Could using a case cause heat damage to Macbook Pro?

[red321red321]

Was using the computer under high load today and iStat told me the temp was about 200 F. I took off my Moshi hard shell case and the temp dropped to 160...

 

[Breitling65]

Was using the computer under high load today and iStat told me the temp was about 200 F. I took off my Moshi hard shell case and the temp dropped to 160...

I am actually interesting in same, I am using Kuzy hard case.

 

[dextr3k]

Was using the computer under high load today and iStat told me the temp was about 200 F. I took off my Moshi hard shell case and the temp dropped to 160...

Seems like you have your answer. Temp would be lower without a case.

But as long as you aren't blocking the vents, I think the system would be able to regulate itself.

 

[red321red321]

in my humble opinion then, it is not worth it to use a case because you risk damaging or wearing down the system unnecessarily. I've noticed that temperatures are much lower when I'm not using a hardshell case.

 

[sarthak]

You can use fan control for mac to increase fan speed as the temperature increases.

The only heat damage you should worry about is to the battery, excessive heat would cause accellerated depletion and capacity wear.