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Is my MBP 13" overheating?
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Your temperatures are within normal operating limits. Anecdotal evidence presented by members of online communities is notoriously unreliable since it's virtually impossible to do an apples to apples comparison. Stop worrying about temperatures and use your computer. As you said in your post, the problem is you, not the computer.
I have had my 2011 i7 ripping DVDs all day to an external hard drive. I just downloaded a temperature program, and here is what it looks like:
Batter 31 C
CPU A proximity- 80 C when active, shoots down to 48 after the process ends.
CPU A temperature diode- goes up to 96 C when starting, then fan kicks in and brings it down to 95.
There is a difference between Operating Temperature and Core Temperatures. If your core temperature is way out there, like above 100, then you should probably get it replaced. If your CPU proximity is staying below 100, you should be fine. The internal components may get hot, but as long as your computer can regulate, it is fine.
Batter 31 C
CPU A proximity- 80 C when active, shoots down to 48 after the process ends.
CPU A temperature diode- goes up to 96 C when starting, then fan kicks in and brings it down to 95.
There is a difference between Operating Temperature and Core Temperatures. If your core temperature is way out there, like above 100, then you should probably get it replaced. If your CPU proximity is staying below 100, you should be fine. The internal components may get hot, but as long as your computer can regulate, it is fine.
Yes, it raises their costs and raises the prices of the laptops about 50%. If the OP returns another laptop, expect to be paying $4,000 when the next refresh comes out.
There is no effect whatsoever on price. Apple resells the returned laptops at discounted prices (10%). The returned laptops account for a very very small percentage of total sales. And I mean teeny weeny small.
Warming the world one computer at a time
Thanks for the all the advice....
I'm gonna stick with this one, unless it craps out on me in the not so distance future. I still feel terrible that my concerns lead me to take advantage of Apple's excellent customer service and return a perfectly fine computer. However, had I not, I suppose I would have been forever left to ponder whether I had an abnormally warm computer. Oh well, I hope the one I returned makes a good refurbished computer for someone.
I'm gonna stick with this one, unless it craps out on me in the not so distance future. I still feel terrible that my concerns lead me to take advantage of Apple's excellent customer service and return a perfectly fine computer. However, had I not, I suppose I would have been forever left to ponder whether I had an abnormally warm computer. Oh well, I hope the one I returned makes a good refurbished computer for someone.
No need to feel terrible. Sometimes people are a little jumpy with the "you returned it for no reason". You made a large investment in a machine, and you had a concern, you took it back, and Apple replaced it
That's what the system is in place for If Apple has no problem with it, no one else should either. Someone else will get that computer, and it will indeed be a fine refurb. And if it's ever got a problem, they'll take it in too It's always wise to worry about an investment that large, for all you knew it had a problem and you risked losing all that money!If it makes you feel better, I installed Google Earth and iStat last night. I'm not sure what you were doing, but I checked all the features (layers?) and ran a guided tour.
My 2008 MBP quickly went into the 90C+ range before the fans were able to catch up and then it finished up in the mid 80C's.