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2011 MBP Post Lion Upgrade Heat/Fan Issues
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In my experience scrolling in Lion is slightly more CPU intensive (due to inertia + that rubber banding effect). Nothing drastic but it does mean with normal usage the CPU is maybe 5 degrees hotter than SL. Not a huge deal IMO
And the fans definitely ramp up faster now so temps don't go crazy at the high end. I'm actually pretty happy with this feature.
I must say that while I still disapprove of some of the new 'features' of Lion I think the performance is great on my 2009 13" MBP.
And the fans definitely ramp up faster now so temps don't go crazy at the high end. I'm actually pretty happy with this feature.
I must say that while I still disapprove of some of the new 'features' of Lion I think the performance is great on my 2009 13" MBP.
My 2010 MBP is running hotter in Lion as well.
I had Chrome and Photoshop open, and the fans were running at 3000rpm but I could barely hear them?
Now with just Chrome open, they're back down to around 2000rpm (which they normally ran at with SL) but my CPU is around 60 degrees C and feels super hot at the back. It was never that hot with SL just browsing the web.
I don't think my fans are kicking in as much as they should be.
I had Chrome and Photoshop open, and the fans were running at 3000rpm but I could barely hear them?
Now with just Chrome open, they're back down to around 2000rpm (which they normally ran at with SL) but my CPU is around 60 degrees C and feels super hot at the back. It was never that hot with SL just browsing the web.
I don't think my fans are kicking in as much as they should be.
I think chrome is all screwy in lion. I switched back to lion (EDIT: i mean SAFARI) and got the omnibar plugin. I think its works better than chrome, as of now, in lion. In a couple/few weeks, once it's optimized i'll try it out again.
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I think I'll just live with it for now, because I use Chrome for everything. I don't want to spend the time to switch. I only use the other browsers for website testing.
It wasn't this hot earlier today though, so I don't know if it was maybe Photoshop that made it get hot? But if that's the case, I would think the fans would pick up more. I can't hear them any more at 3000rpm than 2000rpm.
I used Chrome all the time because Safari wasn't up for it. But the new Safari in Lion resolved all my issues and I find really gotten much faster, and way more powerful for reading with the Reader option and full screen view. Since Chrome is based on Safari it should have been more able to take advantage of it's technology all along... only annoyance left for me is that they still haven't integrated the search into the one address bar.
Any how, I've been able to brows activly now for five hours straight with both fans set to 2000 RPM and not breaking 50°C. Granted I'm using HTML5 as much as possible in favor of flash plugins. Still a temp I can't maintain browsing in Chrome.
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Found the plugin literally seconds after posting that message
I feel complete... like a pig in *****Found the plugin literally seconds after posting that message
lol. I felt the same way. I can't figure out why safari didn't just do the same thing. SO much easier.
I remember there was a Keynote where Steve was so proud of his new browser that had a built in seperate google search bar... back in 03 or something.. And while they seem to completly thrash all "dated" (read useful and popular) technologies like the Final Cut Pro series or 2D Spaces THIS is the one thing they'll stick with 'til death do them part?
