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
15" 1.5ghz G4 Powerbook, 1x512MB RAM, 80GB 5400rpm drive
Vinny