Do 13 inch MBPs run hotter than the 15 inch models

[Whackintosh]

I keep seeing reports from people who claim their 13 inch MBP runs hot, yet the 15 inches appear to run fairly cool.

 

[Tasc]

My 13" 2.26 runs noticeably hotter than the 15" 2.53 I had.

 

[p3ncil]

maybe because... the 15 inch has an additional fan?

 

[InteriorDEV]

maybe because... the 15 inch has an additional fan?

Most likely, yeah.

 

[MrZebra]

maybe because... the 15 inch has an additional fan?

Depends on what 15inch you're talking about, only the one with the dedicated graphic card has the additional fan, I reckon.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

My 2.23 13" MBP runs cools as a cucumber. Of course that may be because I replaced the stock HDD w/ a SSD. At any rate it's the 1st MBP I've owned that I can actually sit ony lap w/o getting a 3rd degree burn.

 

[cababah]

Try watching a HD video online or extensive video chatting

 

[SilentCrs]

My new 15" runs extremely cool. Much cooler than my old 15" MBP.

 

[NeoCracer]

I think so, because 15" has 2 fans according to my iStat in Dashboard.
Left fan and right fan.

 

[cababah]

I think so, because 15" has 2 fans according to my iStat in Dashboard.
Left fan and right fan.

As mentioned earlier, that is because you have a 15" with a dedicated GPU. The integrated GPU version of the 15" has one fan like the 13"