what's going on guys, so I purchased a 2015 13" rmbp with 8gb/256gb ssd today and I've noticed that the bottom of the macbook started getting warm really quick after watching a 40 second video on youtube, is that normal? I've also played the video at the same time with my 2013 13" mba and the battery life didn't seem to budge with the air, but with the pro, it drained like 2% is that normal as well? any feed back would be greatly appreciated, I will based the answers on whether returning for a new one or just returning altogether, thanks.
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2015 13" rmbp getting warm quick?
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I was watching it as a html5, as I took flash player out of my machine, I've notice you own the vsame machine, how long does it roughly last you throughout the day?
I use it for a couple hours every night and I haven't plugged it in for a few days. I probably get 10-11 hours of battery life out of a full charge.
Really basic stuff lately. I watch Netflix using Safari. I stream movies on Google Play using Chrome. Google has made some major improvements to Chrome, but it still eats up the battery compared to Safari.
ahh, I see. I'll see how it goes for a few days and see if I like the rumba. thanks for the quick response btw
Some youtube video is very badly coded and compressed and uses up resources, also if you have just transfered over all of your data from an old machine it could be spotlight indexing this will impact performance and battery life for a while until it finishes. Take a look in your activity monitor to see what is using your CPU/GPU in order to increase the heat.
alright I'll try that and see if it makes a difference
oh okay. well, I don't think it was an indexing problem, as I was testing the videos on the rmbp right out of the box. just to give more detail as to where the heat started forming, it started forming right where the macbook pro is labeled underneath the computer, would you say that's normal?
I have the entry level 13" and I can watch youtube videos 1080p full screen, 4K video on external display, run logic pro, many tabs without the fans kicking it at all, with the CPU around 50º - have you noticed the fans making a noise to cool down the machine? - it sounds like you may have a defective unit, because my version can do 90% of tasks without excessive heat or the need to run the fans
That is where it usually gets warmest, but it shouldn't be bad. You may want to use istat to minitor your CPU/GPU temps or just take it into apple and see what they say.
I've took a screen shot of the istat, is this normal? (I just barely turned it on)
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yes, your fan isn't even running, which means the system isn't hot enough to require it
oh okay, just wanted to make sure haha. as of right now, I have about 8 tabs opened on safari, iTunes opened with iOS 9 downloading, and a sonos app opened and the temp is @ 57 and the fan is moving around ~1250-1300 rpm. that should be okay as well right? (sorry for the newb and persistent questions)