LosJackal said:wmealer, have you tried pushing the envelope on it?
You can try to peg the processors with the command line "yes > /dev/null" in two windows. And then try to monitor the tempature with this:
http://macbricol.free.fr/coreduotemp/
Download that Temperature monitor, and see if you can make that work first. You can watch any temperature changes as you do your designer stuff, etc.wmealer said:Is that something I would do with Terminal? Graphic designer here, so I don't get very techincal. If I have time, I'll give it a go.
wmealer said:Ran your temp test...
CPU usage: 1.5% (CD in drive) -- temp: 44 °C = 111.2 °F
CPU usage: 50% -- temp: 65 °C = 149 °F
CPU usage: 100% -- temp: 81 °C = 177.8 °F
Throughout this test, the speakers or keyboard never changed much to the touch. I never noticed any loud fan noise, or whining whatsoever. The bottom surface was naturally warmer, but it felt about as warm as the side of a refrigerator. It's definitely not so hot as to make you take it off your lap. However, this is my first laptop, so I really have no point of reference.
The loudest noise it's made so far that was really even noticeable was burning a test CD. Kind of a pleasant "whooshing" noise.
ijobs23 said:I don't mean to change the subject, but this has really got me steamed. These people at Heavy.com ahve started attacking the I-pod. This is stupid and ridiculous. It's not even funny! Not even a little!
http://www.heavy.com/index.php?videoPath=/content/fakebtmts/flash_video/btmts06_103_ipod
check it out and tell me what you think. I'm not too pleased.![]()
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So pretty much exactly like my 15" MBP just stretched out a bit. Amazing never would have guessedmacuva said:You want Macbook Pro 17" unpacking pictures?!? Here you go! Drool away...
http://www.mbp.cc/
ksat said:Yes, they are shipping, and I've been checking my Fed Ex tracking bookmark every hour. The anticipation is torturing me. .. .
I've got mine now. I was trying to push it to the limit on the train this morning (battery power only) by running iTunes with visualizer (no cap on framerate). It seemed to peg the processors around 75%. I added some more load by scrolling in iPhoto, yes > /dev/null, etc....and the highest temperature I got it was around 180 degrees F if I remember correctly (and I don't think I heard any fans come on at all). 145-150 seemed to be the norm when the machine was busy. Around 120 is the bottom, when the machine is just sitting here as I type this.MainStreeter said:For what it's worth, I've been up and runing on my new 17" MBP for over 24 hours now. It's a nice machine, and I can confirm the quiet, whine-free operation. However, others reports of it running "cool" do not reflect my experience. This sucker gets frying-pan level hot after running multiple applications. I don't see any difference between this and the 15" heat reports I have read.
skeep5 said:G5 Powerbooks on Tuesday