Is a hot MBP covered by Warranty?

[erkanasu]

So i have the first generation MBP, love it, but its frickin Hot. Would that be covered by warranty?

 

[Macmaniac]

Define "Hot" :my G4 Powerbook would burn my legs if its on exposed flesh, but this is considered normal operation.

 

[twentyone]

I don't believe it is. You can always talk to AppleCare. My buddy's got a MBP and it gets extremely roasty toasty. Even if it's just sitting there. I believe if the fans were elsewhere on the MBP that it would cool more efficiently because the way it's designed right now, it isn't designed for good cooling.

 

[vv-tim]

Just harass them enough and see if you can get them to fix it.

I reapplied my thermal paste and mine runs wonderfully now.

It *does* get extremely hot when I overclock the video card to 430/400 and run full screen 1920x1200 World of Warcraft for a long period of time.

That got uncomfortable, but I can only imagine how it would have felt before fixing the thermal paste.

 

[erkanasu]

yeah super hot on ure legs hot, even burnable to an extent. Yeah, i guess ill just go harass them when i get back to the states. Laptops are supposed to be able to be on your lap!

 

[desenso]

That's why Apple state clearly that the MacBook Pro is not a "laptop", it's a "notebook".

I agree though, mine is bloody hot too. I'm sick of sweaty palms all day at work. Wish they'd sort this out.

 

[Nermal]

Laptops are supposed to be able to be on your lap!

Apple try to worm out of that one by calling it a "notebook." However, Apple's own dictionary app implies that a notebook is a laptop.

 

[vv-tim]

That's why Apple state clearly that the MacBook Pro is not a "laptop", it's a "notebook".

This response is seriously overused.

 

[generik]

This response is seriously overused.

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[sk1985]

That's why Apple state clearly that the MacBook Pro is not a "laptop", it's a "notebook".

No where in my ibook's manual does it say that it's a laptop. In my manual Apple uses the words portable and notebook. This is nothing new. For some reason MB and MBP users are fascinated that their computer isn't called a laptop...guess what no Apple portable has been called a laptop for some time now. Even when I bought my ibook on apple's site ibooks and PB's were labeled as portables.